Comparison

FinnBook vs Blubb Reader

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

Head to head
About

FinnBook

Features
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FinnBook is an ebook reader for iPhone and iPad that handles the books you already have and shows you what you've read. Free, forever • Read EPUB and DRM-free Kindle books (MOBI and AZW3) • Browse and download from your Calibre server, or from the free Project Gutenberg library • Light, Dark, Sepia and Dusk themes, with your choice of font, text size, line height and margins • Bookmarks, search and a table of contents FinnBook Pro (optional subscription) FinnBook Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly ($1.99) or yearly ($19.99, with a one-week free trial). It adds: • Read aloud with four English voices, offline listening after a one-time voice download, text highlighting, and adjustable speed • Reading statistics that measure the time you spend reading, not the time a book sits open: daily goals, streaks, a year of reading in one chart, and which books took the hours • Custom reading themes • FinnBook Cloud: sign in with Apple to sync your books, reading progress, bookmarks, themes and stats between your iPhone and iPad • Update a book's cover and details from Hardcover Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://finnbook.app/privacy

About

Blubb Reader

Features
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Blubb is a free reader for books and research papers. Import EPUB, PDF, text, and scans, then read and listen offline. For research papers with an available arXiv HTML edition, Blubb offers a formatted view that preserves equations, figures, tables, citations, and working links. Keep the original PDF at hand and change the reader's font, size, theme, and page or scrolling layout. On-device voices read aloud from your last position. Notes and highlights stay with each book. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is included to get you started. No account, subscription, ads, or tracking. Your imported books and notes stay on your device. iCloud sync is under development and unavailable in this release.

Screenshots

FinnBook4 screens
Blubb Reader2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blubb Reader at none against FinnBook's 2. Blubb Reader also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. FinnBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Blubb Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
FinnBook versus Blubb Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinnBookBlubb Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaziar RezvaniChuanjie Duanmu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FinnBook

Subscriptions2
  • FinnBook Pro$1.991 Month
  • FinnBook Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Blubb Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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