Comparison

Vitreo 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

Vitreo

Features
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Bring your own audiobooks and turn them into a beautiful, private listening experience. Audiobook Player is a native iOS 26 player for the books you already own — import your files and enjoy them with gorgeous design, deep listening stats, and thoughtful controls that help you never lose your place. No accounts. No store. No cloud. Please note: Audiobook Player does not include or sell any audiobooks. It's a player for audio files you already own (MP3, M4A, and M4B). Designed for iOS 26 A native interface built on Apple's latest design, with cover-tinted Now Playing surfaces and a floating mini player that follows you across the app. Nothing is faked — every surface uses Apple's own materials, and it looks right in both light and dark. Bring your own audiobooks • Import from the Files app, or pick a folder or loose audio files • Upload wirelessly over Wi-Fi from any device with a web browser — Mac, Windows, or Linux — no cable or extra software needed • Automatic chapters, cover art, and organization from embedded tags • Supports MP3, M4A, and M4B Understand your listening • Current and best streaks, plus a last-7-days strip • Time listened by day, week, month, year, or all time • Books finished, session lengths, and your typical session • Habits like your peak listening hour and most-active day • Every metric explains, in plain language, exactly how it's measured Never lose your place • Auto-Rewind gently steps you back after a break, so you never lose the thread • Your position is saved continuously and restored the instant you return to a book Fall asleep without losing your spot • A sleep timer that fades out smoothly at a set time or the end of the chapter • Shake your phone to add more time — no need to unlock Play it your way • Adjustable speed from 0.5Ɨ to 3Ɨ, tuned to keep voices natural • Volume boost for quiet recordings • Bookmarks with your own notes • Chapter navigation and customizable skip buttons • Full control from the Lock Screen, Control Center, and AirPods • AirPlay and Bluetooth support • Background playback that keeps going with the screen locked Make the app your own • 12 accent colors that re-tint the whole app — and swap the Home Screen icon to match • Follow the system appearance, or lock light or dark • Set your own in-app language Your history, always actionable A day-by-day feed of everything you've listened to, where every row is a shortcut back into the audio. Continue where a session ended, start a book over, play from a bookmark, or undo a skip — all in a single tap. Search every word As a bonus, you can transcribe your books on-device and search your whole library by what's actually said. Tap any result to jump straight to that moment. Private by design Your library never leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no servers — playback, statistics, and transcription all happen on-device. The optional Wi-Fi transfer works only on your local network and is protected by a one-time passcode. Free to start Play up to 3 books free, forever, with basic playback. Go Premium Unlock your full library and every Premium feature — statistics, bookmarks, sleep timer, auto-rewind, volume boost, speed control, and transcription — with a 14-day free trial. Continue with a monthly or yearly subscription, or pay once with Lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Vitreo4 screens
Easy_Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy_Reader at none against Vitreo's 3. Easy_Reader also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Vitreo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Easy_Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vitreo ships an update every 6 weeks, Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Vitreo versus Easy_Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVitreoEasy_Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanil KashinLuke Mclaughlin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vitreo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$11.99
None

Easy_Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vitreo free?
Vitreo 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 Vitreo or Easy_Reader have ads?
Neither Vitreo nor Easy_Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vitreo or Easy_Reader?
Vitreo ships an update every 6 weeks, and Easy_Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vitreo was updated on October 25, 2026 and Easy_Reader on October 3, 2026.

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