Comparison

Fanfic reader vs Parutio

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

Head to head
About

Fanfic reader

Features
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Unofficial fanfic reader Fanfic Reader is an unofficial personal reading app for iPhone and iPad. Keep your books, documents, and fanfiction in one library β€” and pick up right where you left off. NOT AFFILIATED with Archive of Our Own, authors, or publishers. You add and read your own content. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR FILES β€’ Import from Files, Share sheet, iCloud Drive, or Wi‑Fi transfer on your local network β€’ EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, CHM, Markdown, Office docs, comics (CBZ/CBR), and more β€’ Open archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z) and read supported files inside β€’ Collections, tags, favorites, reading stats, and full‑text search across your library A COMFORTABLE READER β€’ Per‑book font, theme, and brightness β€’ Bookmarks, highlights, and annotations β€’ In‑book search β€’ Text‑to‑speech with background audio AO3 DISCOVERY (optional) β€’ Search works on Archive of Our Own β€’ Browse in an in‑app browser, save a reading queue, and import EPUB to your library β€’ Content on AO3 is provided by AO3/OTW under their own terms SYNC & EXTRAS β€’ Optional iCloud sync for progress, annotations, and library data via Apple CloudKit β€’ Home Screen widget: continue your last book β€’ Share extension: send files straight into the app Fanfic Reader does not show ads, sell your data, or require an account with us. Internet is used only for features you choose (such as AO3 or Wi‑Fi transfer). Requires iOS 18.6 or later.

About

Parutio

Features
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You found out at the bookshop that your favorite author had published a novel six months ago. Parutio exists so that never happens again. Follow your writers and your series. Every time they publish, you get the alert β€” including the day the book comes out in paperback. β€” ALERTS, NOT ALGORITHMS β€” No recommendation feed, no social network, no stars to hand out. You pick who you follow, Parutio tells you when they publish. That's the whole app. β€” EVERY FORMAT, PAPERBACK INCLUDED β€” Hardcover, trade paperback, mass market, ebook, audiobook: every edition has its own date. The paperback release β€” the one everybody misses β€” is one of them. β€” YOUR RELEASE CALENDAR β€” One month, one view: everything your authors publish, past and upcoming. Free, no limit. β€” NOVELS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, MANGA, COMICS β€” Four shelves, one mechanism: follow a series, know when the next volume lands. β€” YOUR LIBRARY β€” Owned, want to read, read: every book has its shelf. Point the camera at a barcode to add a book in a second. And share your wish list with a link β€” the people who buy you presents will know what to get. β€” ON YOUR HOME SCREEN β€” The widget shows your authors' next release and its countdown, without opening the app. β€” WHERE TO FIND IT β€” On every book page, the offers by format and the bookshops that carry them. FREE 3 follows, the full calendar, release notifications, an unlimited library and 30 barcode scans. PARUTIO PREMIUM Unlimited follows (authors and series), format alerts β€” paperback, ebook, audio β€”, calendar export to Calendar or Google Calendar, unlimited scans. Parutio Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered for one month or one year. The price for your country is shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is billed within the 24 hours before that. You can manage your subscription and turn off renewal in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://parutio.com/en-us/terms Privacy Policy: https://parutio.com/en-us/privacy YOUR DATA Parutio does not track you. No advertising trackers, no data resale, no profiling. Your follows and your library exist to alert you, nothing else. A missing author, a wrong date, an idea? contact@parutio.com β€” we read everything.

Screenshots

Fanfic reader4 screens
Parutio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fanfic reader at none against Parutio's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Parutio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Fanfic reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Fanfic reader versus Parutio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanfic readerParutio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniil ZolotarevPrismatic Apps

In-app purchases

None

Fanfic reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Parutio

Subscriptions2
  • Parutio Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Parutio Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

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

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