Sumi Book vs Litora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sumi Book
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Sumi is a beautifully crafted, native reader for the manga and comics you already own or have the right to read. Sumi comes empty by design: no catalog, no content, no built-in sources — you decide what to read. Import your own files, connect your own server, or add a source by pasting the address of a site you are entitled to access. Sumi brings the reading; the library is yours. A READER, NOT A LIBRARY • Your own .cbz, .cbr, .zip, .pdf and .epub files, from the Files app, AirDrop or Mail • Your own Komga or Suwayomi server • Your own source: paste a site's address, or share a page from Safari — no content or site is included: Sumi recognizes common site software as soon as you paste an address • "Test this source" shows which step fails, and Sumi notices when a site moves DESIGNED FOR READING • Ink, dark, and Paper, light: two themes made for long sessions • Paged or vertical-scroll reading, right to left for manga, and Guided View, panel by panel • Resume: the titles you're reading at the top of your Library, back to the exact page • An end-of-chapter page, bookmarks, and tap zones your way • Rate titles from one to five seals and keep a private note • On iPad, Sumi follows the size of its window, and the keyboard turns the pages • Free backup and restore of your whole collection THE NOTEBOOK Four tabs: Library, Browse, Notebook and Settings. The Notebook keeps track of your reading, like the seal books travellers have stamped from temple to temple: • Twenty-eight ink seals to earn by reading, a few of them secret • A forgiving daily streak, a weekly goal, and challenges for the month • The ink calendar, your ex libris and the year's Almanac, to share as pictures • "What to read tonight?": the omikuji draws a title from your pile • No account, no leaderboard: it all stays yours, and "Plain reading" hides the play when you just want to read BEYOND THE APP • The Resume reading widget takes you back to the right page • Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight search and quick actions on the app icon THE FINE PRESS (PREMIUM) • Offline downloads, from your Komga or Suwayomi server too, with predictive download and storage management • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • New chapters in the background, the visual selector and Change source • Continuous reading, on to the next chapter by itself, two-page spreads, color filters, page previews • Detailed statistics, unlimited history, the whole year in the ink calendar, the Almanac month by month, the seals of the seasons • Streak and seal widgets, and the Papier, Hanko and Sakura app icons • Incognito mode, App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode, the Sakura theme and an automatic theme Seals, the streak, the weekly goal, the omikuji and the Resume reading widget stay free. SUBSCRIPTIONS The Fine Press is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Sumi is a neutral reading tool. It is not affiliated with any website, publisher, or content, and cannot guarantee the availability of any third-party source. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to access whatever you add. Please support the authors and publishers you love. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sumi-reader.com/sumi-web/privacy
Litora
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Finish a book with your ears. Litora turns the books you already own into natural-sounding audiobooks. Import an EPUB or text file and Litora reads it aloud with lifelike cloud voices — including voices that handle Chinese and English in the same book. Listen while you walk, commute, work out, or rest your eyes. WHY LITORA • Your own books — Import EPUB or plain-text files. Litora parses chapters and paragraphs so playback follows the book, sentence by sentence. • Natural cloud voices — Lifelike voices read your book aloud. Pick a different voice per book, including multilingual voices that read Chinese and English without switching apps. • Background & lock screen — Keep listening with the screen off. Control playback from the lock screen and your headphones. • Offline download — Prepare a whole book ahead of time and listen with no signal — on a flight, on the subway, anywhere. • Always in your place — Your position is saved sentence by sentence and synced to your account, so you resume exactly where you left off across devices. • Ask about what you hear — Pause and ask for a plain explanation of a passage, with context that doesn't spoil what's coming next. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import an EPUB or text file. 2. Pick a voice for the book. 3. Press play and listen — lock the screen and go. PRICING New accounts get a free trial allowance. Listening and AI features use credits; top up anytime with credit packs. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple to unlock the full welcome allowance. Questions? Email litora@codeblog.net
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Verdict
Sumi Book and Litora are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Sumi Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Litora sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Sumi Book | Litora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oktay Demir | 晓俊 王 |
In-app purchases
Sumi Book
- The Fine Press — Monthly$3.991 Month
- The Fine Press — Annual$24.991 Year
- The Fine Press — Lifetime$49.99
Litora
- Small pack · 200K reading + 40K AI$4.99
- Medium pack· 420K reading + 100K AI$9.99
- Large pack · 850K reading + 250K AI$19.99









