Comparison

EPUB Reader vs Addicted to Reading

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

Addicted to Reading

Features
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DuoBook turns your PDF library into a daily reading habit. Import any PDF you own, set a simple daily page goal, and let DuoBook keep you accountable — Duolingo-style — with a win streak that grows every day you hit your target. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Your books and your progress never leave your device. HOW IT WORKS Drop in your own PDFs — novels, textbooks, reports, whatever you're working through. DuoBook copies each file locally, generates a cover, and adds it to your shelf. Open a book, read at your own pace in a clean full-page PDF viewer, and DuoBook quietly tracks the pages you've read today. Set your daily objective (10 pages a day by default, fully adjustable) and watch a progress ring fill up as you read. Hit your goal and a pixel-art campfire lights up to celebrate — miss a day and your streak resets, just like the habit apps you already know. STAY MOTIVATED - Daily win streak with a best-streak record, so you always know your all-time high - A dedicated Statistics screen: an activity calendar for the last 5 weeks and a bar chart of your last 7 days, so you can see your habit take shape - A home screen widget (via WidgetKit) that shows your current streak and how many pages are left today — no need to open the app to stay on track - A profile screen with your own avatar, name, and bio BUILT YOUR WAY - Import unlimited PDFs from anywhere on your device - Automatic page-by-page progress tracking as you read — pick up exactly where you left off - Light and dark mode, switchable anytime - A distinctive retro "green terminal" look: neon green on black, a pixel font, hand-picked pixel-art icons, and an animated dot-matrix navigation bar — DuoBook feels like nothing else on the App Store PRIVACY FIRST DuoBook doesn't ask for an account and doesn't show ads. Your PDFs, your reading stats, and your streak are stored entirely on your device (and synced to your widget through Apple's own App Group storage). Nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked. Whether you're chipping away at a textbook, working through a backlog of novels, or just trying to read more consistently, DuoBook gives you the small daily nudge — and the streak to prove it — to actually finish what you start. Download DuoBook and start your streak today.

Screenshots

EPUB Reader4 screens
Addicted to Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Addicted to Reading at none against EPUB Reader's 2. Addicted to Reading also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). EPUB Reader's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. EPUB Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Addicted to Reading asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
EPUB Reader versus Addicted to Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderAddicted to Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMEHMET HAKAN MENEKSEAbubucker Siddeek Mohamed Sharik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EPUB Reader

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

Addicted to Reading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Addicted to Reading free?
Addicted to Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EPUB Reader or Addicted to Reading have ads?
Neither EPUB Reader nor Addicted to Reading shows ads.

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