Grim Reader vs PageFlick

Your books. Your library. Your way. Privacy By Design. Made in the EU. Grim Reader is a modern reader and library manager for e-books, comics and audiobooks. Keep your collection on your device, connect to your own servers, and turn even a simple collection of files into a rich, beautifully organised library. A library that feels alive Browse your collection by books, authors, series and more. See covers, reading progress and detailed information at a glance, continue where you left off, mark favourites and quickly find what you want to read next. Grim Reader is designed for both iPhone and iPad, with an interface that adapts to the device you are using. Enrich your books Missing a cover, description or other information? Grim Reader can help enrich your library using online book and author sources. Depending on the available information, Grim Reader can help you find and add details such as: • Covers and book descriptions • Authors and author information • Series information • Publisher and publication details • ISBN and other identifiers • Genres, categories and tags • Additional book metadata You remain in control and can review and edit your library information. More than e-books Grim Reader brings different types of reading together in one library: • Read e-books • Browse and read comics • Listen to audiobooks • Keep track of reading progress • Continue reading or listening across your library • Organise books by author and series • Mark books and authors as favourites Your files, your servers You don’t need to hand your library over to a commercial book platform. Grim Reader can work with books stored locally and supports personal libraries through WebDAV and OPDS, as well as the optional Grimmory server. This makes Grim Reader equally useful for a small collection on your iPhone or iPad and for a large self-hosted library. Made for readers Grim Reader focuses on your books rather than a store. There are no books to sell you and no ecosystem you need to buy into. Build the library you want, enrich it, organise it and enjoy reading it. Grim Reader — your library belongs to you.

Read your EPUBs with a simple finger gesture. PageFlick is an EPUB reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Import a DRM-free EPUB from the system file picker or Open With, then read with on-screen controls or camera gestures. Raise one index finger with your other fingers curled. Swipe left for the next page or right for the previous page. A camera guide, practice view and sensitivity control help you get started. Make reading comfortable with text settings, reading themes and a table of contents. The library keeps your books and saved reading positions locally. Camera frames are analysed on your device. PageFlick does not record or upload video. Camera access is optional: you can use the on-screen reading controls without it. The free library holds one book at a time. Remove it to import a replacement. The optional Unlimited Books upgrade is a one-time in-app purchase that removes the limit on adding books. Restore Purchases is available in the app. PageFlick supports DRM-free EPUB files. PDFs and books protected by another store are not supported. Requires iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 or later.