Sona Reader vs Story Island

Welcome to your favourite reading app. Read books by your favourite African and international authors, and add your own to build your library, all in one reader. Annotate your pages, hit your reading goals, and read on any device. With a Sọna account, you can also read your own books in your browser. READ STORIES AS THEY UNFOLD - Follow stories released chapter by chapter, and get an alert when a new chapter is out - Unlock the next chapter, or tip the author at the end of a chapter - Read comics episode by episode A LIBRARY THAT FOLLOWS YOU Your books, place, bookmarks, highlights and notes sync across your phone and tablet. Import your own EPUBs and PDFs and read them next to your Sọna books. Sort your shelves into collections and keep a wishlist for what you want next. MARK UP EVERY PAGE - Highlight in nine colours, with shades made for each reader theme - Attach a note to the exact passage you selected - React to a passage with a private emoji that sits in the margin, and pick your five favourites - Find every saved passage again in From Your Pages on Home, and tap one to open the book at that spot A READING YEAR YOU CAN SEE - Set a yearly reading goal and track it, with confetti when you pass it - Keep a daily reading streak - See your monthly Sọna Chapters and your Sọna Wrapped READ YOUR WAY - Light, sepia, dark and black themes - Your own font, text size and spacing - Picture Books, PDFs and EPUBs, all in one reader - Comics and PDFs: see every page in a grid, and pinch or double-tap to zoom FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK - More to Read suggests books from what you have been reading - Discover new books and free reads - Follow your favourite authors and see who you follow, any time REVIEWER HUB (formerly eARC Hub) - Request advance copies from authors, read them early, and leave reviews, all from your phone - Share, edit and delete your own reviews

Story Island is a home for stories worth keeping. Discover curated short fiction and literary writing — then go deeper than reading alone. Story Island is built for people who love a well-told story and the conversation around it. DISCOVER Browse a curated library of short stories and literary fiction, refreshed regularly. Find your next read by genre, mood, or what the community is loving now. READ BEAUTIFULLY A clean, distraction-free reader designed for long-form fiction — your progress and bookmarks saved as you go. WRITE & SHARE Publish your own stories and share them with a community that actually reads. Every voice has a place here. THE SQUARE Join the conversation. Post, comment, react, and connect with other readers and writers in a living community feed. A QUIET, WELL-KEPT PLACE Story Island is a moderated, respectful space. Report and block tools keep the community safe, and our team reviews submissions before they go live. For readers. For writers. For anyone who believes a good story is worth keeping. — Story Island is a Calvary Media UK publication.