Comparison

PageGrain vs PillowBook Reader

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

Head to head
About

PageGrain

Features
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"Reading maketh a full man." — Most of us finish a book and walk away empty anyway. PageGrain turns your Kindle and WeChat Reading highlights into a personal knowledge base that actually works for you:AI-polished notes — scattered highlights refined into clear, readable summaries you'll actually want to revisitDaily memory drills — "Use it or lose it." Bite-sized quizzes built from your own notes, so knowledge sticks without the effortTheme clustering — similar ideas from different books, automatically connected; "collect the dots, then connect them"Instant search — browse by book or search any keyword, and find exactly what once stopped you mid-page"It is not the man who has too little who is poor, but the man who hankers after more." Read less. Retain more. The measure of reading isn't how much you've read. It's how much remains.

About

PillowBook Reader

A local-first TXT and EPUB reader designed for comfortable, personalized reading. Enjoy a clean interface, customizable reading settings, and text-to-speech functionality without ads or account requirements. Manage your personal library offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading interface
  • Adjustable font, spacing, and themes
  • Horizontal/vertical text support
  • Multiple page-turning options
  • System text-to-speech integration
  • Offline library management
  • Import via Files or Wi-Fi sharing
Features
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Read your own books, quietly and comfortably PillowBook is a local-first reader for TXT and EPUB, designed to make long reading sessions feel calm and personal. No account is required, there are no ads, and you don’t need to upload your books to the developer’s servers. Your books, reading position, bookmarks, and reading history are stored on your device by default, so you can keep reading offline. MAKE IT YOUR READING SPACE • Enjoy a clean, comfortable interface that keeps the focus on your books • Choose light, dark, or system appearance, change accent colors, and pick an app icon to match your mood • Select a reading palette, adjust page brightness, or use your own image as the reading background • Fine-tune fonts, text size, character spacing, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and margins READ YOUR WAY • Switch between horizontal and vertical text • Turn pages, scroll continuously, use a lifelike page curl, or let pages advance automatically • Thoughtful multilingual typesetting with support for ruby text, footnotes, and EPUB images • Enjoy two-page reading in landscape on iPad, like an open book LISTEN WHEN YOUR EYES NEED A BREAK • Read aloud with system voices on iPhone and iPad • Voices already downloaded to your device can work offline • Choose a voice, adjust the speed, and set a sleep timer • Listening stays in sync with the text, so you return to the same place KEEP YOUR LIBRARY YOURS • Import TXT and EPUB from Files, the share sheet, or a browser on the same Wi-Fi • Automatically detect common text encodings and chapter structure • Track reading progress and time, add bookmarks, and search entire books • Favorite or archive books; protect the Vault entrance with Face ID or your device passcode • Multilingual interface support PillowBook does not provide or sell ebooks, and it does not support DRM-protected EPUB files. Please import only files you have the right to use. The free version can store up to five books in the library. If you need more, a one-time purchase unlocks Unlimited Library. No subscription.

Screenshots

PageGrain3 screens
PillowBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillowBook Reader at none against PageGrain's 3. On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. PageGrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PillowBook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PageGrain versus PillowBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPageGrainPillowBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDu WenyuHAO GONG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PageGrain

Subscriptions2
  • 月会员$1.991 Month
  • 年会员$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身会员$29.99
None

PillowBook Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PageGrain free?
PageGrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PillowBook Reader free?
PillowBook Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PageGrain or PillowBook Reader have ads?
Neither PageGrain nor PillowBook Reader shows ads.

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