Comparison

Bare Reader vs Easy_Reader

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

Head to head
About

Bare Reader

Features
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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.

About

Easy_Reader

Features
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Easy_Reader transforms everyday documents into a focused reading room for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose thoughtful typography and atmospheric themes, then let Focus Flow introduce sentences or paragraphs at a comfortable pace. Natural narration, subtle motion, and optional soundscapes help the words feel present without becoming distracting. READ BEAUTIFULLY • Sentence, paragraph, and page-based Focus Flow • Carefully designed type, spacing, themes, and Liquid Glass controls • Adjustable reading speed, focus, margins, and motion • Optional rain, ocean, fireplace, and brown-noise atmosphere LISTEN NATURALLY • Automatic language detection with the best matching Apple voice installed on your device • Optional manual voice selection, pace control, and synchronized playback navigation FIND ANYTHING • Search by exact phrase, all words, typo-tolerant matching, semantic similarity, or regular expression • Navigate by contents, source or virtual page, and individually numbered paragraph • Jump straight from a search result to its exact place in the document READ AND REMEMBER • Add highlights, bookmarks, and passage-anchored typed notes • Write by hand with Apple Pencil or a finger on iPhone and iPad • Keep original handwriting or convert it to editable text • Export annotated PDF, Word, EPUB, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and text files BRING YOUR DOCUMENTS Import PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF, HTML, Markdown, text, and images. Scanned pages can be recognized on-device with Vision OCR. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library, annotations, search index, reading history, and narration remain on-device. No account or sign-in is required. FREE TO START Read up to three documents with the core reader, narration, notes, bookmarks, and local library. EASY_READER PREMIUM Choose monthly or annual Premium to unlock unlimited imports, Smart Search, annotated export, and personalization. Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscription are available in Settings.

Screenshots

Bare Reader4 screens
Easy_Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy_Reader at none against Bare Reader's 1. Bare Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Bare Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy_Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bare Reader ships an update every 5 days, Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Bare Reader versus Easy_Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBare ReaderEasy_Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel Rayestu AbdulrachmanLuke Mclaughlin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bare Reader

One-time1
  • Support Development$1.99
None

Easy_Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bare Reader free?
Bare Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy_Reader free?
Easy_Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bare Reader or Easy_Reader have ads?
Neither Bare Reader nor Easy_Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bare Reader or Easy_Reader?
Bare Reader ships an update every 5 days, and Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bare Reader was updated on October 9, 2026 and Easy_Reader on October 3, 2026.

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