Comparison

EPUB Reader vs LibreraX

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

Head to head
About

EPUB Reader

Features
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Bunko is an EPUB reader and ebook reader for books you already own. Import your files, build a personal library and read offline without creating an account. Adjust the text and theme, save highlights and notes, and continue where you left off. MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS • Flip pages with a realistic page curl animation or switch to scrolling. • Adjust font size, line spacing, margins and text alignment. • Choose light, sepia or dark mode, with system theme support. • Pick up where you left off with saved reading progress for every book. HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES • Highlight meaningful passages in your favorite colors. • Save notes alongside selected text. • Find and revisit every highlight and annotation in seconds. YOUR BOOKS. YOUR DEVICE. • Import from Files, iCloud Drive or compatible apps. • Organize and search your library by book title or author. • See covers, reading progress and recently opened books. • Read offline without creating an account. LISTEN, TRANSLATE & LEARN • Read Aloud (Pro): Listen to your books with text-to-speech and adjustable playback speed. • Translate & Dictionary (Pro): Select text to translate words or look up definitions while you read. BUILD A READING HABIT • Track a 7-day reading streak and earn 3 days of Bunko Pro. • Create a shareable Bunko Recap of your reading year (Pro). EPUB READER, PDF READER & MORE • EPUB: Enjoy reflowable text, chapters, a table of contents and reading progress. • PDF: Open documents with smooth, high fidelity rendering. • DOCX & TXT: Turn everyday documents into a comfortable reading experience. • CBZ, CBR, ZIP & RAR: Browse comics and image archives page by page. • XLSX: Quickly view spreadsheets whenever you need them. FREE READING & BUNKO PRO Start free with up to 10 book imports. Upgrade to Bunko Pro for unlimited imports, Read Aloud, instant translation, dictionary features and Bunko Recap. Your purchase also helps support ongoing development. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Read imported books offline. Translation and dictionary lookup require internet access and send the selected text to Google. Bunko uses Firebase Analytics for usage analytics, AdMob for ads and RevenueCat for purchases. Ads may appear in the library; Bunko Pro removes them. See the privacy policy for details. READ IN 15 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Chinese. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime from Settings. Bunko is a reader, not a bookstore. It does not sell, provide or distribute books; it opens files you already own. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://furkanislek.github.io/bunko-privacy-policy.html

About

LibreraX

This application allows you to read a wide variety of book formats, including EPUB and PDF. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, backgrounds, and reading modes. Organize your library, add notes, and even listen to books with text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
  • Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and themes
  • Add bookmarks and notes
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Organize library with tags and favorites
  • Search free books in OPDS Catalogs
Features
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LibreraX Reader by Librera is a beautiful and modern application for reading all the books you love, just download this app and enjoy. Great ways to read books - Support formats EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT - Choose attractive fonts and customize the background - Add bookmarks, notes - Open selected word or sentence in the dictionary - You can find a word or phrase anywhere in your book - Turn on Night Theme to make reading more comfortable - Adjust your screen brightness - Choose of reading mode: scroll continuously or flipping in book pages  - Organize your library any way you like - Search for many free books in OPDS Catalogs - Listen to books that are read out loud to you with Text To Speach (TTS, Speech synthesizer) - Browse the books in the built-in File Manager - Organize books in Favorite list, tags collections - Table of contents - Fonts, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options - Brightness control (swipe up to down to adjust) - Rotation lock, left-right movement lock - Bookmarks (possibility export as text to email) - Double(two) pages, half page or one page on the screen. - Opening books from external applications and browser - Recent (last open) books list - Online book catalogs(OPDS) - Share Web page to EPUB Reader as a book - Beautiful books widget(recent or favorites) to the desktop - Fast reading mode - Support books in the archive Librera Book Reader software Terms of Use (EULA): https://librera.app/terms.html

Screenshots

EPUB Reader4 screens
LibreraX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EPUB Reader at 15.0 against LibreraX's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. EPUB Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LibreraX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPUB Reader ships an update every 6 days, LibreraX every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EPUB Reader versus LibreraX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderLibreraX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB112 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFurkan Akif ISLEKIvan Ivanenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EPUB Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Bunko Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Bunko Pro Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bunko Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

LibreraX

Subscriptions1
  • LibreraX Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LibreraX free?
LibreraX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EPUB Reader or LibreraX have ads?
Both EPUB Reader and LibreraX show ads.
Which is updated more often, EPUB Reader or LibreraX?
EPUB Reader ships an update every 6 days, and LibreraX every 5 days. Most recently, EPUB Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and LibreraX on November 10, 2026.

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