Comparison

OnlyBooks vs Perfect Viewer X

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

Head to head
About

OnlyBooks

Features
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Your books deserve a better home than a spreadsheet. OnlyBooks turns your reading life into a beautiful virtual bookshelf — every book you own or have read, arranged as spines just like a real shelf. Add a book in seconds, watch your collection grow. A shelf that looks the part Books are rendered as spines with their real cover art and colours. Customise the wall, adjust shelf colours, and make it yours. Track what matters Log when you started and finished a book, or simply mark it as read if you can't remember the dates. Your stats page shows how many books you've read each month and how many pages you've powered through. Find any book instantly Search the Open Library catalogue of millions of titles to add books with cover art, author, year, and page count filled in automatically. Add several books at once with multi-select. Stay organised Tag books by genre, series, or anything else. Filter your shelf by tag, reading status, or month to find exactly what you're looking for. Your data, your device Everything is stored locally — no account, no cloud, no tracking. Export your entire library as a backup and import it on any device.

About

Perfect Viewer X

A professional reader for image and e-book enthusiasts, this app offers a versatile reading experience across multiple devices. It supports over 20 file formats, advanced image processing, and flexible reading modes, with extensive cloud storage integration.

Highlights
  • Supports over 20 file formats (images, archives, e-books, documents)
  • Professional image processing and adjustment tools
  • Flexible reading modes (single/dual page, reading direction, scrolling)
  • Cloud and network storage integration (iCloud, Google Drive, SMB, FTP, WebDAV)
  • Highly customizable interface and gestures
  • Built-in file management and bookshelf
  • E-book specific features like TOC navigation and full-text search
Features
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Perfect Viewer X is a brand new cross-platform version of the classic Perfect Viewer, a professional reader designed for image and e-book enthusiasts. Whether you're a comic fan, photographer, or e-book reader, Perfect Viewer X delivers the best reading experience on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Supports Over 20 File Formats • Images: JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, HEIF, TIFF, GIF, BMP, etc. • Archives: ZIP, RAR, 7Z, CBZ, CBR, CB7, TAR, LZH, etc. • E-books: EPUB, MOBI, AZW, FB2, TXT, HTML • Documents: PDF, DjVu Professional Image Processing • Automatic color correction and contrast adjustment • Hue, saturation, and brightness control • Image sharpening and edge cropping detection • Grayscale and color inversion modes • Multiple zoom and fit modes Flexible Reading Modes • Automatic single/dual page switching • Left-to-right or right-to-left reading • Vertical scrolling mode • Auto-rotation feature • Full-screen immersive reading Cloud & Network Storage Integration • iCloud Drive support — open and sync your files across all your Apple devices • Full Google Drive support • SMB/CIFS network share support • FTP/FTPS/SFTP protocol support • WebDAV server support • Browse and open remote files directly • Automatic login and authentication Highly Customizable • Customizable touch zones and gestures • Hardware key mapping • Quick action bar customization • Day/Night themes • Detailed display settings Complete File Management • Built-in file browser • Bookshelf and favorites • Reading history • Bookmark feature • Settings export/import E-book Exclusive Features • Table of contents navigation • Full-text search • Text selection • Custom fonts and sizes • Paragraph spacing adjustment Advanced Features • Slideshow auto-play • Magnifier and balloon magnifier • Quick screen brightness adjustment • Preference management • Multi-language interface

Screenshots

OnlyBooks4 screens
Perfect Viewer X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OnlyBooks at Free against Perfect Viewer X's $4.99. Perfect Viewer X's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

OnlyBooks is free to download; Perfect Viewer X costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnlyBooks ships an update every 5 months, Perfect Viewer X monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OnlyBooks versus Perfect Viewer X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnlyBooksPerfect Viewer X
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevin SmithTA-YU LIN

In-app purchases

None

OnlyBooks

No in-app purchases

None

Perfect Viewer X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnlyBooks free?
OnlyBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perfect Viewer X free?
Perfect Viewer X costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do OnlyBooks or Perfect Viewer X have ads?
Neither OnlyBooks nor Perfect Viewer X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnlyBooks or Perfect Viewer X?
OnlyBooks ships an update every 5 months, and Perfect Viewer X monthly. Most recently, OnlyBooks was updated on November 5, 2026 and Perfect Viewer X on November 5, 2026.

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