Comparison

Anyview vs Unison Reader

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

Head to head
About

Anyview

Features
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Comics and books in one app. Free, with no ads. Open archives without unzipping, and read books on a server without downloading. Start on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your iPad or Mac. ■ FREE, ALWAYS · Every feature is free. Nothing is locked · No ads, no subscription, no trial period · No in-app purchases of any kind ■ FORMATS · Archives — zip, cbz, rar, cbr, 7z, cb7, tar, cbt · 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 ■ READ ALOUD (TTS) · 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 ■ BOOK SERVERS · Connect to OPDS, SMB and WebDAV servers — a NAS, a shared folder on your PC, or an OPDS catalog such as Komga or Calibre · Tap a book to read it right away, without downloading · Save books to your library, or a whole folder at once ■ 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 · Syncs your place across your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud ■ NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING COLLECTED · 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, and book servers are only the ones you add)

About

Unison Reader

This app allows you to seamlessly switch between reading an ebook and listening to its audiobook. It synchronizes narration with text, offers generated voices for ebooks without audiobooks, and supports various file formats. Customize your reading experience with adjustable layouts, speeds, and appearance settings.

Highlights
  • Read and listen in sync
  • Generated voices for ebooks
  • Text generation from audiobooks
  • Import various file formats (EPUB, PDF, DOCX)
  • Customizable reading layouts and appearance
  • Highlighting, bookmarking, and word lookup
  • iCloud library synchronization
Features
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Your ebook. Your audiobook. One place in the story. Bring both versions of a book to Unison Reader and move seamlessly between reading and listening. Follow your audiobook's narrator in the text, word by word, then pick up reading where you left off. READ AND LISTEN TOGETHER Add your audiobook to its matching ebook. Unison Reader aligns the narration with the text on your device, so you can listen, read along, or switch between the two without hunting for your place. START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Only have the ebook? Choose a voice generated on your device to read it aloud. Only have the audiobook? Unison Reader can generate text from its narration. These options help you read and listen even when you do not have both versions. YOUR BOOKS, YOUR LIBRARY Import EPUBs, PDFs, Word documents, plain text, Markdown, HTML, and other supported book files. Browse Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, or download books and audiobooks from your own supported library server. MAKE READING COMFORTABLE Choose a paged, scrolling, or caption layout. Adjust appearance, listening speed, word emphasis, and how the text follows the voice. Save highlights and bookmarks, look up words, and adjust pronunciations. AT HOME ON YOUR DEVICES Sync your library through your own iCloud account when iCloud Drive is available. Speech generation and audiobook alignment happen on your device. Generated audio is prepared while Unison Reader is open; prepared audio continues playing with the screen locked. TRY LISTENING Reading is free. One hour of listening in step with the text is included. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks continued listening with your own audiobook or a generated voice. No subscription. Bring your own book and audiobook files; commercial titles are not included.

Screenshots

Anyview4 screens
Unison Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anyview at none against Unison Reader's 1. Anyview also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). Unison Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads 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. Unison Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anyview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anyview ships an update every 9 days, Unison Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anyview versus Unison Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyviewUnison Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB223 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJaehyun ShinMagrathea Software, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Anyview

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Unison Reader

One-time1
  • Listening unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Anyview free?
Anyview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unison Reader free?
Unison Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anyview or Unison Reader have ads?
Neither Anyview nor Unison Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anyview or Unison Reader?
Anyview ships an update every 9 days, and Unison Reader every 2 days. Most recently, Anyview was updated on October 26, 2026 and Unison Reader on October 24, 2026.

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