Comparison

EPUB Reader vs Boundless Reader

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

Head to head
About

EPUB Reader

Features
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One reader for your books, your documents and your audiobooks. Read and listen to YOUR OWN books — fully offline, no account required. WHAT YOU GET • Books: EPUB, PDF, DjVu; comics CBZ/CBR/CBT/CB7 • Kindle: MOBI, AZW, AZW3 (DRM-protected files are not supported) • Documents: TXT, Markdown, Word and more, converted for smooth reading • Audio: MP3, M4B, M4A, FLAC and other audiobooks • Scanned PDFs: built-in OCR — select, search and look up text READING • Six themes; adjustable font, size, line spacing and margins; import your own fonts • Paged or scrolling view; table of contents, full-text search, bookmarks, highlights and notes • Reading position saved automatically; turn passages into shareable quote cards • Word Bank for building vocabulary in foreign languages LISTENING • On-device neural voices read aloud offline, with follow-along highlighting and automatic page turns • Chinese text is split intelligently by punctuation; adjustable speed and sleep timer GETTING BOOKS IN • Files app, Share Sheet and AirDrop • Upload from any computer's browser over the same Wi-Fi — perfect for batches • WebDAV servers (NAS, Synology, Nextcloud) and OPDS catalogs • One-tap transfer between two devices on the same local network SYNC & PRIVACY • Optional iCloud sync for progress, notes, Word Bank and library — or stay 100% on-device • No sign-up, no tracking; your books stay on your own devices Note: DRM-protected Kindle and Apple Books files cannot be opened. Requires iOS 16 or later.

About

Boundless Reader

This app allows you to read manga, comics, and novels from your own files or connected servers. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and reading modes. It offers optional account syncing and robust family controls for content management.

Highlights
  • Read manga, comics, and novels
  • Import local files (CBZ, PDF, text)
  • Connect to self-hosted servers
  • Customizable reading modes and fonts
  • Optional account syncing
  • Family controls for content filtering
  • Offline reading support
Features
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Boundless is a manga, manhwa, comic, and novel reader built to browse, track, and read across your own library, all in one continuous interface. Bring in your own files (CBZ, PDF, text, Markdown) or connect a self-hosted Komga server, and plug in user-built sources to extend your library further. Everything can be read as; paged, vertical, or webtoon, with automatic chapter loading and prefetch so the next one is ready before you get there. An account is optional. Sign in to sync your library, history, and progress across devices, or skip it and read fully offline with local files. READING, YOUR WAY • System, Serif, Rounded, Monospaced, or a dyslexia-friendly font, with full spacing control • Auto-scroll, custom tap zones, and tap cooldowns • Nine accent colors, a true black Void theme for AMOLED, and animated backgrounds BUILT FOR APPLE Genuinely native on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac, not one layout stretched across all three. FAMILY CONTROLS Blur or hide covers by rating or genre, and lock restricted content behind a PIN. Full backup and restore, offline downloads, and reading history grouped by day. Boundless doesn't host or supply content itself: what you read comes from your own files, your own server, or the sources you choose to utilise.

Screenshots

EPUB Reader4 screens
Boundless Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

EPUB Reader and Boundless Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPUB Reader ships an update every 4 days, Boundless Reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
EPUB Reader versus Boundless Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderBoundless Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB84 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperHailu BaiMuhammad Sarfraz

In-app purchases

None

EPUB Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Boundless Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boundless Reader free?
Boundless Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EPUB Reader or Boundless Reader have ads?
Neither EPUB Reader nor Boundless Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPUB Reader or Boundless Reader?
EPUB Reader ships an update every 4 days, and Boundless Reader every 3 days. Most recently, EPUB Reader was updated on November 9, 2026 and Boundless Reader on November 6, 2026.

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