Comparison

Moon+ Reader vs TheBookSailor

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

Head to head
About

Moon+ Reader

Immerse yourself in a vast library of novels with a beautiful, distraction-free reading experience. Discover trending stories, follow your favorites, and enjoy personalized features like dark mode and smart notifications for new chapters.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Curated home feed with trending novels
  • Discover books by mood and category
  • Live rankings for popular reads
  • Personalized library and reading progress
  • Customizable themes and notifications
Features
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Moon+ Reader is a premium home for readers who love getting lost in a great story. Discover trending novels, follow your favorites, and enjoy a reading experience crafted down to the last detail. Whether you're into epic Fantasy, swoon-worthy Romance, mind-bending Sci-Fi, or edge-of-your-seat Thrillers, there's always something new to read. WHY YOU'LL LOVE KAKUYOMU • Beautiful, distraction-free reader Immerse yourself in clean typography designed for long reading sessions, with light and dark themes that are easy on the eyes day or night. • A curated home feed See what's trending now, what the community loves, and the freshest chapters the moment they drop — all on one elegant home screen. • Discover by mood Browse by category across Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Horror, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Thriller, and Slice of Life. Search any title or author in seconds. • Live rankings Find the hottest reads with Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and All-Time rankings — never miss a breakout hit. • Your personal library Save the novels you love and pick up exactly where you left off with Continue Reading. • Made for you Personalize your experience with dark mode, smart notifications for new chapters, and preferences that put you in control. Build your library, chase your next favorite series, and read your way. Download Kakuyomu and start your next chapter today.

About

TheBookSailor

Features
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TheBookSailor is the social network for writers, readers and publishing professionals. It's not a manuscript inbox: you publish, follow, comment and chat in private. And if you read, what you give comes back: every report you deliver opens one more spot for others to read your work. Publish your manuscript and get real beta readers, discover unpublished stories before anyone else, or offer your publishing services to the whole community. Creating your account is free and needs no card. FOR WRITERS • Upload your manuscript and recruit beta readers who fit your work. • Design your own questionnaires and get ratings and actionable feedback. • Say which language you write in: people who read in your language find you. • Publish in the public library and manage all your works from your dashboard. • Enter your works in contests and win illustrated cards that can't be bought. • Request quotes from publishing professionals: editing, layout, illustration… • Share your process on the wall and talk privately with your readers. FOR READERS • Read beta manuscripts and give feedback that drives authors forward. • Every report you deliver gives you one more spot for others to read your own work, plus gems and reputation. • Get access to unpublished stories before they're published anywhere. • Review books from the library and build your taste in plain sight. • Take part in contests: the community votes and the podium takes gold, silver and bronze. • Join a reading club: read the same book at the same time and vote on the next read. • Follow your favourite authors and discover what's new in your feed. FOR PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS • Appear in the Publishing Portal, the public directory of professionals. • Receive quote requests from authors across the community. • Show the books you've published and build your reputation. • Manage your profile and your catalogue of services in one place. A COMMUNITY, NOT AN INBOX A wall with no algorithm hiding you. Two tabs and you choose: "For you", the whole community; "Following", only the accounts you follow — you decide your feed, not a machine. You post, comment, react, quote and reply. Direct messages with your beta readers, with an author you follow or with the professional you asked for a quote. Tag the topics you care about with #. Every post has a public link: share it anywhere, even with people who don't have an account. YOUR ACTIVITY GETS REWARDED Every contest gives out an illustrated card, signed by a different artist: gold, silver and bronze for the podium, and a regular version for everyone who enters a work. Cards live in your album, with the gaps for the ones you're missing in plain view, and your album is public: anyone can see what you've won from your profile. They aren't sold or exchanged for money — they're earned by writing. Earn XP, level up and unlock badges for what you do inside. Choose your role and change it whenever you like. Everything in one account: reading, publishing your first work and taking part are free, and Prime is there if you want to publish without limits and see new projects before anyone else. Your next story starts on board. Terms of Use: https://thebooksailor.com/en/legal/condiciones-uso/ Privacy Policy: https://thebooksailor.com/en/legal/politica-privacidad/ Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Moon+ Reader3 screens
TheBookSailor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon+ Reader at none against TheBookSailor's 4. TheBookSailor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TheBookSailor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Moon+ Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon+ Reader ships an update monthly, TheBookSailor every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Moon+ Reader versus TheBookSailor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon+ ReaderTheBookSailor
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAhmed YakoubiBOIRATECH

In-app purchases

None

Moon+ Reader

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TheBookSailor

Subscriptions4
  • Prime mensual$3.991 Month
  • Portal Editorial mensual$8.991 Month
  • Prime anual$49.991 Year
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  • Portal Editorial anual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Moon+ Reader free?
Moon+ Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TheBookSailor free?
TheBookSailor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Moon+ Reader or TheBookSailor have ads?
Moon+ Reader shows ads; TheBookSailor does not.
Which is updated more often, Moon+ Reader or TheBookSailor?
Moon+ Reader ships an update monthly, and TheBookSailor every 2 days. Most recently, Moon+ Reader was updated on November 13, 2026 and TheBookSailor on November 13, 2026.

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