Comparison

Bookhaven vs deReader

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

Head to head
About

Bookhaven

Features
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Bookhaven turns your iPhone or iPad into a focused home for the books you already own. Import PDF and EPUB files in a few taps and see them appear on a clean bookshelf right away. Keep reading momentum with saved position and chapter navigation that make every return session simple. Bookhaven is built for people who read local documents, study materials, novels, and long-form references across different formats. You add files once, organize them into collections, and open any title with controls that help you read comfortably for longer sessions. **Bring Your Library Together** Import multiple PDF and EPUB files at once and keep them in one place you control. Bookhaven watches its local Documents folder, so newly added files can appear without extra setup. **Organize by the Way You Read** Create custom collections for topics, classes, projects, or moods to keep your shelf tidy. Long-press actions let you move books into collections quickly, so your next read is always easy to find. **Resume Without Losing Context** Bookhaven remembers your last page in PDFs and your last locator in EPUBs for each title. You can jump back in confidently and continue exactly where you left off. **Navigate Chapters Faster** Open the table of contents to move through chapters and sections without endless scrolling. Search and refresh tools in contents view help you reach the right section when you need it. **Tune Reading Comfort** Adjust PDF fit and scrolling behavior to match the way you hold your device. For EPUB, choose theme, font size, and scroll mode to create a setup that feels natural for your eyes. Import your next book into Bookhaven and enjoy a local-first reading experience designed to stay clear, calm, and dependable every day.

About

deReader

Features
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deReader is a private, local-first book reader built for people who want a calm place to read, collect, and return to their books. It starts with EPUB support, but deReader is not meant to be just an EPUB app. The long-term direction is a full reading engine: one that can grow across book formats, better typography, richer layouts, durable notes, reliable progress, and a library experience that respects the reader. • Private by design Your reading life is personal. deReader is built around a local-first reading flow, so your books, progress, bookmarks, highlights, notes, collections, and reading preferences stay on your device in the current version. • No account required You can start reading without creating a deReader account. The local reading experience is simple, direct, and under your control. • Sources for discovering books deReader includes a Sources area so you can find books from reader-friendly catalogs instead of searching through scattered files. Browse public-domain and open catalogs such as Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, view available book details, then add supported editions to your library. Sources help deReader keep useful metadata connected to each book, including title, author, language, cover, description, source name, and available formats when provided. • Reading features deReader includes the core tools readers expect: • Import supported book files from Files or other apps • Download supported books from built-in Sources • Save reading progress automatically • Continue reading from your last position • Mark books as unread, reading, or finished • Add bookmarks to important locations • Highlight passages you want to keep • Write and edit notes for selected text • Review highlights and bookmarks from reader panels • View book details, covers, metadata, and source information • Adjust font, size, spacing, margins, alignment, background, and text color • Read in a muted, focused interface designed to stay out of the way • A real reading engine Good reading is more than opening a file. A reader needs structure, layout, typography, progress, navigation, selection, highlights, bookmarks, and notes to work together reliably. deReader is built around a native reading engine that parses book content, prepares structure, computes page layouts, and renders reading pages directly in the app. The goal is to make reading feel stable and trustworthy: • Pages should be readable and predictable • Progress should remain meaningful • Bookmarks should return to the right place • Highlights should stay attached to the intended text • Notes should remain durable across reading sessions • Appearance changes should preserve the reader’s sense of place • The interface should support long reading, not distract from it • Built to grow deReader begins with EPUB because it is one of the most important open book formats, but the engine is being designed with a broader future in mind. Future growth may include stronger support for real-world books, richer formatting, complex layouts, additional reading modes, improved source catalogs, stronger library organization, and broader format support. • Why deReader exists Digital reading should feel quiet, private, and durable. Your library should not feel temporary. Your notes should not feel fragile. Your progress should not disappear. deReader is made for people who care about reading as a long-term habit: classics, essays, research, personal collections, public-domain literature, study reading, and books that deserve attention. deReader will continue to improve carefully, with a focus on privacy, reading quality, source support, engine reliability, and a library that stays in the reader’s hands. Privacy Policy: https://devitan-docs.gitbook.io/devitans-apps/x.-privacy-policy-for-devitans-apps Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookhaven4 screens
deReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: deReader at none against Bookhaven's 1. Bookhaven's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Bookhaven sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. deReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookhaven ships an update monthly, deReader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bookhaven versus deReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookhavendeReader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFishington StudiosTan Vi Minh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bookhaven

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
None

deReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookhaven free?
Bookhaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is deReader free?
deReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookhaven or deReader have ads?
Neither Bookhaven nor deReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookhaven or deReader?
Bookhaven ships an update monthly, and deReader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bookhaven was updated on November 5, 2026 and deReader on October 31, 2026.

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