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 an EPUB reader and ebook reader for books you already own. Import your files, build a personal library and read offline without creating an account. Adjust the text and theme, save highlights and notes, and continue where you left off. MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS • Flip pages with a realistic page curl animation or switch to scrolling. • Adjust font size, line spacing, margins and text alignment. • Choose light, sepia or dark mode, with system theme support. • Pick up where you left off with saved reading progress for every book. HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES • Highlight meaningful passages in your favorite colors. • Save notes alongside selected text. • Find and revisit every highlight and annotation in seconds. YOUR BOOKS. YOUR DEVICE. • Import from Files, iCloud Drive or compatible apps. • Organize and search your library by book title or author. • See covers, reading progress and recently opened books. • Read offline without creating an account. LISTEN, TRANSLATE & LEARN • Read Aloud (Pro): Listen to your books with text-to-speech and adjustable playback speed. • Translate & Dictionary (Pro): Select text to translate words or look up definitions while you read. BUILD A READING HABIT • Track a 7-day reading streak and earn 3 days of Bunko Pro. • Create a shareable Bunko Recap of your reading year (Pro). EPUB READER, PDF READER & MORE • EPUB: Enjoy reflowable text, chapters, a table of contents and reading progress. • PDF: Open documents with smooth, high fidelity rendering. • DOCX & TXT: Turn everyday documents into a comfortable reading experience. • CBZ, CBR, ZIP & RAR: Browse comics and image archives page by page. • XLSX: Quickly view spreadsheets whenever you need them. FREE READING & BUNKO PRO Start free with up to 10 book imports. Upgrade to Bunko Pro for unlimited imports, Read Aloud, instant translation, dictionary features and Bunko Recap. Your purchase also helps support ongoing development. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Read imported books offline. Translation and dictionary lookup require internet access and send the selected text to Google. Bunko uses Firebase Analytics for usage analytics, AdMob for ads and RevenueCat for purchases. Ads may appear in the library; Bunko Pro removes them. See the privacy policy for details. READ IN 15 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Chinese. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime from Settings. Bunko is a reader, not a bookstore. It does not sell, provide or distribute books; it opens files you already own. 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 iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Flare versus EPUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareEPUB Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB46 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAshutosh KumarFurkan Akif ISLEK

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EPUB Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Bunko Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Bunko Pro Yearly3 Days trial$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 6 days. Most recently, Flare was updated on October 31, 2026 and EPUB Reader on October 29, 2026.

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