Lu Reader vs OnlyText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Lu Reader
This application offers a streamlined reading experience for various document and e-book formats, including EPUB and PDF. It features customizable reading settings, text-to-speech functionality, and smart library management. Users can back up their data to Google Drive.
- Supports EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOC, FB2, HWP, ZIP, CBZ
- 11 customizable color themes
- Adjustable font size, line spacing, and margins
- In-app brightness control
- Text-to-speech with adjustable speed
- Automatic table of contents generation
- Smart library with sorting and search
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Lu Reader is a fast, clean, all-in-one reader for your documents and e-books - with no clutter and no sign-up required. SUPPORTED FORMATS - Text and e-books: TXT, EPUB, PDF, FB2, DOC, DOCX, HWP, HWPX - Archives containing text files: ZIP, CBZ COMFORTABLE READING - 11 color themes (cream, sepia, mint, black, navy and more) - Fine-tune font size, line spacing and margins - In-app brightness control for reading in the dark - Keep-screen-on, screen rotation and immersive full-screen mode VOICE READING (TTS) - Listen to any text with the current sentence highlighted - Adjustable speed from 0.6x to 2.0x - Choose from voices installed on your device - Sleep timer to stop automatically AUTOMATIC TABLE OF CONTENTS - Builds a chapter list even for plain TXT files - Detects multilingual chapter patterns - Jumps to and highlights the current chapter SMART LIBRARY - Add files from the Files app or the in-app file browser - Reading progress percentage and progress bar - Sort by name, date or progress, and search by filename - Bookmark your position; select a word for dictionary and translation - Auto-scroll and in-text search BACKUP & RESTORE - Safely back up your books, reading positions, bookmarks and settings to your own Google Drive - Restore everything on a new device Lu Reader keeps the focus on reading. Download it and enjoy your library, your way.
OnlyText
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OnlyText is a reader that does one thing: show your plain-text and EPUB files well. No ads, no subscription. β’ Read your files as they are Import TXT and EPUB filesβor whole foldersβfrom the Files app, or drop them into the OnlyText folder in Files. Your folder structure is kept. β’ Text that just works Encodings such as EUC-KR, Shift_JIS, GB18030, Big5 and Windows-1252 are detected automatically. If something still looks wrong, switch the encoding or convert the file to UTF-8. β’ Make it yours Change the font, size, line spacing, colors and margins, and keep different settings per book. Fonts you pick from the Files app work too. β’ Turn pages your way Tap or swipe, use the volume buttons or a keyboard, and choose your own tap zones. β’ Bookmarks, also on Apple Watch Save the current page and see your bookmarks by book on Apple Watch. Positions survive font changes. β’ Private by design Your books and reading history stay on your device. The developer collects no data. Use every feature free for 14 daysβthe trial never charges you. To keep reading after that, buy once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OnlyText at none against Lu Reader's shown. Lu Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Lu Reader | OnlyText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | β |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sanghun jeong | STUDIOJIN |
In-app purchases
Lu Reader
No in-app purchases
OnlyText
No in-app purchases








