Comparison

Chapters vs heaper

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

Head to head
About

Chapters

This app allows users to create and edit ePub ebook files. It supports viewing, formatting text, and saving changes. Features like iCloud sync, autosave, and unlimited undo enhance the editing experience.

Highlights
  • Create and edit ePub files
  • View documents in vertical scroll
  • Edit and format text
  • Save changes to files
  • iCloud Drive sync
  • Autosaving
  • Unlimited undo/redo
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Chapters can create new ePub documents and open existing ePub files for editing. ePub is the most widely adopted file format for ebooks. ePub files reflow their content for comfortable reading on screen of any size from smartphones to desktops. Each document's content zipped into a single file for maximum portability. It is an open and vendor-independent file format based on popular web standards, such as HTML and CSS. With Chapters, you can ▪ Open existing files and create new ePub documents ▪ View an entire document in vertical scroll view ▪ Pinch to zoom and smart zoom with double-tap ▪ Edit and format document’s text ▪ Save your changes back to the file ▪ Use Table of Contents to jump ahead (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Print and export to PDF (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Add cover image and modify metadata (on Mac only at the moment) Chapters also supports ▪ iCloud Drive for keeping documents in sync on all your devices ▪ Autosaving automatically saves changes in background while you are editing ▪ Unlimited undo and redo as you edit ▪ Browsing previous changes and restoring them ▪ Resume your work right where you left off once app launches ▪ Side by side multitasking with another app in full screen split view on Mac and iPad ▪ Sharing documents with others via Messages, Mail and AirDrop If you encounter a bug or app crashing, please contact app’s support at chapters@shaw.ca Thank you!

About

heaper

Organize notes, files, and tasks using a flexible tag-based system. Create a network of knowledge with cross-linking and choose offline-first or cloud syncing. Self-hosting options provide full data control and privacy.

Highlights
  • Flexible tag system for organizing content
  • Cross-linking for creating knowledge webs
  • Offline-first data storage
  • Optional cloud syncing
  • Self-hosting for data privacy
  • Manage notes, files, images, and tasks
Features
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Heaper is your flexible digital workspace for managing notes, images, documents, videos, and tasks - all in one place. Whether you’re writing, planning, researching, or organizing a creative project, Heaper lets you throw everything into one heap and organize it later with powerful tags. There are no folders to maintain - just blocks of content that you can freely tag and link. Tags provide a powerful yet simple way to organize even the biggest workspaces. Heaper works offline-first with optional syncing via the cloud and supports self-hosting for full control and privacy. Features • Flexible Tag System: Forget rigid folders. Tag anything - notes, files, images, links - and access it from anywhere. • Each Tag is its own document called a Block, add context to everything. • Cross-Linking: Create a web of knowledge with mentions and tag relationships. • Offline-first: Your data is saved locally and syncs when you’re online. • Self-Hosting Option: Use our cloud or host it yourself - your data, your rules. Ideal for: • Personal knowledge management (PKM) • Creative workflows and project planning • Task and goal tracking • Bookmarking, journaling, and archiving • Managing photos and research libraries Get started for free with no account required to it offline. Heaper is built by a solo developer passionate about organization and freedom, no lock-in, no bloat, just a sane fundament for you to manage your data.

Screenshots

Chapters2 screens
heaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: heaper at 100% against Chapters's 33%. heaper also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Chapters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume 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

heaper is free to download; Chapters costs $9.99 up front. heaper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Chapters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

heaper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Chapters's written reviews are positive against 100% of heaper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chapters ships an update every 7 months, heaper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Chapters versus heaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaptersheaper
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwo-Byte Software Inc.Jan Vincent Lunge

Customer experience

Chapters

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

heaper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chapters

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

heaper

Subscriptions10
  • Heaper Core Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Heaper Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Heaper Cloud Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Heaper Ultra Monthly$39.991 Month
  • Heaper Core Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Heaper Cloud Ultra Monthly$59.991 Month
  • Heaper Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Heaper Cloud Pro Yearly$149.991 Year
  • Heaper Ultra Yearly$399.001 Year
  • Heaper Cloud Ultra Yearly$599.001 Year

Questions

Is Chapters free?
Chapters costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is heaper free?
heaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chapters or heaper?
heaper is rated higher. Chapters averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while heaper averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chapters or heaper have ads?
Neither Chapters nor heaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chapters or heaper?
Chapters ships an update every 7 months, and heaper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chapters was updated on October 24, 2026 and heaper on October 11, 2026.

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