Comparison

MapleRead SE vs Esperantoo

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

Esperantoo

This app transforms reading into language acquisition. It offers side-by-side translations and word token alignment to enhance vocabulary. Automatic progress tracking ensures a seamless reading experience.

Highlights
  • Bilingual reading view
  • Line-by-line translations
  • Token-to-token word alignment
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Custom reading preferences
  • Book discovery lists
Features
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Esperantoo turns reading into language learning. Read original text with natural translations line by line, then tap words to see how tokens connect across languages, even when word order changes. Keep your flow with smooth page swipes and automatic progress tracking so you always return to the right chapter and page. Key features: - Bilingual reading view with original and natural translation - Token-to-token word alignment for smarter vocabulary learning - Custom reading preferences (text order, font sizes, highlight timing) - Continue reading from your latest position - Discover books with Most Read Today, Recently Added, and Most Saved lists - Clean, focused reader designed for daily practice Whether you are learning a new language or improving fluency, Esperantoo helps you read more and understand more.

Screenshots

MapleRead SE4 screens
Esperantoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapleRead SE at 68% against Esperantoo's 0%. MapleRead SE also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (131 vs 1). Esperantoo's advantage is price (Free vs $8.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Esperantoo is free to download; MapleRead SE costs $8.99 up front. MapleRead SE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Esperantoo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapleRead SE holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. 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 point the same way: 68% of MapleRead SE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Esperantoo's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MapleRead SE versus Esperantoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapleRead SEEsperantoo
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (131 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#44 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMaplepop LLCWakeflow Ltd.

Customer experience

MapleRead SE

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

Esperantoo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Esperantoo

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

Esperantoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapleRead SE free?
MapleRead SE costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Esperantoo free?
Esperantoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MapleRead SE or Esperantoo?
MapleRead SE is rated higher. MapleRead SE averages 4.2 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Esperantoo averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MapleRead SE or Esperantoo have ads?
Neither MapleRead SE nor Esperantoo shows ads.

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