Comparison

Brio Reader vs Mong Reader

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

Head to head
About

Brio Reader

Features
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No login. No account. No data collection. Brio Reader is a private book reader for the books and web pages already on your phone. There is nothing to sign up for. Brio does not collect your books, saved pages, reading history, or personal library. They stay on your device. READ AND WATCH AT THE SAME TIME Keep a website video playing in a movable mini player while you turn the pages of a book. Background playback can continue when you leave the screen or turn it off. It is a reading setup a typical ebook reader does not give you. BRING YOUR OWN LIBRARY Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, or ZIP files already on your phone. Move by chapter, turn pages, and adjust type size, colors, and themes for comfortable reading. TURN THE WEB INTO A READER Open a web page inside Brio, clear away distractions, fit the text to your screen, hear it read aloud, and save the clean article for offline reading. LISTEN YOUR WAY Use voices already installed on your device, change speaking speed, set a sleep timer, and control playback from the lock screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No login. No account. No data collection. No ads and no cloud library. Your content and backups stay on your phone, under your control. BUILT FOR MULTILINGUAL READING Use English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese. Choose the reading voice, and convert book text between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Try every reading feature for 30 days. If Brio fits the way you read, unlock it onceβ€”no subscription. Brio presents PDF and EPUB files as clean extracted text rather than a print layout. Password-protected or DRM files and scanned-only documents cannot be opened; OCR is not included.

About

Mong Reader

Features
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Mong Reader is an offline reader for TXT novels and documents. β€’ No ads, no account, no internet β€” files stay on your device and are never sent anywhere β€’ Paper-style page turns, slide, or scroll; two-page spread on iPad β€’ Automatic table of contents, bookmarks, in-text search, auto-saved position β€’ Read aloud (TTS) with speed and voice choice and automatic page turning β€’ Auto page-turn timer β€’ Fonts, size, line spacing, margins; light, sepia, dark and black themes β€’ Auto-detects UTF-8, EUC-KR, Shift-JIS and UTF-16 β€’ Import TXT files inside ZIPs, automatic series grouping, favorites and sorting β€’ Korean, Japanese, English and Chinese interface Read quietly in your own little library.

Screenshots

Brio Reader3 screens
Mong Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mong Reader at none against Brio Reader's 1. Mong Reader also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Brio Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mong Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brio Reader ships an update every 2 days, Mong Reader daily. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Brio Reader versus Mong Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrio ReaderMong Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMERIDIAN INNOVATION LLCMinjung Yoo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brio Reader

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99
None

Mong Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brio Reader free?
Brio Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mong Reader free?
Mong Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brio Reader or Mong Reader have ads?
Neither Brio Reader nor Mong Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brio Reader or Mong Reader?
Brio Reader ships an update every 2 days, and Mong Reader daily. Most recently, Brio Reader was updated on November 10, 2026 and Mong Reader on November 10, 2026.

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