Comparison

Readune vs Quire

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

Head to head
About

Readune

Features
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Find the line you remember. Keep reading where it leads. Readune is an EPUB and PDF reader for the books you bring. Import your files, search across their text, or listen with natural voices that run on your device. No Readune account is required. SEARCH ACROSS YOUR LIBRARY Remember a phrase but not the book? Search the indexed text of your library in one place. See matching passages grouped by book and jump into the text. Search and indexing happen on your device. Chinese text is searchable within sentences, too. BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Read EPUB, PDF and comics in CBZ or CBR. Import TXT, HTML, Markdown, FB2 and unprotected MOBI or AZW3 files; supported conversions happen on your device. Add files from Files, the Share sheet, drag and drop, or Shortcuts. MAKE ROOM FOR READING Choose Light, Dark, Warm or an E-ink-inspired grayscale theme. Adjust text size, line spacing and margins for reflowable books. Use pages or continuous scrolling. The E-ink mode simulates a paperlike screen with reduced animation; it does not turn your display into E Ink hardware. LISTEN AT YOUR PACE Read Aloud follows sentences with natural voices that run entirely on your device, or with your system voices, and offers playback speed, a sleep timer, background audio and lock-screen controls. Natural voices for more than 30 languages, including English and Chinese, are a one-time download. Free readers get three unlimited days of natural voices from first use, then 10 minutes a day; system voices are always unlimited. Voice availability varies by device and language. KEEP YOUR PLACE Use chapter navigation, bookmarks, in-book search and reading progress. Read comics in either direction. OPTIONAL READUNE PLUS Core importing, reading, library search and Read Aloud with system voices work without Plus. Plus adds unlimited natural voices, optional book-file sync through your own iCloud Drive, a highlights notebook, smart shelves, reading statistics and individual book themes. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a lifetime purchase. Where an introductory offer is available, the app shows its terms before you subscribe. Subscription payments are charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your account settings. YOUR FILES, YOUR CHOICE No ads or tracking. Natural voice packs download once from public model hosts or Readune’s download mirror; speech is then generated on your device, and the text being read is not sent anywhere. Reading positions, bookmarks and preferences can sync through Apple’s iCloud key-value storage. Book files sync only when you enable Plus library sync. Readune does not operate a server that receives your books or searches. Bring your own DRM-free files, or start with the included public-domain sample book. Books shown in screenshots are original illustrations of an imported library and are not included. Image-only books and scanned PDFs without a text layer are not full-text searchable; no OCR is included. Layout and Read Aloud support depend on the file. Privacy: https://readune.thinksview.com/privacy Terms: https://readune.thinksview.com/terms Open-source licenses are available in Settings.

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Quire

Features
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Your ebooks, with the feel of a real book. Read EPUBs, listen aloud and keep your notes in one calm space on iPhone and iPad. Quire brings your own books together with pages you can personalize, a library you can organize and tools that help you return to reading every day. β€’ HYPHENATION Splits long words at suitable line endings to reduce wide spaces between words. β€’ BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS Open DRM-free EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, TXT and FB2 files from Files, including iCloud Drive. Keep your files downloaded on your device for offline reading. Enjoy novels, comics and personal documents in one library. β€’ MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS Choose a clean reading view or the feel of an open book. Explore aged paper and textured edges, adjust fonts, text size, spacing and margins, and switch between light, sepia and dark themes. Turn pages or scroll at your own pace. On iPad, use facing pages when the layout allows. β€’ LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG Read aloud uses the voices available on your device to speak text-based books. Choose a voice, adjust the speed and follow the spoken text as you listen. β€’ KEEP THE WORDS THAT MATTER Highlight passages, write notes and save bookmarks. Search within a book or browse its table of contents to return to the ideas you want to remember. β€’ GIVE YOUR LIBRARY A HOME Browse your books by cover, organize them into collections and keep favorites close. Return to your current read from your library or a Home Screen widget. β€’ BUILD A DAILY READING HABIT Track the time you spend reading in Quire. Set a daily goal, see your reading streak and explore your activity calendar. Reading widgets keep your progress within reach. β€’ GO FURTHER WITH QUIRE PRO Basic reading, unlimited book imports, bookmarks, widgets and existing reading activity reports are free. Quire Pro unlocks rich paper styles and custom fonts, in-app read aloud, creating and editing highlights and notes, custom collections, and detailed 30- and 90-day reading reports with period comparisons and weekday patterns. Quire Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. No account is required. Add a book, make yourself comfortable and start reading. Supported formats: DRM-free EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, TXT and FB2. Reading options vary by format; read aloud requires text content and an available device voice. Privacy Policy: https://60studio.net/apps/quire/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Readune4 screens
Quire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quire at every 2 days against Readune's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Readune sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Quire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readune ships an update every 8 days, Quire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Readune versus Quire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReaduneQuire
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ―“ι‘« 戴ILKER YILDIRIM

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Readune

Subscriptions2
  • Readune Plus β€” Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Readune Plus β€” Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Readune Plus β€” Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Quire

Subscriptions2
  • Quire Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Quire Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Readune free?
Readune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quire free?
Quire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readune or Quire have ads?
Neither Readune nor Quire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readune or Quire?
Readune ships an update every 8 days, and Quire every 2 days. Most recently, Readune was updated on October 28, 2026 and Quire on October 29, 2026.

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