Comparison

Monkepub vs Libra reader

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

Head to head
About

Monkepub

Features
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Monkepub is a clean, distraction-free EPUB reader designed for focused reading. Upload your EPUB books and dive into a comfortable reading experience with light and dark themes. Track your progress with a reading calendar that shows your daily streaks and monthly stats. Features: - Clean, paginated EPUB reader with light and dark modes - Reading calendar with daily streak tracking and monthly statistics - Finish and rate books to build your personal reading history - Daily reading reminder notifications to keep you on track - Simple, focused design with no clutter

About

Libra reader

This app is a versatile ebook reader and library manager for iPhone and iPad. It supports a wide range of formats and allows reading from various sources, with features like customizable reading settings, note-taking, and cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Supports all major ebook formats
  • Read from device, cloud, and OPDS catalogs
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Highlights, notes, and bookmarks
  • On-device translation
  • Cross-device sync (Pro feature)
Features
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Libra is a modern ebook reader and library manager for iPhone and iPad. Discover 70,000+ free books, or read the books you already own — from your device, your cloud storage, or any OPDS catalog — and keep your reading progress, highlights and notes in sync across all your devices. Key features • 70,000+ free books to browse, search and download • All major ebook formats • Read from device, cloud storage and OPDS catalogs • Comfortable, fully customizable reading • Highlights, notes and bookmarks • On-device translation • Reading sync across your devices Ebook formats • EPUB • PDF • FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip) • MobiPocket and Kindle (mobi, azw3) • Comic Book (cbz) • Word (docx) • Markdown, HTML and plain text (md, html, txt) Your books, your storage • Locally on the device • In cloud storage: iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Yandex Disk • From OPDS catalogs and online libraries you choose • Add your own catalog, for example a Calibre content server over OPDS Comfortable reading • Light, Sepia and Dark themes • Paginated (swipe) or continuous scroll • Serif, sans-serif and monospace fonts • Adjustable font size, line height, paragraph spacing, margins, letter spacing and text alignment • Device-independent reading position that transfers correctly across screens and devices • Table of contents navigation Highlights, notes and bookmarks • Highlight passages in four colors • Attach notes to your highlights • Bookmark any page • Share and export your notes and highlights as text Library management • Organize books into custom collections • Browse by folders across all your sources • Search your library • Automatic cover and metadata extraction • Track reading status and progress, and mark books finished • Rate and review your books • Back up and restore your library Translation • Translate selected text right in the reader • Translation runs on your device — nothing leaves it Sync across your devices (Pro) • Sync your library, reading position, progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, reviews and collections • Syncs privately through your own iCloud account — we run no server and never hold your data ——— Support: support@libra-reader.com Privacy Policy: https://libra-reader.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://libra-reader.com/terms

Screenshots

Monkepub4 screens
Libra reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monkepub at none against Libra reader's 2. Monkepub also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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. Libra reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Monkepub asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Monkepub versus Libra reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkepubLibra reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthijs Janssen van RaaijSergei Mikhailov

In-app purchases

None

Monkepub

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Libra reader

Subscriptions2
  • Libra Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Libra Pro – Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Monkepub free?
Monkepub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Libra reader free?
Libra reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monkepub or Libra reader have ads?
Neither Monkepub nor Libra reader shows ads.

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