Comparison

Booklover vs BookFusion

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

Head to head
About

Booklover

Organize and read a vast collection of eBooks, including PDFs, manga, and scanned books. Seamlessly sync with iCloud Drive and customize your reading experience with advanced reader settings and library management tools.

Highlights
  • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR)
  • iCloud Drive syncing
  • Organize books by genre and bibliographic details
  • Powerful search and Library Navigator
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Bookmarks and PDF annotations
  • Support for archived image files
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

Booklover is a highly responsive and robust eBook reader. It excels at handling PDFs, manga, and scanned books. The metadata-driven library management system makes it easy to organize and enjoy a large collection of books in PDF, ZIP/CBZ, and RAR/CBR formats. Seamlessly integrated with iCloud Drive, books in the iCloud Drive/Booklover folder automatically appear in the app’s library and can be downloaded on demand. In the library, you can organize books by genres and arrange them using various bibliographic details such as title, author, publisher, and more. With the search field and powerful Library Navigator, you can quickly locate a book among thousands in your collection. Customize your reading experience with settings for each book, including page layout, transition axis and style, cropping, filters, progress direction, background, and more. Booklover supports bookmarks with titles and notes, as well as PDF text annotations (highlights), text search, and a table of contents. Main Features: # General • Manage and view eBooks (PDF, ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR) • Support for archived image files in JPG, PNG, GIF, HEIF, WEBP, AVIF, and JPEG XL formats • Automatic syncing of book files placed in iCloud Drive/Booklover. On-demand caching (download) of the remote files • Import files via iTunes (Windows), Finder (Mac), AirDrop, Drag & Drop, "Open with..." etc. • Import files via apps from various cloud storage services, such as Dropbox and OneDrive, as well as other services accessible through the iOS Files app. • Slide Over / Split View (iPad) • Hardware keyboard support (mainly in the reader) # Library • Section books by genre (ON/OFF) • The Library Navigator (ON/OFF) • Histories of added and opened books • Context Menu for individual books (long-press a book cover) • Change sort order: By Title, Author, Publisher, Filename, Added Date, etc. • Alphanumeric Index Labels (ON/OFF) • Toggle display of cover accessories • Adjust cover grid size • Responsive Shadow (shows page volume with shadow) • Filter books by Status, Genre, Tags, etc. • Search books by various bibliographic details, file name, and tags # Reader • PDF text annotations (highlights) with notes, text search, and a table of contents • Bookmarks with titles and notes • Lists of bookmarks and PDF annotations • Page transition settings: Axis (Horizontal, Vertical), Style (Scroll, Continuous Scroll, Stack, Crossfade, Zoom fade, Instant) • Progress direction setting: Left to Right, Right to Left (for vertical text, manga, Arabic, etc.) • Page layout setting: Automatic, Single-Page, Two-Pages (spread) • Separate page layout settings for view orientation (Portrait / Landscape) • Page trimming (for images only) • Page sizing: Show All, Width-Fit, Height-Fit • Page thumbnail view (overview, bookmarks) • Image correction filters • Dynamic background (When the "Background Color" option for a book is set to "Dynamic") • Adjust page spread position (Insert adjuster page at the beginning of the book body) • Text recognition within images (with compatible devices only) • Export (share) the currently displayed page # Book Management • Edit metadata: Title, Author, Genre, Publisher, Published Date, ISBN, etc. • Edit Tags (Can be used as filter criteria in the side menu) • Extract metadata (title/author) from PDFs • Extract various metadata from file names with configurable extraction rules • Automatic/Manual cropping of book covers • Batch modification of book settings and metadata • Transfer book files: "Open with...", AirDrop, Drag & Drop, etc. • Can manage the content files and data separately ("Ghost Book") ——————————————— # Acknowledgments [Books used in the screenshots] • "Give My Regards to Black Jack" by SHUHO SATO (Manga on Web: http://mangaonweb.com) • Public domain books from Feedbooks (http://www.feedbooks.com) • Public domain comics from digitalcomicmuseum.com (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com)

About

BookFusion

Manage, read, and organize your entire eBook collection across all devices with cloud synchronization. Customize your reading experience with extensive settings, highlights, and annotations. Supports various formats and offers text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform eBook reader
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Organize with virtual bookshelves
  • Highlights and annotations
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS)
  • Send to Kindle
  • Calibre integration
Features
Read full description

