Comparison

Libra reader vs Bro Reader

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

Head to head
About

Libra reader

This app is a versatile ebook reader and library manager for iPhone and iPad. It supports a wide range of formats and allows reading from various sources, with features like customizable reading settings, note-taking, and cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Supports all major ebook formats
  • Read from device, cloud, and OPDS catalogs
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Highlights, notes, and bookmarks
  • On-device translation
  • Cross-device sync (Pro feature)
Features
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Libra is a modern ebook reader and library manager for iPhone and iPad. Discover 70,000+ free books, or read the books you already own — from your device, your cloud storage, or any OPDS catalog — and keep your reading progress, highlights and notes in sync across all your devices. Key features • 70,000+ free books to browse, search and download • All major ebook formats • Read from device, cloud storage and OPDS catalogs • Comfortable, fully customizable reading • Highlights, notes and bookmarks • On-device translation • Reading sync across your devices Ebook formats • EPUB • PDF • FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip) • MobiPocket and Kindle (mobi, azw3) • Comic Book (cbz) • Word (docx) • Markdown, HTML and plain text (md, html, txt) Your books, your storage • Locally on the device • In cloud storage: iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Yandex Disk • From OPDS catalogs and online libraries you choose • Add your own catalog, for example a Calibre content server over OPDS Comfortable reading • Light, Sepia and Dark themes • Paginated (swipe) or continuous scroll • Serif, sans-serif and monospace fonts • Adjustable font size, line height, paragraph spacing, margins, letter spacing and text alignment • Device-independent reading position that transfers correctly across screens and devices • Table of contents navigation Highlights, notes and bookmarks • Highlight passages in four colors • Attach notes to your highlights • Bookmark any page • Share and export your notes and highlights as text Library management • Organize books into custom collections • Browse by folders across all your sources • Search your library • Automatic cover and metadata extraction • Track reading status and progress, and mark books finished • Rate and review your books • Back up and restore your library Translation • Translate selected text right in the reader • Translation runs on your device — nothing leaves it Sync across your devices (Pro) • Sync your library, reading position, progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, reviews and collections • Syncs privately through your own iCloud account — we run no server and never hold your data ——— Support: support@libra-reader.com Privacy Policy: https://libra-reader.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://libra-reader.com/terms

About

Bro Reader

Features
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Bro Reader is a cosy reader for your own books and audiobooks that helps you read every day. • FB2, EPUB and TXT — plus ZIP, RAR and 7z archives: every book inside is added. • Audiobooks from your MP3, M4A, M4B and OGG files: chapters, 0.8–2× speed, sleep timer, bookmarks. • Listen: your device's voice reads any book aloud, offline. • Turn pages with the volume buttons or a light flick of the wrist — easy one-handed reading. • Font, size, spacing, margins and background — tuned to your eyes. • Search inside books, bookmarks, quotes and notes in one tap. • Daily goal, reading streak and stats by week, month and year. • One Bro account for all your devices: progress, quotes and stats stay in sync. An account is optional. • Your books stay on your device. No ads. Bro Reader doesn't sell or distribute books — it's a reader for your own files and public-domain works.

Screenshots

Libra reader4 screens
Bro Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bro Reader at none against Libra reader's 2. Bro Reader also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Libra reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bro Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Libra reader versus Bro Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibra readerBro Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei MikhailovStanislav Biriukov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Libra reader

Subscriptions2
  • Libra Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Libra Pro – Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Bro Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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