Comparison

unQbd vs UXAR Reader

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

Head to head
About

unQbd

Access a vast library of ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows in one app. Enjoy content for all ages, from technical books and classics to children's stories and learning journeys. Connect with authors and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows
  • Content for adults and children
  • Learning Journeys with certificates
  • Kids Mode with PIN protection
  • Follow and connect with authors
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • New titles added monthly
Features
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Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd brings your favorite books to life. Read them, listen to them, and now watch select stories become animated shows, all in one library synced across your devices. One subscription for the whole family. Tech books and classics for you, story time for the kids, animated shows you can watch together. All of it for US$49 a year. What's inside: - Ebooks: fiction, classics, technical, and kids' titles, all in one library - Audiobooks paired with the books you're reading - unQbd Watch: animated shows that bring stories to the screen - For your kids: read-along books that read every word aloud, phonics Learning Journeys, and stickers and badges they collect as they go - Kids Mode: lock the app to kid-safe content behind a PIN you set - Learning Journeys for grown-ups too: guided coding trails with certificates - Connect: follow the indie authors you love and join the conversation - Cross-device sync, ratings and reviews, and new titles added every month Bring a book home, too. Eligible first-time annual Premium members can choose a complimentary paperback or five-book Kids starter set where available. The starter set ships within the U.S.; paperback availability and supported shipping countries vary. One welcome gift per eligible member after a qualifying payment. Pick up where you left off. Rate what you read. Back the authors you love. For readers who want range. For families who want more than words on a page. For authors who want a real home. Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd is an annual auto-renewing subscription (US$49/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for another year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://unqbd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://unqbd.com/privacy

About

UXAR Reader

Features
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Your whole library in one beautiful reader. Open almost any book, listen to it, mark what matters and turn reading into a daily habit — everything stays on your iPhone. READ ANY FORMAT • EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, AZW, PRC, FB2, CBZ comics, TXT, RTF, HTML and DOCX • Audiobooks in M4B and MP3 • Import from Files and iCloud Drive, a whole folder at once, or share from other apps THOUSANDS OF FREE BOOKS • Browse classics from Project Gutenberg and public-domain audiobooks from LibriVox, right inside the app READING YOUR WAY • Page turn or swipe, adjustable font size, line spacing, alignment and margins • Light and Dark themes, plus 6 more themes and custom colors with Pro • OpenDyslexic font and a reading guide that highlights the line you are reading • Search inside the book and unlimited bookmarks LISTEN • Read aloud with the system voices, with the text highlighted as it is read • Keeps playing with the screen locked, with lock screen controls • Audiobook player for multi-part audiobooks that remembers your position HIGHLIGHT AND STUDY • Highlights, underlines and notes in 5 colors • Everything organized in the Study tab; copy any highlight or note BUILD THE HABIT • Daily goal, streaks, XP, levels, weekly league and daily missions • 85+ achievements and a Yearly Wrap of your reading • Home Screen widgets UXAR READER PRO • AI Assistant: chapter summaries, characters, explanations and flashcards generated on your device with Apple Intelligence (requires a compatible iPhone) • Natural voices: much more natural neural voices for English books, generated on your iPhone (one-time 327 MB download) • Flow mode: speed reading, one word at a time • Unlimited highlights and notes (the free plan includes 3 highlights and 3 notes per book) • Flashcards with spaced repetition • Export your notes to Markdown or PDF • All themes and fonts, top and bottom margins • Advanced statistics, weekly missions and streak shield PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your books and notes stay on your device, and the AI runs on your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION UXAR Reader Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription — new subscribers get a 2-week free trial — or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with the free trial, when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://bottega.github.io/uxar-legal-bookreader/termos.html Privacy Policy: https://bottega.github.io/uxar-legal-bookreader/privacidade.html

Screenshots

unQbd4 screens
UXAR Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: unQbd at every 5 days against UXAR Reader's every 2 weeks. unQbd also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. unQbd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.00 per year and UXAR Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

unQbd ships an update every 5 days, UXAR Reader every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
unQbd versus UXAR Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterunQbdUXAR Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB55 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperunQbdDiego Bottega

In-app purchases

1 purchases

unQbd

Subscriptions1
  • unQbd Premium$49.001 Year
3 purchases

UXAR Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is unQbd free?
unQbd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UXAR Reader free?
UXAR Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do unQbd or UXAR Reader have ads?
Neither unQbd nor UXAR Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, unQbd or UXAR Reader?
unQbd ships an update every 5 days, and UXAR Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, unQbd was updated on November 13, 2026 and UXAR Reader on November 13, 2026.

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