Eluna Reader vs Rukomi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eluna Reader
This app opens over 20 document formats, allowing you to read, annotate, and organize your books and documents privately on your own device. It offers extensive customization for reading experience and syncs across devices without an account.
- Supports 20+ formats including EPUB, PDF, MOBI, CBZ, CBR
- Read-aloud with sentence highlighting
- Customizable typography and page-turning animations
- Exportable notes and highlights to Markdown, JSON, CSV
- Offline sync via iCloud or WebDAV
- On-device OCR for searchable PDFs
- Private by default, no trackers or telemetry
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No subscription. No ads. No account. No AI. Eluna Reader opens almost any book or document — over 20 formats — and keeps every page, note and bookmark on your own device. Most reading apps rent you your own library. Eluna never does: reading is free, the only purchase is a one-time tip that unlocks nothing, and anything you write stays yours. READS 20+ FORMATS EPUB (2 & 3), FB2, FB3, MOBI, AZW3, PRC, PDF, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, CHM, UMD and comics (CBZ, CBR, CBT) — even books inside ZIP archives. One shelf for novels, manga, manhwa, textbooks and PDFs alike. READ-ALOUD & REAL PAGE NUMBERS Listen to any book with the built-in read-aloud voice, the current sentence highlighted as it speaks. See real page numbers — "page 128 of 512" — not just a percentage, in a status bar you assemble yourself. TYPESET IT YOUR WAY Paged mode with slide, fade and 3D page-turn animations, or a smooth continuous scroll. Portrait or landscape, two-page spread on a tablet. 5 bundled fonts including OpenDyslexic, or import your own TTF/OTF. Fractional font size, four independent margins, line and paragraph spacing, hyphenation. Keep the publisher's own CSS, or force your own styling on top. NOTES THAT LEAVE THE APP Highlight in many colors, tag notes with hashtags, pin and group them into a second brain. Export the whole library to Markdown, Obsidian, Readwise, JSON or CSV — and import it back. Your annotations belong to you, not to a database. SYNC WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Reading position, highlights, notes and reading statistics stay in step across iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud — encrypted end to end, no server, no sign-up. Speak KOReader's sync protocol (KOSync) or point it at your own WebDAV folder to plug into Kavita, Komga or Calibre-Web. FIND ANYTHING Full-text search across every book, inside PDF pages, and through all of your notes at once. On-device OCR reads scanned PDFs so even they become searchable — nothing is ever uploaded. BUILT FOR LONG READING Automatic day and night, sepia, OLED-black and e-ink themes. Blue-light filter, on-screen reading ruler, brightness control and auto-scroll. Remap tap zones, swipes and the volume keys. Dictionary and translation on any word — strictly opt-in. Browse OPDS catalogs and your own servers. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Works fully offline. No trackers, no telemetry, and no AI trained on your books. Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock and screenshot protection. Every connection the app can make is listed on a single screen. 61 LANGUAGES, 63 BADGES The whole app is translated into 61 languages. Reading statistics, daily streaks and 63 achievement badges keep the habit going. Eluna Reader — a power reader that respects your library and your privacy.
Rukomi
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Rukomi is a comic reader and local library manager built for comic collectors. Import and organize comics on your iPhone or iPad, or access remote libraries through SMB, WebDAV, or OPDS. When supported by the server and file format, you can start streaming immediately without downloading the entire file first. 【Broad Format Support】 Supports comic archives, documents, ebooks, and common image formats, including ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR, PDF, EPUB, MOBI/AZW/AZW3, JPG/JPEG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, HEIC/HEIF, BMP, TIFF/TIF, and SVG. No manual extraction or conversion is required—import a file and start reading. 【Open a Remote Library and Start Reading】 Connect to a computer, NAS, or remote library through SMB, WebDAV, or OPDS. Supported files are loaded on demand, so you can start reading without waiting for the entire comic to download—ideal for large collections. 【Multiple Ways to Import and Access】 Import individual files or entire folders from the Files app, or transfer comics to your local library over Wi‑Fi. You can also mount folders or connect to SMB, WebDAV, OPDS, and cloud storage to access local and remote collections in the way that works best for you. 【AI Image Enhancement】 Intelligently reduces blur and jagged edges in older comics for a more comfortable reading experience. 【A Reader Designed for Comics】 Adapts to manga, Western comics, and vertical-scroll comics with right-to-left, left-to-right, and vertical reading. Choose your preferred page transition and use two-page view, split spreads, edge cropping, and auto-read to make every session feel natural. 【Organize Your Local Library】 Manage your local collection with folders and tags. Search, sort, pin titles, and choose from multiple library layouts to find what you want quickly. Reading progress is saved automatically, so you can pick up where you left off. 【Keep Track of Every Reading Session】 View reading time, pages read, reading streaks, title rankings, and your reading calendar. Look back on your reading history and see every session add up. 【Create a Reading Space of Your Own】 Choose from multiple themes and display settings, and personalize your reading space with custom fonts and theme wallpapers. Some features require an in-app purchase to upgrade to Pro. -- Pro benefits: While your Pro access is active, you can use all advanced features included with Pro. -- Monthly (one month), quarterly (three months), and annual (one year) plans are auto-renewable subscriptions. -- Actual prices are shown at the time of purchase. Charges are converted to your local currency using the current exchange rate defined by iTunes, and payment is charged to your iTunes Account when the purchase is confirmed. 【Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Subscription Services】 -- By purchasing a monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription, you authorize Rukomi to charge the Pro subscription fee for the next billing period to your iTunes Account (the “Account”) as your current subscription period approaches its end. Your Account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. If payment fails because of insufficient funds, Rukomi may suspend or terminate your Pro access without further notice. -- To cancel an auto-renewable subscription on an iOS device, go to Settings → iTunes Store & App Store → Apple ID → View Apple ID → Subscriptions, then cancel the subscription. -- Privacy Policy: https://comic.teem.ink/privacy -- Terms of Service and Auto-Renewal Terms: https://comic.teem.ink/terms
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Verdict
Eluna Reader and Rukomi are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Eluna Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rukomi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eluna Reader ships an update fortnightly, Rukomi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eluna Reader | Rukomi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Serhii Vakulenchyk | 添欢 谢 |
In-app purchases
Eluna Reader
- Coffee$1.99
- Snack$4.99
- Generous Tip$9.99
Rukomi
- yearly subscription$6.991 Year
- Pro$9.99








