Comparison

Boundless Reader vs Grafumi

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

Head to head
About

Boundless Reader

This app allows you to read manga, comics, and novels from your own files or connected servers. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and reading modes. It offers optional account syncing and robust family controls for content management.

Highlights
  • Read manga, comics, and novels
  • Import local files (CBZ, PDF, text)
  • Connect to self-hosted servers
  • Customizable reading modes and fonts
  • Optional account syncing
  • Family controls for content filtering
  • Offline reading support
Features
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Boundless is a manga, manhwa, comic, and novel reader built to browse, track, and read across your own library, all in one continuous interface. Bring in your own files (CBZ, PDF, text, Markdown) or connect a self-hosted Komga server, and plug in user-built sources to extend your library further. Everything can be read as; paged, vertical, or webtoon, with automatic chapter loading and prefetch so the next one is ready before you get there. An account is optional. Sign in to sync your library, history, and progress across devices, or skip it and read fully offline with local files. READING, YOUR WAY • System, Serif, Rounded, Monospaced, or a dyslexia-friendly font, with full spacing control • Auto-scroll, custom tap zones, and tap cooldowns • Nine accent colors, a true black Void theme for AMOLED, and animated backgrounds BUILT FOR APPLE Genuinely native on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac, not one layout stretched across all three. FAMILY CONTROLS Blur or hide covers by rating or genre, and lock restricted content behind a PIN. Full backup and restore, offline downloads, and reading history grouped by day. Boundless doesn't host or supply content itself: what you read comes from your own files, your own server, or the sources you choose to utilise.

About

Grafumi

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Your books. Your comics. Your reading space. Grafumi brings ebooks, comics, and manga together in a simple, elegant library with no ads and no in-app purchases required. Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import your files, connect your personal catalogs, or discover classics from Project Gutenberg. Once downloaded or imported, your books are ready to enjoy offline. BUILD YOUR OWN LIBRARY • Read EPUB, PDF, and TXT files. • Enjoy comics and manga in CBZ and CBR formats. • Import books through the Files app, including from iCloud Drive. • Browse your collection by cover and find your next read with built-in search. READ YOUR WAY • Pick up where you left off. • Choose light mode, dark mode, or follow your device’s appearance settings. • Keep reading offline after importing or downloading your books. CONNECT YOUR BOOK CATALOGS • Browse OPDS catalogs, including those served by Calibre. • Access catalogs that require authentication. • Save your catalog settings for easy access. • Download available books straight to your library. DISCOVER CLASSICS WITH PROJECT GUTENBERG • Search Project Gutenberg for your next read. • Download available EPUB editions for free. • Revisit familiar classics or discover something unexpected. AD-FREE. SUPPORT IS OPTIONAL. Enjoy Grafumi without making any in-app purchases. If you love the app, you can support its development by buying the developer a coffee. It’s entirely optional. Open Grafumi. Find your next great read.

Screenshots

Boundless Reader4 screens
Grafumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boundless Reader at none against Grafumi's 6. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Grafumi sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Boundless Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Boundless Reader versus Grafumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoundless ReaderGrafumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMuhammad SarfrazArnaud de Bock

In-app purchases

None

Boundless Reader

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Grafumi

One-time6
  • Espresso$0.99
  • One Coffee$1.99
  • Double Coffee$3.99
Show 3 more
  • Coffee Treat$4.99
  • Very Generous$8.99
  • Exceptional Support$17.99

Questions

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

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