Comparison

Flare vs End Novel

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

Head to head
About

Flare

Features
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Flare is a reading app built for focus. Discover books with AI-powered mood search, import your own EPUBs and PDFs, and organize everything into smart collections that sort themselves. Features: โ€ข AI Mood Search: Tell Flare how you feel and get book recommendations that match. โ€ข Import & Read: Bring your own EPUBs and PDFs from iCloud, Files, or AirDrop. โ€ข Smart Collections: Auto-sorted shelves for Currently Reading, Finished, and Unread. โ€ข Highlights: Mark passages in multiple colors and revisit them anytime. โ€ข Beautiful Reader: Clean typography, customizable themes, and smooth page turns. โ€ข Offline Access: Your library is always with you, no internet required once downloaded. โ€ข Share Books: Send your imports to friends via AirDrop, messages, or email. Your entire reading life in one app.

About

End Novel

Features
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End Novel is built for readers who like story worlds that unfold over time: fantasy kingdoms, moon estates, haunted trains, magic schools, drowned cities, clockwork cathedrals, and strange maps that lead somewhere dangerous. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flare3 screens
End Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flare at none against End Novel's 2. Flare also leads on ads (none vs shown). End Novel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. End Novel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flare ships an update every 10 days, End Novel every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Flare versus End Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareEnd Novel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.215.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAshutosh KumarFlurzimobileapp

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

End Novel

Subscriptions2
  • End novel Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium monthly+$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is End Novel free?
End Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flare or End Novel have ads?
End Novel shows ads; Flare does not.
Which is updated more often, Flare or End Novel?
Flare ships an update every 10 days, and End Novel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flare was updated on October 31, 2026 and End Novel on October 31, 2026.

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