Novel Lite e vs ZRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Novel Lite e
This app provides a simple and efficient way to read ePub books on your iPhone and iPad. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, layouts, and text alignment. It also offers features like search, bookmarks, and night reading for enhanced convenience.
- ePub format support
- Customizable fonts and layout
- Search within book content
- Bookmarks with context
- Night reading mode
- Page and chapter numbering
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Novel Lite is easy way to read books for iPhone and iPad. Novel Lite opens content published in the ePub format. You can add ePub documents from Mail or Safary browser. For easy reading choose Font Fixed layout (portrait or landscape) Text alignment Also Novel Lite supports Search in content of book Bookmarks Comments forward / back navigation night reading numbering by all pages or chapters Main advantages: 1. Excellent quality turning pages. 2. View comments without navigation into book. 3. Bookmarks with context. 4. Absence of dependence on any websites.
ZRead
A versatile reader for ebooks, PDFs, and comics. Supports numerous file formats including EPUB, MOBI, and CBZ. Offers a clean reading experience with privacy in mind.
- EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, MOBI, AZW support
- CBZ, CBR, CB7 comic format support
- Custom source integration
- Privacy-focused design
- Clean reading interface
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Read ebooks, PDFs, and comics with ZRead. ZRead supports EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, MOBI, AZW, and comic formats including CBZ, CBR, and CB7. Privacy: https://zread.app/privacy Terms: https://zread.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZRead at 3.0 against Novel Lite e's 1.0. ZRead also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Novel Lite e's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. ZRead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Novel Lite e asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZRead holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Novel Lite e ships an update every 3 months, ZRead every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Novel Lite e | ZRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugene Smirnov | 光泽 赖 |
In-app purchases
Novel Lite e
No in-app purchases
ZRead
- ZRead Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- ZRead Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
- Founding Member$6.99
- ZRead Pro Lifetime$12.99
