FolioSpace Reader vs Common Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FolioSpace Reader
This personal reading client allows you to browse, organize, and read your digital library. Enjoy comfortable reading layouts for books and comics, with optimized performance for large collections on iPad.
- Connect to FolioSpace Library server
- Browse and organize remote library
- Read EPUB, PDF, comics, webtoons
- Comfortable reading layouts
- Optimized for large libraries
- Local caching for comics
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FolioSpace Reader brings your personal EPUB books, local TXT files, PDFs, comics, and webtoons to iPhone and iPad. Read without a local book limit. Customize typography, use bookmarks and notes, and connect one FolioSpace Library server for browsing, search, reading progress, and offline downloads. On iPhone Duo, keep your bookshelf and book cover on the outer display. Open a book to full-screen reading on the inner display, with side-by-side pages in landscape and a single page in portrait. Unlock Pro with a one-time purchase. Pro includes page-turn animations, the full ambient sound collection, up to five saved FolioSpace Library servers, Calibre-Web and Komga connections, and Markdown notes export. No subscription is required. Core reading, accessibility controls, and your existing books and reading data remain available in the free edition. AI translation and bilingual reading are not included in this release. Terms of Use: https://foliospace.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://foliospace.app/privacy.html
Common Reader
This app offers a unified reading and AI-powered analysis experience for various ebook formats. It allows users to ask questions about book content, automatically organize their library, and sync across multiple devices. Privacy is a core focus, with no proactive data collection.
- Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, azw3, mobi, txt, md, pdf)
- AI-powered questions about book content
- Automatic library organization with generative AI
- Cloud sync (iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV)
- Fast full-library search
- Unified cross-platform interface
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- UI and interactions follow a carefully unified cross-platform logic and are built with native technologies for iOS and iPadOS. - Supports many ebook formats, including epub, azw3, mobi, txt, markdown, and pdf. - Supports nearly every ebook rendering feature, including vertical writing and RTL. - Listen with built-in system voices or AI voice models. - A high-performance, Metal-powered simulated page-turn engine offers an unparalleled visual experience. - Deeply integrates AI features for asking questions about books and automatically organizing your library with generative AI. - Supports cloud sync through iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, WebDAV, and more. - Provides fast full-library search across books, authors, tags, notes, highlights, and original text. - The app does not proactively collect any of your information. Your data is only processed by the model and cloud storage providers you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FolioSpace Reader at 5.0 against Common Reader's 3.0. FolioSpace Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Common Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. FolioSpace Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Common Reader sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FolioSpace Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FolioSpace Reader's written reviews are positive against 80% of Common Reader's.
FolioSpace Reader ships an update every 9 days, Common Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FolioSpace Reader | Common Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓东 傅 | 天宇 高 |
Customer experience
FolioSpace Reader
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In-app purchases
FolioSpace Reader
- Lifetime Pro$6.99
Common Reader
- 1 Cup of Coffee$4.00
- 2 Cups of Coffee$8.00
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99
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- 4 Cups of Coffee$16.00
- Many coffees$32.00
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