Comparison

Flare vs EPUB Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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: • AI Mood Search: Tell Flare how you feel and get book recommendations that match. • Import & Read: Bring your own EPUBs and PDFs from iCloud, Files, or AirDrop. • Smart Collections: Auto-sorted shelves for Currently Reading, Finished, and Unread. • Highlights: Mark passages in multiple colors and revisit them anytime. • Beautiful Reader: Clean typography, customizable themes, and smooth page turns. • Offline Access: Your library is always with you, no internet required once downloaded. • Share Books: Send your imports to friends via AirDrop, messages, or email. Your entire reading life in one app.

About

EPUB Reader

Features
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Bunko is a calm, fast reader for the books and documents you already own. Import a file and start reading in seconds — with a real page-turn animation, typography you control, and a library that stays entirely on your device. ONE READER FOR EVERYTHING • EPUB — reflowable text with chapters, table of contents and progress tracking • PDF — smooth, high-fidelity rendering • DOCX and TXT — read documents like books • ZIP, RAR and CBZ/CBR archives — browse comics and image collections page by page • XLSX — open spreadsheets when you need a quick look READING THE WAY YOU LIKE IT • Page-turn mode with a genuine curl animation, or scroll if you prefer • Adjustable font size, line height, margins and text alignment • Light, sepia and dark themes that follow your system setting • Your position is remembered per book — pick up exactly where you left off LISTEN AND LEARN • Read-aloud: have any book read to you at the speed you choose (Pro) • Tap to learn: instant translation and a dictionary for selected text (Pro) HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES • Select any passage to highlight it in the color you choose • Attach a note to a passage and find it again from the annotations list • Jump straight back to any highlight or note in the text KEEP THE HABIT • Bunko Recap: your reading year as a shareable card (Pro) • Keep a 7-day reading streak and earn 3 days of Pro A LIBRARY THAT STAYS YOURS • Import from Files, iCloud Drive or any app that can share a document • Search across your library by title and author • Covers, reading progress and recently opened books at a glance • No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync — everything is stored locally PRIVACY BY DESIGN Bunko works fully offline. Your books are never uploaded, and the app collects no reading data. There are no ads and no tracking. AVAILABLE IN 15 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Chinese. BUNKO PRO The app is free to use and lets you import up to 10 books. Bunko Pro unlocks unlimited imports and supports future development. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can restore a previous purchase at any time from Settings. Bunko does not include a bookstore and does not sell or distribute books. It opens files you already have. Bunko Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://furkanislek.github.io/bunko-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Flare3 screens
EPUB Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flare at none against EPUB Reader's 3. Flare also leads on ads (none vs shown). EPUB Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. EPUB Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flare ships an update every 10 days, EPUB Reader every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Flare versus EPUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareEPUB Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshutosh KumarFurkan Akif ISLEK

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EPUB Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Bunko Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Bunko Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bunko Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flare or EPUB Reader have ads?
EPUB Reader shows ads; Flare does not.
Which is updated more often, Flare or EPUB Reader?
Flare ships an update every 10 days, and EPUB Reader every 3 days. Most recently, Flare was updated on October 1, 2026 and EPUB Reader on October 1, 2026.

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