Comparison

Reader+ vs Books Reader

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

Head to head
About

Reader+

Instantly digitize your physical books using your device's camera. This app supports various file formats and cloud storage, offering features like TTS, customizable reading settings, and social sharing.

Highlights
  • Scan physical books with rear camera
  • Supports PDF, EPUB, TXT, CBZ, CBR formats
  • Cloud storage integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud)
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
  • Customizable reading settings (font, margins, background)
  • Page curl and slide animations
  • Social media sharing
Features
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● Reader+ can scan books with rear camera of your device instantly, so you can enjoy your own paper books in iPad or iPhone. ● and support the following file formats. - pdf, epub, txt - zip, rar, cbz, cbr ● You can add following items - Book (for scan) - Shelf (folder) - FTP Server - GoogleDrive, Dropbox - iCloud ● Support bookmark and word search feature. ● You can edit ( modify, delete, move, copy, paste ) items at anytime. ● Support TTS (Text To Speech) feature with simple gesture. ● Support page curl animation and slide animation. ● Including night mode, support various background images. ● For epub and txt file, support various font family and you can change margin, line height, font size. ● Reader+ can post page to Twitter/Facebook/SMS. ● Reader+ can export book to other apps or devices. ● You can perform following operations for scanned results instantly. - Change margin/move/rotate/scale - Skew correction - Color correction - Save or Remove pages

About

Books Reader

This app provides a seamless e-reading experience, managing your ebook collection and offering customizable reading settings. It supports various formats and includes features like bookmarking, note-taking, and a read/unread tracker.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, fb2, mobi, PDF)
  • Manages and organizes ebook collections
  • Customizable text size, color, theme, and brightness
  • Progress tracking and bookmarking
  • Note-taking and excerpt selection
  • Read/unread book tracker
  • Filtering and search functionality
Features
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Books Reader - its a perfect e-reading experience. Overdrive your reading skills everyday. For everyone reader we gift free books and e-reading collections. Books Reader is a laconic pocket library and intuitive tool for a perfect reading experience. Without extra fluff or complexity, it takes care of all the basic needs: managing your ebook collections, getting the text on the screen and letting you interact with it as you go at your prime reading. For a start, the app builds a library for you by rounding up all the book files stored on the device. Books Reader works with most popular ebooks formats (epub, fb2, mobi etc.), including zip archives. If necessary, you can tweak the list manually, by adding or removing specific titles for ibooks. However big your collection gets, browsing will remain easy thanks to a provided set of filters. Besides, the system is keeping track of your history to display the books in order of relevance. Viewing the book, you can adjust the settings for the best effect: change size and color of the text, pick the right theme and brightness level, use various controls options for turning pages. The combination of a progress bar, bookmarking and a search tool help to navigate the text effortlessly. Make sure to select the excerpts that stayed with you and import them to Notes with just a couple of taps. Books Reader offers: - A variety of ebook formats (epub, fb2,PDF, mobi and others); - Auto unpacking of zip archives; - A smart manager of the books stored on your device; - Read/unread books tracker; - Filtering system (by author, by date added or read, etc.); - Adjustable page/text settings (brightness, size, color, theme and more); - Several controls methods (scrolling, tapping or using buttons); - Marking pages and taking notes. Privacy Policy: https://villow.studio/privacy Term Of Use: https://villow.studio/terms

Screenshots

Reader+4 screens
Books Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Books Reader at 4.7 against Reader+'s 2.6. Books Reader also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 18%). Reader+'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Reader+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Books Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Books Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Reader+'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Books Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reader+ versus Books Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReader+Books Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (24 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEE DONG WONVillow

Customer experience

Reader+

All ratings23 ratings
Positive39.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative47.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative64.7%

Books Reader

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reader+

One-time1
  • Reader+ Pro$1.99
9 purchases

Books Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Regular donation$1.991 Month
  • Regular donation$3.991 Month
  • Regular donation$5.991 Month
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  • Regular donation$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Donation$5.99
Show 2 more
  • Donation$9.99
  • Custom Fonts & Themes$9.99

Questions

Is Reader+ free?
Reader+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Books Reader free?
Books Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reader+ or Books Reader?
Books Reader is rated higher. Reader+ averages 2.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Books Reader averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Reader+ or Books Reader have ads?
Neither Reader+ nor Books Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reader+ or Books Reader?
Reader+ ships an update every 3 months, and Books Reader every 3 months. Most recently, Reader+ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Books Reader on November 3, 2026.

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