Comparison

Widget Reader vs Quire

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

Head to head
About

Widget Reader

Features
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Bring your own books into a quieter reading space. Widget Reader makes it easy to read a page, listen to a chapter, or enjoy a short passage from your Home Screen. • Import DRM-free EPUB, TXT, text-based PDF, MOBI/AZW, Markdown, HTML and FB2. • Choose files from your device, iCloud Drive or third-party cloud services enabled in Files. • Adjust fonts, text size, spacing, themes and page turns. • Listen with installed offline system voices, sentence highlighting and a sleep timer. • Save bookmarks, highlights and notes. Put your current book in a Home Screen widget. • Pro adds unlimited imports, organization, reading reports, advanced widgets, exports and optional private iCloud sync. Imported files are local copies; changes to the original do not update them. Export Google Docs to a supported format first. Scanned PDFs, OCR and DRM-protected books are not supported. Interactive widgets require iOS 17 or later. iPhone includes up to 10 unique books for free. Reading and library actions on iPad require Pro. Weekly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Any trial is subject to App Store eligibility; see the purchase screen for current prices and terms. No app account or advertising. Books stay local unless you enable private iCloud sync. https://reader.jameshaoyu.com/privacy https://reader.jameshaoyu.com/subscription-terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Quire

Features
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Your ebooks, with the feel of a real book. Read EPUBs, listen aloud and keep your notes in one calm space on iPhone and iPad. Quire brings your own books together with pages you can personalize, a library you can organize and tools that help you return to reading every day. • BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Open DRM-free EPUB, CBZ, TXT and FB2 files from Files, including iCloud Drive. Keep your files downloaded on your device for offline reading. Enjoy novels, comics and personal documents in one library. • MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS Choose a clean reading view or the feel of an open book. Explore aged paper and textured edges, adjust fonts, text size, spacing and margins, and switch between light, sepia and dark themes. Turn pages or scroll at your own pace. On iPad, use facing pages when the layout allows. • LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG Read aloud uses the voices available on your device to speak text-based books. Choose a voice, adjust the speed and follow the spoken text as you listen. • KEEP THE WORDS THAT MATTER Highlight passages, write notes and save bookmarks. Search within a book or browse its table of contents to return to the ideas you want to remember. • GIVE YOUR LIBRARY A HOME Browse your books by cover, organize them into collections and keep favorites close. Return to your current read from your library or a Home Screen widget. • BUILD A DAILY READING HABIT Track the time you spend reading in Quire. Set a daily goal, see your reading streak and explore your activity calendar. Reading widgets keep your progress within reach. • GO FURTHER WITH QUIRE PRO Basic reading, unlimited book imports, bookmarks, widgets and existing reading activity reports are free. Quire Pro unlocks rich paper styles and custom fonts, in-app read aloud, creating and editing highlights and notes, custom collections, and detailed 30- and 90-day reading reports with period comparisons and weekday patterns. Quire Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. No account is required. Add a book, make yourself comfortable and start reading. Supported formats: DRM-free EPUB, CBZ, TXT and FB2. Reading options vary by format; read aloud requires text content and an available device voice. Privacy Policy: https://60studio.net/apps/quire/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widget Reader4 screens
Quire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Reader at none against Quire's 2. Widget Reader also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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. Quire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Widget Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Widget Reader versus Quire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget ReaderQuire
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩宇 黄ILKER YILDIRIM

In-app purchases

None

Widget Reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Quire

Subscriptions2
  • Quire Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Quire Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Reader free?
Widget Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quire free?
Quire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Reader or Quire have ads?
Neither Widget Reader nor Quire shows ads.

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