Comparison

FolioSpace Reader vs Persimmon Reader

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Persimmon Reader

Features
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Persimmon is a simple, focused ebook reader built around one thing: reading. The interface stays out of your way and leaves as much room as possible for the book. No annotations, no AI features, no clutter—just open a book and read. Page turns are carefully tuned to feel responsive and natural. They follow your finger, stay smooth through fast repeated swipes, and are designed for people who read quickly. You can also rapidly flip through pages, a bit like thumbing backward through a paperback. Your library and reading progress can sync for free through your own cloud storage, so there’s no separate Persimmon account to create. Just use your existing cloud drive and keep reading across devices. Your books and reading data stay on your device unless you choose to sync them. Even then, they go directly to your own cloud drive.

Screenshots

FolioSpace Reader3 screens
Persimmon Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Persimmon Reader at none against FolioSpace Reader's 1. Persimmon Reader also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). FolioSpace Reader's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. FolioSpace Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Persimmon Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FolioSpace Reader against 5.0 for Persimmon Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FolioSpace Reader ships an update every 9 days, Persimmon Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FolioSpace Reader versus Persimmon Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioSpace ReaderPersimmon Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓东 傅Qihang Yang

Customer experience

FolioSpace Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Persimmon Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FolioSpace Reader

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$6.99
None

Persimmon Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FolioSpace Reader free?
FolioSpace Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Persimmon Reader free?
Persimmon Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FolioSpace Reader or Persimmon Reader?
FolioSpace Reader and Persimmon Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FolioSpace Reader or Persimmon Reader have ads?
Neither FolioSpace Reader nor Persimmon Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FolioSpace Reader or Persimmon Reader?
FolioSpace Reader ships an update every 9 days, and Persimmon Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, FolioSpace Reader was updated on October 31, 2026 and Persimmon Reader on October 29, 2026.

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