Leafmark vs Coral Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leafmark
A fast, calm EPUB reader that lets you highlight and take notes on your books. Export your annotations in Markdown format to use with other apps. Enjoy a private reading experience with no accounts or cloud lock-in.
- Reflowable EPUB rendering
- Adjustable font and themes
- Highlighting with notes
- Markdown export
- Reading statistics
- Privacy-focused design
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Leafmark is a calm, fast EPUB reader for people who read closely and take their notes with them. Buy it once. No subscription and no Leafmark account. Your library remains plain EPUB files under your control, while highlights, bookmarks, and reading positions can sync privately through your own iCloud when available. READ THE WAY YOU LIKE • Reflowable EPUB rendering with light, sepia and dark themes • Vertical Japanese text (tategaki) renders as the book declares it • Adjustable font, size, line height and margins • One or two columns, plus a scrolling mode — great on iPad in landscape • Full-text search, table of contents and a built-in dictionary lookup • Your reading position is remembered per book ANNOTATE AND KEEP YOUR NOTES • Highlight in four colors and attach notes • Export every highlight and note to Markdown — drop them straight into Obsidian, Notion or any plain-text vault • Reading statistics: time today, this week and all time, your streak, and time per book PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No Leafmark account and no sign-in • No tracking and no analytics • Highlights, bookmarks, and reading positions sync through your personal iCloud account, not a Leafmark server LEAFMARK PRO Reading is always free. Import your library, render any book and try the feel before you decide. You also get one free Markdown export, so you can see exactly what lands in your notes before paying. A single one-time purchase, Leafmark Pro, unlocks the full annotation workflow: unlimited highlights (the free tier keeps up to three per book), unlimited Markdown export, and reading statistics. Restore your purchase any time. GOOD TO KNOW • Import EPUBs straight from Files — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or right off your device. • Works with DRM-free EPUB files. DRM-protected books and PDF are not supported. • Public-domain EPUBs are available from Public Domain Library and Standard Ebooks.
Coral Reader
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Your books. Your documents. One beautiful reader. Coral Reader transforms EPUB, PDF, Markdown, TXT, HTML, FB2, DOCX, and ODT files into a calm reading experience on iPhone and iPad. READ YOUR WAY Build your library, search inside books, explore chapters, and save bookmarks, highlights, and notes. Adjust fonts, spacing, margins, alignment, brightness, rotation, and Light, Dark, Paper, or Auto themes. LISTEN, TRANSLATE, AND LEARN Listen with Read Aloud, translate passages on-device, and turn unfamiliar words into lasting vocabulary. Practice with adaptive quizzes, typed recall, contextual exercises, definitions, streaks, insights, and reminders. BUILD A READING HABIT Track reading time, daily activity, completed books, and reading streaks. Your books, notes, progress, and vocabulary stay on your device. CORAL PRO Unlock unlimited reading, bookmarks, highlights, notes, and the complete premium experience with monthly or yearly plans. Coral Reader is an independent reader for files you own and does not include a bookstore. Terms: https://amih90.github.io/coral-reader/legal/terms-of-use.html Privacy: https://amih90.github.io/coral-reader/legal/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Leafmark at every 3 days against Coral Reader's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Leafmark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Coral Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Leafmark ships an update every 3 days, Coral Reader every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leafmark | Coral Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Taniwaki | Yanai Hollander |
In-app purchases
Leafmark
- Leafmark Pro$9.99
Coral Reader
- Coral Reader7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Coral Reader7 Days trial$17.991 Year









