Comparison

LibreraX vs Lithe Reader

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

Head to head
About

LibreraX

This application allows you to read a wide variety of book formats, including EPUB and PDF. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, backgrounds, and reading modes. Organize your library, add notes, and even listen to books with text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
  • Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and themes
  • Add bookmarks and notes
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Organize library with tags and favorites
  • Search free books in OPDS Catalogs
Features
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LibreraX Reader by Librera is a beautiful and modern application for reading all the books you love, just download this app and enjoy. Great ways to read books - Support formats EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT - Choose attractive fonts and customize the background - Add bookmarks, notes - Open selected word or sentence in the dictionary - You can find a word or phrase anywhere in your book - Turn on Night Theme to make reading more comfortable - Adjust your screen brightness - Choose of reading mode: scroll continuously or flipping in book pages  - Organize your library any way you like - Search for many free books in OPDS Catalogs - Listen to books that are read out loud to you with Text To Speach (TTS, Speech synthesizer) - Browse the books in the built-in File Manager - Organize books in Favorite list, tags collections - Table of contents - Fonts, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options - Brightness control (swipe up to down to adjust) - Rotation lock, left-right movement lock - Bookmarks (possibility export as text to email) - Double(two) pages, half page or one page on the screen. - Opening books from external applications and browser - Recent (last open) books list - Online book catalogs(OPDS) - Share Web page to EPUB Reader as a book - Beautiful books widget(recent or favorites) to the desktop - Fast reading mode - Support books in the archive Librera Book Reader software Terms of Use (EULA): https://librera.app/terms.html

About

Lithe Reader

This app allows you to read EPUB and PDF files offline, with text-to-speech functionality. Organize your library, adjust reading settings, and add notes. A Pro version offers advanced features like custom fonts, two-column reading, and on-device text recognition.

Highlights
  • Offline EPUB and PDF reading
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Library organization
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Bookmark and note creation
  • Pro features: custom fonts, two-column view, search
Features
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Lithe Reader — Read EPUB and PDF offline, listen with text-to-speech and save reading notes. Import your own EPUB, PDF, TXT, MOBI and AZW3 files from your device or over Wi-Fi. Organize your library, adjust text size and backgrounds, and add bookmarks and notes. Listen with system voices, track your reading time and export backups manually. Pro adds custom fonts and backgrounds, two-column reading, library-wide text search, batch note export, reading reports, automatic local backups and on-device text recognition for scanned PDFs. Lithe Reader Pro • Subscribe for 1 month, 3 months or 1 year. All plans include the same features. • The local price is shown in the App Store. Your Apple Account is charged when you confirm the purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal during the final 24 hours of that period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in the App Store. Access continues until the paid period ends. Deleting the app, signing out or deleting your account does not cancel the subscription. Support: support@conflorix.com Privacy Policy: https://litheread.com/pages/en-US/privacy.html Service Agreement: https://litheread.com/pages/en-US/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

LibreraX4 screens
Lithe Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lithe Reader at none against LibreraX's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. LibreraX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Lithe Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LibreraX against 5.0 for Lithe Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LibreraX ships an update every 5 days, Lithe Reader every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LibreraX versus Lithe Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibreraXLithe Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan IvanenkoLingyuan Huisheng Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

LibreraX

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lithe Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LibreraX

Subscriptions1
  • LibreraX Pro$0.991 Month
3 purchases

Lithe Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Lithe Reader Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Lithe Reader Pro 3-Month$1.993 Months
  • Lithe Reader Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is LibreraX free?
LibreraX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lithe Reader free?
Lithe Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LibreraX or Lithe Reader?
LibreraX and Lithe Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LibreraX or Lithe Reader have ads?
LibreraX shows ads; Lithe Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, LibreraX or Lithe Reader?
LibreraX ships an update every 5 days, and Lithe Reader every 9 days. Most recently, LibreraX was updated on November 10, 2026 and Lithe Reader on November 10, 2026.

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