TotalReader Pro vs MapleRead CE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TotalReader Pro
This app is a comprehensive reader for a vast array of document and book formats, including ePub, PDF, MOBI, and comic books. It offers extensive customization options for reading, cloud integration, and file management features.
- Supports over 30 file formats
- Cloud and network service integration
- Customizable reading experience
- Built-in file manager
- Speech synthesizer
- Multiple page turning animations
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The BEST application for reading books: *.fb2, *.epub, *.mobi, *.azw, *.prc, *.chm, *.fbz, *.rtf, *.txt (all encodings), documents: *.djvu, *.pdf, *.xps, office documents: *.doc, *.docx, *.xls, *.xlsx, *.ppt, *.pptx, *.pages, *.numbers, *.key, comic books: *.cbr, *.cbz, *.cb7, *.cbt and sources: *.h, *.c, *.cpp, *.m, *.java, *.cs ... All formats are thoroughly elaborated and are 100% supported by the application, including the styles, chapters, tables, links, footnotes etc. The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the formats functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.), Providing a maximum productivity and comfort when working with large documents. Elegant design, extended functionality, high speed and stability of work will make reading of your favorite literature a pleasurable experience. You can contact technical support and leave a comment without quitting the application. TotalReader’s special features: ■ Wide range of supported formats (fb2, epub, mobi, azw, prc, chm, fbz, rtf, txt(all encodings), djvu, pdf, xps, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pages, numbers, key, cbr, cbz, cb7, cbt) ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Speech synthesizer ■ Large set of page turning animations for books(Slide, Fade, Curl, Flip, Cube, Ripple, Rotate) ■ Night mode ■ Integration with popular cloud services(Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) ■ Integration with popular network services(SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA) ■ Open books directly from cloud services and network services ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ Search and highlight text options ■ Table of contents ■ Highlight and copy text options for books ■ Font, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options ■ User friendly navigation ■ Page layout option in documents(single page, double pages, double pages with cover) ■ Effects for documents(sepia, monochrome, color controls) ■ Brightness control ■ Rotation lock ■ Bookmarks ■ Quick document preview ■ Page scaling for documents ■ Auto scaling for adjacent pages ■ Double page view ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Last open document list ■ Online book catalogs(OPDS) ■ Web Browser and download manager ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer File Manager Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview book cover Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Online catalog(OPDS) Features: ■ Maximal support OPDS standards ■ User friendly navigation ■ Global searching ■ Full book information preview ■ Adding and editing catalog options ■ Completely popular catalog list Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.com
MapleRead CE
This app offers an immersive EPUB reading experience with customizable audio-visual features. It allows users to personalize book styles, generate audiobooks, and sync progress across devices. It also functions as a powerful library management tool for organizing and accessing your book collection.
- Customizable EPUB reader
- Pseudo audiobook generation
- Immersion reading (sync audio/text)
- Library management and organization
- Cross-device sync
- User-defined customization options
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MapleRead is dedicated to enable unique audio-visual reading experience for everyone. ------------ Our MapleRead app family has 3 members, namely SE, CE and CX. - SE is our flagship product with all features. - CE is SE without PDF reader and built-in Library Server. - CX is CE with some limitation. Free to try. - No recurring subscription fees. No ads. Just buy it once. Gratuity optional. - Moreover, SE and CE can be run side-by-side via split-view multitasking. - Recommend SE for use on multiple devices with easy and fast book sharing via Library Server. - Recommend the SE-CE bundle for the best value. ------------ MapleRead includes a superb audio-visual EPUB e-book reader. - It lets you easily modify publisher's original book style to better suit your aesthetic taste. - It lets you instantly generate pseudo audiobooks with a choice of narrator voices over 40 languages. - It enables immersion reading so that you may read and listen to the same book in sync. - Background listening works well too. Compatible with Lock Screen Music Player and CarPlay. MapleRead UI is friendly to users of all ages. - Books can be read in regular and large print. - A choice of UI text sizes makes reading in non-book views much more comfortable. MapleRead is a great learning tool. - It lets you look up words, translate sentences, search text, highlight text and write notes. - It helps you collect vocabulary and organize notes with various priorities. - It provides hooks to user-defined dictionaries, translators, and other tools. - Immersion reading improves your comprehension, especially of foreign-language books. MapleRead is an effective and fast library management tool. - It is designed for you, a book lover, who may own a huge and/or growing book collection. - It lets you keep all your books in one place and well-organized automatically. - It lets you display your books elegantly in style. - It lets you easily repair individual book metadata. - If supports multiple book sets and multiple tags. - It offers multiple ways to import and export books, and works well with Calibre. MapleRead supports secure sync across devices via MapleRead Cloud and iCloud. - It syncs reading positions, notes, vocab, bookmarks, and book set membership (but not the books). - It syncs reading positions additionally via iCloud for even better user experience. - It enables web access to synced data via web browsers from desktop and mobile devices. MapleRead offers unprecedented user-defined customization options. - They include unlimited user-defined fonts, book themes, cover images and library scenes. - Each book theme includes various types of user-defined highlight colors. - Each book can have its own theme, and each EPUB book can have its own style. [For more technical details, screenshots, FAQ and reviews, please visit our website.]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TotalReader Pro at 220 against MapleRead CE's 13. TotalReader Pro also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and chart position (#172 vs unranked). MapleRead CE's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (79% vs 70%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
TotalReader Pro costs $6.99 and MapleRead CE $6.99 up front. TotalReader Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MapleRead CE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapleRead CE holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TotalReader Pro has 220 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of TotalReader Pro's written reviews are positive against 79% of MapleRead CE's.
TotalReader Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, MapleRead CE every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TotalReader Pro | MapleRead CE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (220 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #172 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LTD DevelSoftware | Maplepop LLC |
Customer experience
TotalReader Pro
MapleRead CE
Bugs and requests
TotalReader Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch with certain iOS versions
- Cloud storage integration not functioning properly
- Slow page loading and navigation issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add highlighting and note-taking capabilities
- Improve cloud integration and sync across devices
- Optimize performance for large files
- Provide more text-to-speech voice options
MapleRead CE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TotalReader Pro
- Thank the Developer$0.99
- Appearance Customization$1.99
MapleRead CE
- Small Gratuity$0.99
- Gratuity Level 2$1.99
- Gratuity Level 5$4.99
Questions
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