Comparison

Bookhaven vs LibreraX

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

LibreraX

This application allows you to read a wide variety of book formats, including EPUB and PDF. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, backgrounds, and reading modes. Organize your library, add notes, and even listen to books with text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
  • Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and themes
  • Add bookmarks and notes
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Organize library with tags and favorites
  • Search free books in OPDS Catalogs
Features
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LibreraX Reader by Librera is a beautiful and modern application for reading all the books you love, just download this app and enjoy. Great ways to read books - Support formats EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT - Choose attractive fonts and customize the background - Add bookmarks, notes - Open selected word or sentence in the dictionary - You can find a word or phrase anywhere in your book - Turn on Night Theme to make reading more comfortable - Adjust your screen brightness - Choose of reading mode: scroll continuously or flipping in book pages  - Organize your library any way you like - Search for many free books in OPDS Catalogs - Listen to books that are read out loud to you with Text To Speach (TTS, Speech synthesizer) - Browse the books in the built-in File Manager - Organize books in Favorite list, tags collections - Table of contents - Fonts, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options - Brightness control (swipe up to down to adjust) - Rotation lock, left-right movement lock - Bookmarks (possibility export as text to email) - Double(two) pages, half page or one page on the screen. - Opening books from external applications and browser - Recent (last open) books list - Online book catalogs(OPDS) - Share Web page to EPUB Reader as a book - Beautiful books widget(recent or favorites) to the desktop - Fast reading mode - Support books in the archive Librera Book Reader software Terms of Use (EULA): https://librera.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Bookhaven4 screens
LibreraX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bookhaven at none against LibreraX's shown. LibreraX's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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 and LibreraX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookhaven ships an update monthly, LibreraX every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookhaven versus LibreraX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookhavenLibreraX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishington StudiosIvan Ivanenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bookhaven

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
1 purchases

LibreraX

Subscriptions1
  • LibreraX Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Bookhaven free?
Bookhaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LibreraX free?
LibreraX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookhaven or LibreraX have ads?
LibreraX shows ads; Bookhaven does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookhaven or LibreraX?
Bookhaven ships an update monthly, and LibreraX every 5 days. Most recently, Bookhaven was updated on November 5, 2026 and LibreraX on November 10, 2026.

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