Comparison

CrownNovel vs Mong Reader

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

Head to head
About

CrownNovel

Features
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Find your next obsession on CrownNovel. Discover novels, comics and short stories across romance, fantasy, drama, billionaire fiction and more. Save the stories you love, follow your reading progress and always have something new waiting for you. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT STORY Browse genres, trending titles, ongoing stories and completed reads. Search by title, author or CrownNovel Story Code — if someone shares a number like 212, simply enter it in search to find the story. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Save favourites, create reading lists and continue where you left off. Sign into your CrownNovel account to keep your library and reading progress across supported devices. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE Enjoy available free chapters and use CrownNovel Coins to unlock paid chapters. Choose from available coin packs directly in the app, with the price and any applicable bonus clearly shown before purchase. Novel Pass and Shorts Pass subscriptions provide access to eligible content in their respective story categories. Available plans, prices and benefits are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple account settings. SHARE STORIES YOU LOVE Share a CrownNovel story link or Story Code so friends can quickly find the same book. WRITE ON CROWNNOVEL Interested in publishing your own stories? Apply through Become a Writer. Approved writers receive access to the Writer Dashboard to manage their work. HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT CrownNovel includes FAQs, live support, problem reporting and dedicated help for account and payment questions. Start reading on CrownNovel today. Privacy Policy: https://crownnovel.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mong Reader

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

Screenshots

CrownNovel4 screens
Mong Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mong Reader at none against CrownNovel's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. CrownNovel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Mong Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
CrownNovel versus Mong Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrownNovelMong Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlipLabsMinjung Yoo

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CrownNovel

Subscriptions8
  • Shorts Pass Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Novel Pass Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Shorts Pass Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Novel Pass Monthly$39.991 Month
  • Shorts Pass Quarterly$49.993 Months
  • Novel Pass Quarterly$74.993 Months
  • Shorts Pass Annual$149.991 Year
  • Novel Pass Annual$199.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1200 Coins$9.99
  • 2500 Coins$19.99
None

Mong Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrownNovel free?
CrownNovel 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 CrownNovel or Mong Reader have ads?
Neither CrownNovel nor Mong Reader shows ads.

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