Bare Reader vs Relit

Bare Reader is a calm, distraction-free way to read your EPUB books on iPhone. No accounts. No ads. No sync nags. No feed pulling you away from the page. Just your library and your books — stored privately on your device. Less than 5MB in size, Bare Reader is as lightweight as it gets. READING, THE WAY IT SHOULD FEEL Open a book and everything else disappears. A clean, paginated reading view lets you move through pages the way that feels natural to you: swipe, tap the edges, or use the on-screen page buttons. PRIVATE BY DESIGN LeafReader works entirely offline. Your books and your reading never leave your device: there's no account to create and no data collected. What you read is nobody's business but yours. Bring your own EPUBs and enjoy a reader that gets out of the way. Bare Reader is completely free to use. If you enjoy the app, you can optionally purchase a one-time license to remove the occasional support reminder. Purchasing doesn't unlock anything or change how the app works; it's simply a way to support ongoing development.

Relit reinvents how you read. Upload any book — PDF, EPUB, FB2 — and the app splits it into short, meaningful fragments. One complete thought per screen. Swipe through, one card at a time. The entire original text is there. Nothing is cut, nothing is summarized. Designed for anyone who finds it hard to focus on long paragraphs, gets distracted mid-page, or wants to read more without fighting their own brain. HOW IT WORKS — Upload a book: PDF, EPUB, FB2 — Relit parses it intelligently — by sentences, chapters, and structure, not by raw character count — You read one fragment at a time. Swipe vertically — Progress saves automatically. Pick up exactly where you stopped UNLIKE SUMMARY APPS Relit doesn't shorten or rewrite your book. Every word of the original is preserved. Think of it as a layout change — from walls of text to a smooth, focused feed. Not a digest. The full book, just easier to read. WHY IT WORKS Short, complete fragments are easier to hold in mind than long unbroken paragraphs. Each swipe gives you a small sense of finishing something — instead of losing your place in a wall of text. That's the whole idea: less friction, more finished books. FEATURES — Vertical swipe: read like a feed, one fragment at a time — Chapter navigation: jump between chapters anytime — Daily reading goal: set a fragment target and build a streak — Reading streak: stay consistent, track your progress — Quote sharing: share beautiful quote cards — Speed scroll: scrub through the whole book fast — Dark theme: comfortable reading, day or night — 8 languages: Russian, English, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, German, French — One-time purchase: no subscription, no account needed GOOD TO KNOW — Works fully offline once a book is imported — Your library stays on your device — private by default — No DRM support: Kindle and other DRM-protected files are not supported WHO IT'S FOR — You have ADHD or find it hard to sit with long text — You want to read classics but never get past page three — You're used to short-form content and want the same flow for books — You read in short bursts: on the bus, in line, between tasks — You just want to finish more books NOT A REPLACEMENT — A BRIDGE Relit doesn't aim to replace paper books. It helps you build the habit. Many users find that after reading with Relit, returning to regular books becomes easier. Consider it a workout for your reading muscle. Start reading today. Your first book is minutes away.