Comparison

MapleRead SE vs Avalon Reader for FB2 books

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

Head to head
About

MapleRead SE

This app offers a unique audio-visual reading experience for EPUB and PDF files. It allows for extensive customization of book styles, instant audiobook generation, and immersive reading that syncs audio and text. It also functions as an effective library management tool with cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Audio-visual reading experience
  • EPUB and PDF reader
  • Pseudo audiobook generation
  • Immersion reading (audio/text sync)
  • Library management and organization
  • Cross-device syncing
  • User-defined customization
Currently charting
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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. MapleRead SE includes also a great PDF e-book reader. - The PDF reader looks very similar to the EPUB reader for a sense of unified UI. MapleRead SE has a zero-configuration Library Server for easy book sharing. - All books in Library can be shared. - Smart batch download makes transferring of multiple books very convenient. [For more technical details, screenshots, FAQ and reviews, please visit our website.]

About

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

Read your FB2 ebooks with this intuitive reader. Easily import books from various sources, customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and color schemes, and sync your progress across devices via iCloud. Enjoy a seamless reading journey on your iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Import FB2 books from web, iTunes, cloud drives, and OPDS catalogs
  • Synchronize reading position across iOS devices via iCloud
  • Adjustable fonts, line spacing, page width, and color schemes
  • Easy navigation and book text search
  • Translate words and phrases using Yandex Translate
  • Book sharing and image gallery view
Features
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Avalon Reader - ebook reading application with simple and intuitive interface. You can collect unlimited number of titles in your Library and read them for you own pleasure. Application optimized for all iPad and iPhone models and high resolution Retina Display graphics. It is possible to load ebooks in fb2 format into application by a number of ways, like: - download fb2 books using your favorite web browser application and open it with Avalon Reader using "Open In..." iSO feature - use iTunes file sharing to copy files from you computer - import books from you preferred cloud drive - Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive currently supported, more options coming in next versions - find and download book in any OPDS internet catalog You can read book on any iOS device you own and synchronize reading position over iCloud account (require internet connection) Avalon Reader features: - Turn pages with a tap or swipe - Easy navigation inside the book - Open electronic books from any source - Automatically expands fb2 files from zip archive - Adjustable fonts and font sizes - Adjustable line spacing - Adjustable page width - Three color schemes - Sort books by File name, Book Title, Author or Recently opened - Book Information Page - Book Images Gallery View - all embedded images on one page - Book sharing - possible to transfer book to any destination supported by iOS or any application which can handle this file type - book text search - words and phrases translation using Yandex translate service (require internet connection)

Screenshots

MapleRead SE4 screens
Avalon Reader for FB2 books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Avalon Reader for FB2 books at 5.0 against MapleRead SE's 4.2. Avalon Reader for FB2 books also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($1.99 vs $8.99). MapleRead SE's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 1) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

MapleRead SE costs $8.99 and Avalon Reader for FB2 books $1.99 up front. MapleRead SE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Avalon Reader for FB2 books asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avalon Reader for FB2 books holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapleRead SE has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of MapleRead SE's written reviews are positive against 65% of Avalon Reader for FB2 books's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapleRead SE ships an update every 6 weeks, Avalon Reader for FB2 books every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MapleRead SE versus Avalon Reader for FB2 books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapleRead SEAvalon Reader for FB2 books
Price$8.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.2 (131 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaplepop LLCYuri Staloverov

Customer experience

MapleRead SE

All ratings131 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral8.4%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.3%

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

MapleRead SE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues, especially on iOS 14
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes
  • Unreliable OPDS server integration and book downloads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automatic reading progress sync across devices
  • Improved PDF handling and annotation support
  • Expanded highlighting and note-taking capabilities
  • Streamlined library import and management
  • Cleaner and more intuitive user interface

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MapleRead SE

One-time3
  • Gratuity Level 1$0.99
  • Gratuity Level 2$1.99
  • Gratuity Level 5$4.99
None

Avalon Reader for FB2 books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapleRead SE free?
MapleRead SE costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Avalon Reader for FB2 books free?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MapleRead SE or Avalon Reader for FB2 books?
Avalon Reader for FB2 books is rated higher. MapleRead SE averages 4.2 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Avalon Reader for FB2 books averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MapleRead SE or Avalon Reader for FB2 books have ads?
Neither MapleRead SE nor Avalon Reader for FB2 books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapleRead SE or Avalon Reader for FB2 books?
MapleRead SE ships an update every 6 weeks, and Avalon Reader for FB2 books every 5 weeks. Most recently, MapleRead SE was updated on October 15, 2026 and Avalon Reader for FB2 books on October 7, 2026.

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