Comparison

EPUB Reader vs Linea Reader

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

Head to head
About

EPUB Reader

Features
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Turn your EPUB and PDF library into a focused reading space built for comfort, attention, and a lasting reading habit. READ WITH COMFORT Import your own EPUB and PDF books and enjoy a native, responsive reading experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Adjust typography, spacing, margins, themes, accent colors, and OpenDyslexic support until every page feels right. Search inside books, browse the table of contents, and return exactly where you left off. KEEP YOUR IDEAS Highlight meaningful passages, add notes and bookmarks, and bring insights from your whole library together in the Knowledge Vault. Export annotations as Markdown or create an annotated copy of a PDF when you want to keep working elsewhere. CHOOSE YOUR READING RHYTHM Read page by page, use RSVP speed reading to focus on one word at a time, or listen with read-aloud controls. Move between reading modes while keeping your place. BUILD A READING HABIT Set reading goals, maintain streaks, review weekly charts and activity heatmaps, record journal entries, unlock achievements, and turn unfamiliar words into vocabulary flashcards. STAY CONNECTED ACROSS APPLE DEVICES Use iCloud to sync supported reading progress, highlights, and notes. Keep an eye on your goals and library with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Apple Watch companions for quick reading statistics. OPTIONAL AI READING TOOLS Connect your own compatible AI key to summarize chapters, explain or translate selected passages, explore character relationships, and create study cards. AI tools are optional, and availability depends on your chosen provider or supported on-device features. Violire is made for readers who want their books, notes, progress, and reading rituals in one calm, elegant place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Linea Reader

Features
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Linea is a calm reading workspace for difficult material. Import PDFs, EPUBs, MOBI files, DOCX documents, Markdown, images, scans, and web pages. Read with thoughtful typography, highlight and annotate passages, listen from your current position, and ask questions without losing your place. Your library stays organized around the work in front of you. Resume where you stopped, move between chapters, and keep your reading progress together. Features: • Import documents and URLs • Read PDFs, ebooks, Markdown, and more • Highlight passages and add notes • Listen from your current reading position • Ask document-aware questions while reading or listening • Keep reading progress and annotations together • Choose from four reading palettes AI and your data: Linea uses AI only when you ask it to. It does not run your documents through AI in the background. Eligible signed-in Linea accounts can use Linea's rate-limited managed Ask without a personal API key: the question and relevant document context are processed by Linea, which may call an upstream model. For a user-owned cloud provider, Linea sends your question and relevant document context directly from your device to that provider using the API key you supplied; Linea's developer does not receive those direct-to-provider requests. When available and selected, on-device Apple Intelligence requests stay on your device. Linea is built for sustained attention: fewer distractions, better context, and a clear path back to the thread.

Screenshots

EPUB Reader4 screens
Linea Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linea Reader at none against EPUB Reader's 2. EPUB Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPUB Reader ships an update every 5 days, Linea Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
EPUB Reader versus Linea Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderLinea Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMEHMET HAKAN MENEKSEArach Tchoupani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EPUB Reader

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

Linea Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linea Reader free?
Linea Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EPUB Reader or Linea Reader have ads?
Neither EPUB Reader nor Linea Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPUB Reader or Linea Reader?
EPUB Reader ships an update every 5 days, and Linea Reader monthly. Most recently, EPUB Reader was updated on October 7, 2026 and Linea Reader on October 12, 2026.

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