Comparison

CrossPoint Sync vs Lelo Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CrossPoint Sync

Wirelessly transfer books and manage your e-ink reader's library from your iOS device. Clip web articles and convert them into EPUBs for seamless reading. Organize files, create folders, and set custom sleep screens.

Highlights
  • Wireless file transfer over WiFi
  • Device file browser and management
  • Safari web article clipping to EPUB
  • Upload queue with progress tracking
  • iOS Share Extension for EPUBs
  • Customizable sleep screen image
Features
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CrossPoint Sync is a wireless companion app for the XTEink X4 e-ink reader. Transfer books, manage your device library, and clip web articles — all over your local WiFi network, no cables required. WIRELESS FILE TRANSFER Send EPUBs to your e-ink reader over WiFi. Uploads are chunked and streamed over for reliable, fast transfers. DEVICE FILE BROWSER Browse the full file system on your e-ink reader directly from your iPhone. Navigate folders, create new folders, delete files, rename files, move files and download books back to your phone. Swipe actions make file management quick and intuitive. SAFARI WEB CLIPPER Save any web article for your e-ink reader with the built-in Safari extension. CrossPoint Web Clipper extracts the article text, downloads images, and converts everything into a clean EPUB that's ready to read on your device. Clips sync automatically the next time you open the app. UPLOAD QUEUE Queue multiple books for transfer and watch them upload one by one with real-time progress tracking. The queue persists across app launches — add books now and they'll transfer automatically when your device connects later. iOS SHARE EXTENSION Share EPUBs from any app — Files, Safari, email — directly into CrossPoint Sync's upload queue. Files are picked up automatically and transferred to your device. SLEEP BACKGROUND CUSTOMIZATION Set a custom sleep screen image on your e-ink reader. Pick any photo from your library, preview it, and upload it to your device as the sleep background. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Configurable upload paths for books and clipped articles • Dark mode support • Swipe-to-delete and swipe-to-save file actions • Breadcrumb navigation with swipe-back gesture • Device info display: hostname, IP, firmware version

About

Lelo Reader

This app allows you to read and listen to imported documents, web articles, and notes using realistic neural voices. It offers offline functionality, customizable reading themes, and the ability to download audio for uninterrupted listening.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, web articles, and notes
  • Offline neural voice narration
  • Customizable reading themes and bionic reading
  • Downloadable audio for offline listening
  • Ad-free curated news feed
  • Ambient sound options
Features
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Lelo Reader is a reader that also reads to you. Import your PDFs, EPUBs, web articles and notes, and a neural voice made on your iPhone narrates them in Latin American Spanish or US English. No internet. No account. No subscription. PUT YOUR PHONE IN AIRPLANE MODE. NOTHING CHANGES. Speech is generated on your device's own chip, faster than real time. Your files, your notes and your audio never leave your phone. The only thing that ever touches the network is an article you asked for. READ • EPUB, PDF, web and plain text, with covers and chapters in order • Web pages come in stripped of ads, pop-ups and images • "Original" mode for PDFs with tables and figures • Light and dark themes, Literata and Atkinson Hyperlegible, bionic reading • Highlights, notes, bookmarks, offline dictionary; export your notes to PDF LISTEN • Four neural voices: Dora and Alex (Latin American Spanish), Heart and Michael (US English) • The sentence lights up as it is spoken and the page follows • Speed from 0.8× to 2×, sleep timer of 15, 30 or 60 minutes • Download a chapter or a whole book as audio to keep listening with the screen locked TODAY'S NEWS • Pick your sources once; one tap builds today's edition, a chapter per story • No ads, no images, no algorithm; every story credited and linked LELO PRO — one purchase, no subscription • Neural-voice narration, every voice • Audio downloads for locked-screen, offline listening • Ambient sounds under the words: rain, café, river, brown noise, lo-fi • Apple Watch app • Your own RSS sources in the paper Everything is unlocked for the first 7 days, no card required. When the trial ends nothing is charged and nothing is taken away: reading, your notes and the curated paper stay free forever. PRIVACY Lelo collects no data. There is nowhere to send it.

Screenshots

CrossPoint Sync4 screens
Lelo Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lelo Reader at 5.0 against CrossPoint Sync's 4.5. Lelo Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). CrossPoint Sync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lelo Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CrossPoint Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lelo Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrossPoint Sync has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrossPoint Sync ships an update every 2 months, Lelo Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CrossPoint Sync versus Lelo Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossPoint SyncLelo Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB200 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZohaib RaufBrian Munoz

Customer experience

CrossPoint Sync

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lelo Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CrossPoint Sync

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lelo Reader

One-time1
  • Lelo Pro$9.99

Questions

Is CrossPoint Sync free?
CrossPoint Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lelo Reader free?
Lelo Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CrossPoint Sync or Lelo Reader?
Lelo Reader is rated higher. CrossPoint Sync averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Lelo Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CrossPoint Sync or Lelo Reader have ads?
Neither CrossPoint Sync nor Lelo Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrossPoint Sync or Lelo Reader?
CrossPoint Sync ships an update every 2 months, and Lelo Reader every 4 days. Most recently, CrossPoint Sync was updated on October 5, 2026 and Lelo Reader on October 2, 2026.

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