eLib vs Foliant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eLib
This application allows users to read e-books in popular formats like EPUB, FB2, and PDF. It offers offline reading capabilities, customizable text settings, and a night mode for comfortable viewing. The app provides a simple interface for easy navigation and progress saving.
- Offline reading
- Supports EPUB, FB2, PDF
- Adjustable text size
- Night mode
- Reading progress saving
- Simple interface
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eLib — удобная читалка электронных книг для смартфона. Приложение создано для тех, кто хочет быстро открывать книги и комфортно читать в популярных форматах EPUB, FB2 и PDF. eLib отлично подходит для чтения художественной литературы, учебных материалов и документов без подключения к интернету. Поддерживаемые форматы: EPUB, FB2, PDF Основные возможности: - Чтение книг офлайн - Быстрое открытие файлов EPUB, FB2 и PDF - Настройка размера текста - Удобная навигация по книге - Сохранение прогресса чтения - Ночной режим для комфортного чтения в темноте - Простой и понятный интерфейс eLib помогает сделать чтение удобным и доступным в одном приложении. Загрузите книги на устройство и читайте в любое время — дома, в дороге, на работе или учебе. Обратная связь: d.ivee61@gmail.com
Foliant
This app offers a print-like reading experience with features such as hyphenation, justified text, and footnotes. Customize your reading with various page turn effects, adjustable brightness, and personalized fonts and paper textures. Organize books by series and shelves, and easily access content from multiple sources.
- Print-like typesetting
- Customizable page turns
- Adjustable brightness
- Series and shelf organization
- Notes and bookmarks
- Import from various sources
- OPDS and WebDAV support
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Foliant is a reader for people who read a lot, and for a long time. Books are typeset by its own engine, so a page looks the way a typesetter would set it — not like a web page. LIKE PRINT • Hyphenation and justified text — without rivers of spaces. • Footnotes at the bottom of the page, as in a printed book. A long footnote continues on the next page. • Images, tables and poems keep the look the book gives them. • Lines are never cut by the screen edge: a page holds only whole lines. TURN PAGES YOUR WAY • Tap, swipe or use the volume buttons. • Page turn effects: page peel or slide. Or none at all. • Scroll reading with auto-scroll — change the speed on the go. • Adjust brightness with a gesture at the screen edge. SERIES AND SHELVES • Books of a series gather on their own shelf, in order. • Finished a volume? The next one is already prepared — it opens with a page turn, no trip back to the library. • Your own shelves, “read” marks, ratings and thoughts about a book. • Recently added books wait at the top of the library. EVERYTHING AT HAND • Table of contents with progress by chapter. • Bookmarks, quotes and notes tied to a place in the book. • Search in a book and across the whole library. • Translate a selection and look words up in the system dictionary. MAKE IT YOURS • Fonts, size, line spacing, margins and indents. • Paper to choose from: rice, brown, beach sand, snow, night and more — with texture or a solid color. • Reading indicator at the top or bottom: chapter, pages, clock. • Give any book its own settings. BOOKS FROM ANYWHERE • Add books from Files, via Share (several at once) or from zip archives. • Book covers appear right in the Files app. • OPDS catalogs and WebDAV servers. • Sync your reading position with KOReader and other readers via KOSync. • “Continue reading” widget on the Home Screen. NO TRACKING No ads, analytics or sign-up. Your books and notes stay on your device; the app only connects to servers you add yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: eLib at 3 against Foliant's 1. eLib also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eLib ships an update every 5 days, Foliant every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eLib | Foliant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danil Petruhin | Yana Khalikova |
In-app purchases
eLib
No in-app purchases
Foliant
No in-app purchases







