Bro Reader vs Open Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bro Reader
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Bro Reader is a cosy reader for your own books and audiobooks that helps you read every day. • FB2, EPUB and TXT — plus ZIP, RAR and 7z archives: every book inside is added. • Audiobooks from your MP3, M4A, M4B and OGG files: chapters, 0.8–2× speed, sleep timer, bookmarks. • Listen: your device's voice reads any book aloud, offline. • Turn pages with the volume buttons or a light flick of the wrist — easy one-handed reading. • Font, size, spacing, margins and background — tuned to your eyes. • Search inside books, bookmarks, quotes and notes in one tap. • Daily goal, reading streak and stats by week, month and year. • One Bro account for all your devices: progress, quotes and stats stay in sync. An account is optional. • Your books stay on your device. No ads. Bro Reader doesn't sell or distribute books — it's a reader for your own files and public-domain works.
Open Reader
This app allows you to read your own EPUB, PDF, and CBZ files without converting them. It saves your progress automatically and offers extensive customization for text and background settings. Access your books directly from the Files app and enjoy offline reading.
- Read EPUB, PDF, and CBZ files
- Automatic page saving
- Customizable text and backgrounds
- Offline reading support
- Direct file access via Files app
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Read your own EPUB, PDF and CBZ comic files, and pick up exactly where you stopped. Open Reader keeps your books as ordinary files in Files > On My iPhone > Open Reader. Nothing is converted, hidden in a private library or offloaded to the cloud, so you can see, move and back up your books like any other file. • Your page is saved on every page turn, and survives closing the app, text size changes and relaunching. • EPUB, PDF and CBZ comics all open in this version, with no format locked behind a purchase. • 14 text sizes, plus line spacing, paragraph spacing, margins, justification and font. • Paper, Sepia, Night or Auto backgrounds. • Tap the edge of the page to turn it; the table of contents is one tap away. • Add many books at once, or a whole folder, from the Files app. Open in Open Reader from other apps. • Works offline. Remote images and scripts inside books are blocked. This version is free, with no account, ads, analytics or in-app purchases. Open Reader doesn't sell books and doesn't remove DRM; it opens DRM-free files you already have.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bro Reader at 15.0 against Open Reader's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Bro Reader | Open Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Biriukov | Paul Jump |
In-app purchases
Bro Reader
No in-app purchases
Open Reader
No in-app purchases









