mBooks vs Omnia Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
mBooks
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A minimal, focused reader for your PDF and EPUB books. mBooks keeps reading clean and puts your highlights first. Select any passage, highlight it in the color you choose, and your highlights stay safe ā they sync to your account and reappear on every device, even after you sign out and back in. Features: ⢠PDF and EPUB support: Read your entire library in one simple app. ⢠Cloud-Synced Highlights: Never lose a note. Highlights sync to your account and reappear on any device. ⢠Offline First: Read and highlight anywhere. Sync automatically when you reconnect. ⢠Minimalist Design: A clean interface focused entirely on your reading. ⢠Custom Colors: Choose your preferred highlight color to personalize your experience. ⢠Privacy: Your book files stay on your device. Only your highlights are synced to your private account. ⢠Focused reading: A quiet reader experience built around your books and highlights. Import a PDF or EPUB and start reading with mBooks.
Omnia Reader
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Omnia Reader is a universal e-book reader that opens almost anything ā EPUB, PDF, CBZ/CBR comics, MOBI & AZW3 (Kindle), TXT, Markdown, HTML, DOCX, RTF, FB2, CSV ā built entirely with native iOS frameworks. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Your books and reading data stay on your device. READ EVERYTHING, FREE ⢠12+ formats, unlimited local library ⢠Resume, table of contents, bookmarks ⢠Comics with chapters and zoom; even GB-sized files open instantly ⢠Day/night themes, system fonts, adjustable size, spacing and margins ⢠Dictionary lookup and translation, full-text search ⢠Read-aloud (TTS) with automatic voice per language ⢠Beautiful quote cards to share ⢠17 languages, built-in handbook UNLOCK OMNIA PRO (one-time, no subscription) ⢠On-device AI: summaries, Q&A and vocabulary ā free, offline, private ⢠Sync reading progress, bookmarks and highlights across devices ā and your book files too ⢠Remote libraries: WebDAV, OPDS, iCloud Drive ⢠4-color highlights + notes, export to Markdown, PDF highlighting ⢠Import your own fonts (.ttf/.otf) ⢠Paged mode incl. paged EPUB, page-curl animation, two-page, vertical CJK, justify ⢠Advanced TTS: background playback, lock-screen controls, follow-along, cross-chapter ⢠Vocabulary deck with spaced repetition, tags, advanced stats WHY OMNIA ⢠Truly native ā fast, light, no third-party SDKs ⢠Works fully offline ⢠No subscription, no ads, no data collection ⢠Buy Pro once, use on iPhone and iPad Bring your own books and enjoy reading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mBooks at none against Omnia Reader's 1. mBooks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Omnia Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.
mBooks ships an update every 9 days, Omnia Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mBooks | Omnia Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days ā better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anshika Maurya | LiChuan Lin |
In-app purchases
mBooks
No in-app purchases
Omnia Reader
- Pro$9.99









