Comparison

Readive vs Anyview

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

Head to head
About

Readive

Features
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Readive is an all-in-one reader for organizing and enjoying comics, ebooks, documents, and audiobooks in a single library. Key features - Supports EPUB, PDF, CBZ, ZIP, TXT, MP3, and more - A local library for importing and organizing files from your device - Dedicated reading experiences for image-based and text-based books - Audiobook playback with resume support - Reading position, bookmarks, and reading history - Multiple themes, fonts, and reading settings - Reading time and recent reading activity insights Readive does not require account registration. Imported files and most reading data are processed locally on your device. The free version may display ads in some areas. Premium removes ads and unlocks additional themes, fonts, reading music, and reading insights. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and can be managed or canceled in your device settings. Supported formats and some features may vary depending on the file structure and operating system environment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Anyview

Features
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Comics and books in one app. Free, with no ads. No unzipping required. Anyview opens zip, cbz, cbr and rar archives as they are, and folds a folder of loose images into a single volume. Your txt, epub, mobi, fb2, pdf and hwp files sit in the same library. ■ FREE, ALWAYS · Every feature is free. Nothing is locked · No ads, no subscription, no trial period · No in-app purchases of any kind ■ FORMATS · Comics — zip, cbz, cbr, rar · Images — png, jpg, gif, webp, heic and more · E-books — epub, mobi, azw3, fb2 · Text — txt, html · Documents — pdf, hwp, hwpx ■ READING COMICS · Page turn — Page Curl, Slide, Instant, or Continuous Scroll · Left-to-right or right-to-left reading · Two pages, split wide pages, trim edges · Invert colors · Auto-Turn at an interval you choose · Carry on into the next volume when one ends ■ READING TEXT · Three themes (White, Ivory, Night) with Light, Dark or Match Screen Mode · Adjust typeface, text size, line, letter and word spacing, and side margins · Add your own font files · Auto-format paragraphs in text with broken line breaks · Contents, bookmarks, and search within the book (with recent searches) · Jump back with ↶ after moving by contents or search ■ LISTENING · Text is read aloud · Speed from 0.5x to 2x · Sleep timer — 15, 30 or 60 minutes · Keeps reading with the screen off or in another app, with Lock Screen controls ■ ADDING FILES · Wi-Fi Transfer — open the address shown on screen in your computer's browser and drop files in. No cable needed · Files app, share sheet from other apps, or paste · Drag and drop on iPad ■ HIDDEN FOLDER · Hide books and folders you would rather not show, and bring them back with Face ID ■ WHERE YOU LEFT OFF · Every book reopens at the page you stopped on ■ NO ACCOUNT, NO SERVER · No sign-up · Your books stay on your device. Nothing is collected · Works without an internet connection (Wi-Fi Transfer stays within your own network)

Screenshots

Readive4 screens
Anyview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Anyview at none against Readive's shown. Readive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Readive versus Anyview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadiveAnyview
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersungbin jungJaehyun Shin

In-app purchases

None

Readive

No in-app purchases

None

Anyview

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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