Comparison

Lu Reader vs OnlyText

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

OnlyText

Features
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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 filesβ€”or whole foldersβ€”from 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 daysβ€”the trial never charges you. To keep reading after that, buy once.

Screenshots

Lu Reader4 screens
OnlyText4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Lu Reader versus OnlyText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLu ReaderOnlyText
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS15.5 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size95 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersanghun jeongSTUDIOJIN

In-app purchases

None

Lu Reader

No in-app purchases

None

OnlyText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lu Reader free?
Lu Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnlyText free?
OnlyText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lu Reader or OnlyText have ads?
Lu Reader shows ads; OnlyText does not.

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