Reed vs LoreMark

Reed is a calm, focused reader for the books and documents you already own. Open plain text, Markdown, and EPUB files and read them beautifully. • Open your own .txt, Markdown (.md), and EPUB files • Clean, typographic reading with light, sepia, and night themes • Adjustable font, size, margins, and page-turn style • Reading progress, bookmarks, and in-book search • Read aloud with text-to-speech • Reading stats and streaks • iCloud sync keeps your library and progress across all your devices • Smart text-encoding detection for older files No account required. Your library stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Reed is free with ads — remove them anytime with a one-time purchase.

LoreMark is an offline-first reader designed for novels and long-form books. Import DRM-free EPUB or PDF files, read without an account, and keep all your reading data safely on your device. LoreMark saves your reading position, highlights, bookmarks, and notes so you can jump back to exact source passages effortlessly. For EPUB books, our smart Companion feature helps you keep track of characters and catch up on previous events - completely spoiler-free. It only displays information up to your current reading progress, ensuring future plot twists remain hidden. Built for Private Reading: - No account required - No ads, ever - No analytics or cross-app tracking - No automatic cloud uploads - Works 100% offline after import LoreMark currently focuses on local reading, EPUB Companion basics, PDF reading, full-text search, highlights, bookmarks, and seamless iPhone & iPad layouts.