Vela Reader vs Anyview

Always wanted to read Moby-Dick, Ulysses, or War and Peace — and actually enjoy them? Vela is a beautiful reader for the world's great books, with an AI companion that helps you understand every page and bring it to life. Highlight any line and ask. Get the historical context, a character you lost track of, the meaning of an archaic word, or what a dense passage is really saying — in seconds, right beside the text. It's the context you'd otherwise put the book down to go hunt for, without ever leaving the page. And picture what you're reading: illustrate any scene and bring the moment to life. A calm, modern home for the classics: • Thousands of public-domain works from Standard Ebooks and Project Gutenberg • Distraction-free reading — light, sepia, dark and bedtime themes • Adjustable typography: font, size, and spacing • Bookmarks, in-book search, and beautiful quote cards to share Vela isn't a summary tool or a shortcut — it helps you read the actual book, and get more out of every page. New accounts include a trial of AI questions. Keep going with Pro ($6.99/month) or Bonfire ($14.99/month) for more questions each month. For readers who want to finally get through the great books — and love them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vela.cool/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://vela.cool/privacy.html

Comics and books in one app. Free, with no ads. Open archives without unzipping, and read books on a server without downloading. Start on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your iPad or Mac. ■ FREE, ALWAYS · Every feature is free. Nothing is locked · No ads, no subscription, no trial period · No in-app purchases of any kind ■ FORMATS · Archives — zip, cbz, rar, cbr, 7z, cb7, tar, cbt · Images — png, jpg, gif, webp, heic and more · E-books — epub, mobi, azw3, fb2 · Text — txt, html · Documents — pdf, hwp, hwpx ■ READING COMICS · Page turn — Page Curl, Slide, Instant, or Continuous Scroll · Left-to-right or right-to-left reading · Two pages, split wide pages, trim edges · Invert colors · Auto-Turn at an interval you choose · Carry on into the next volume when one ends ■ READING TEXT · Three themes (White, Ivory, Night) with Light, Dark or Match Screen Mode · Adjust typeface, text size, line, letter and word spacing, and side margins · Add your own font files · Auto-format paragraphs in text with broken line breaks · Contents, bookmarks, and search within the book (with recent searches) · Jump back with ↶ after moving by contents or search ■ READ ALOUD (TTS) · Text is read aloud · Speed from 0.5x to 2x · Sleep timer — 15, 30 or 60 minutes · Keeps reading with the screen off or in another app, with Lock Screen controls ■ ADDING FILES · Wi-Fi Transfer — open the address shown on screen in your computer's browser and drop files in. No cable needed · Files app, share sheet from other apps, or paste · Drag and drop on iPad ■ BOOK SERVERS · Connect to OPDS, SMB, WebDAV and FTP servers · Tap a book to read it right away, without downloading · Save books to your library, or a whole folder at once ■ HIDDEN FOLDER · Hide books and folders you would rather not show, and bring them back with Face ID ■ WHERE YOU LEFT OFF · Every book reopens at the page you stopped on · Syncs your place across your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud ■ NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING COLLECTED · No sign-up · Your books stay on your device. Nothing is collected · Works without an internet connection (Wi-Fi Transfer stays within your own network, and book servers are only the ones you add)