Ebook Reader vs Jonggyeol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ebook Reader
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Ebook Reader is your personal reading companion — import your own EPUB and PDF books, read beautifully, and build lasting reading habits. POWERFUL READER · Import EPUB and PDF files directly from Files, iCloud Drive, or any share sheet · Smooth paginated reading with 12 typefaces, adjustable font size, line spacing, and margins · 5 reading themes: White, Sepia, Gray, Dark, and Night Blue · System, Light, or Dark appearance — your eyes, your choice · Organize books into custom shelves alongside smart lists (Reading, Completed, Favorites) HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES · Highlight in 4 colors: Yellow, Green, Blue, and Pink · Add personal notes to any highlight · Bookmark any page and jump back instantly · Full-text search within any book · Export all highlights as Markdown, plain text, or a shareable image card READING GOALS & STATS · Set a daily reading goal (minutes per day) · Streak tracking — build your reading habit day by day · Home screen widget shows today's progress and streak at a glance · 90-day activity heatmap and detailed session history AI BOOK ASSISTANT · Ask anything about the book you're reading — in Vietnamese or English · Powered by Claude AI for thoughtful, context-aware answers · Understand difficult passages, explore themes, or quiz yourself DISCOVER FREE CLASSICS · Browse thousands of free public-domain books via Project Gutenberg · Download directly into your library with one tap SYNC & BACKUP · iCloud sync keeps highlights, bookmarks, and reading progress up to date across all your devices · Daily reading reminders — set your preferred time SOCIAL READING · See what your friends are reading · Follow readers with similar tastes · Share your favorite highlights publicly LANGUAGES · Interface available in 10 languages: Vietnamese, English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese
Jonggyeol
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Jonggyeol is an e-book reader that brings the feel of a paper book to your iPhone and iPad. When you turn a page, the paper curls after your fingertip, with the words on the back showing through and soft shadows underneath, so reading feels like holding a real book. ■ Pages that turn like paper · The page curls with your finger, or from the corner when you pull a corner · 11 page-turn sounds that rustle with the speed of your swipe (plain paper, hardcover, hanji, newspaper, magazine, night reading and more) · A gentle haptic tap on each turn (iPhone) ■ Paper and type, just the way you like · 13 paper textures: offset, newsprint, hanji, linen, kraft, recycled, watercolor, parchment, canvas, crumpled and more · Paper color, text color and theme remembered separately for light and dark mode · 11 Korean and Latin fonts, with text size, line spacing, letter spacing, margins and alignment ■ Read aloud · Reads sentence by sentence from the current page, highlighting each sentence and turning the pages as it goes · Choose the voice, speed and pitch, and set a sleep timer (15, 30 or 60 minutes, or the end of the chapter) · Picks a voice that matches the language of the book (English or Korean) ■ Made for iPhone and iPad · On wide screens such as iPad or in landscape, the book opens into two pages side by side with the spine in the middle, or choose one or two pages yourself · Rotate at any time and carry on from the same sentence ■ Your library · Read TXT, EPUB and PDF (view PDFs as original pages, or reflow just the text) · Import books or whole folders from the Files app, including iCloud Drive; organize books into folders, search and sort · EPUB covers shown automatically, bookmarks with notes, table of contents, and your reading position remembered ■ Languages · English and Korean, following your device language ■ Privacy · No sign-up. Your books and settings stay on your device · An ad may appear when you open the app; a one-time purchase removes ads Contact: geunsoo7@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ebook Reader at none against Jonggyeol's 1. Ebook Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Jonggyeol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ebook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | Jonggyeol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bees Studio | GEUNSOO LEE |
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
Jonggyeol
- Remove Ads$2.99