Thousands of readers use BookFusion to manage, read and enjoy over 2 million eBooks. BookFusion is the best cross platform eBook reader and manager with cloud sync that allows you to easily read, organize and manage your eBooks across all your devices. ◇ Features ◇ Integrated Reader - Read all your EPUB, PDF, & CBZ/CBR eBooks both online and offline with clean and intuitive interface . Extensive Reader Settings - Customize your reading experience from vertical/horizontal margins, line spacing, fonts, bold/italics, colors and much more. Seamless Syncing - Sync your reading progress, highlights & annotations, eBooks and bookmarks across all devices. Pick up exactly where you left off. Organize & Manage - Easily organize and access all your eBooks seamlessly whether offline or online. Organize your eBooks using virtual bookshelves or place them into Series. Quickly find the eBook you are looking for using the category, tags or author filters. The perfect eBook Organizer & eBook Manager in one. Light & Dark Mode – Dark or Light the preference is yours! Highlights & Annotations - Highlight with your preferred colors and add tags to highlights to keep them organized. Sort your highlights by date or reading progress and easily export them to use in other apps in CSV, Markdown, HTML and PDF formats eBook Cloud - Keep your entire eBook collection at the tips of your fingers by storing them in the cloud and downloading them to read offline only when you need to. Any title just a click away. Text-to-Speech (TTS) - Listen to your favorite eBooks with Apple's native natural-sounding text-to-speech feature. Customize reading speed, voice and accessibility. Ideal for audiobook lovers busy lifestyles and accessible for all readers. Send to Kindle – Organize and quickly send your next read to your Kindle device with one click. Calibre Integration - The perfect Calibre Ally. Sync metadata, custom columns, series, tags and incremental updated PDF & EPUB files to all your devices. Your entire Calibre library on your devices when you need it. Vertical Writing Support - Read Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese eBooks with ease. Image/Area Highlights & Annotations (PDFs) - Easily annotate/highlight images, tables, graphs or even text. Any element at all in your PDF can now be highlighted and annotated. EPUB 3 Support - With support for the full EPUB 3 spec. You can read eBooks with rich interactivity support that includes video, audio, Q&A, games and much more. Widgets – Quickly view and jump back into your last read, currently reading, or highlights right from your home screen with iOS Widgets. Multi-Window Support (iPadOS & macOS) – Open multiple books side by side, drag books into Split View, or read and view highlights simultaneously. Perfect for multitasking, studying, or comparing texts. NOTE: You will need to install the BookFusion Calibre Plugin to sync your eBooks to all your devices. See the tutorial at https://support.bookfusion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018852052-Installing-Using-the-BookFusion-Plugin-for-Calibre Open With - Don’t like the integrated reader? Use the open with functionality to send and read your eBooks with your preferred app. No lock-in Metadata & Book Details – Know what an eBook is about at a glance or easily edit the cover, description, author tags and other information. Additional Formats Supported via Web - These include: AZW, AZW3, AZW4, CBC, CHM, DJVU, DOCX, FB2, FBZ, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ in a single app. These must be uploaded via the Web App before using the iOS App Choose from over 70,000 eBooks ◇ Other ◇ Have feedback or just want to chat? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at support@bookfusion.com or join us for a chat on Discord at https://www.discord.gg/7v34UYq Terms of Service - https://www.bookfusion.com/terms Privacy Policy - https://www.bookfusion.com/privacy

Screenshots

Booklover4 screens
BookFusion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BookFusion at Free against Booklover's $3.99. BookFusion also leads on ratings volume (521 vs 57) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Booklover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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

BookFusion is free to download; Booklover costs $3.99 up front. BookFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Booklover asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Booklover against 4.7 for BookFusion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFusion has 521 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Booklover's written reviews are positive against 76% of BookFusion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booklover ships an update every 2 weeks, BookFusion every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Booklover versus BookFusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookloverBookFusion
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (57 ratings)4.7 (521 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews — better76.4% of reviews
Number of ratings57521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB158 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPlastic Software, Inc.BookFusion

Customer experience

Booklover

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.8%

BookFusion

All ratings519 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

Booklover

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BookFusion

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Highlights and notes not always saving properly
  • Reading position sometimes resets unexpectedly
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Issues with importing certain ebook formats

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add page numbers instead of just percentages
  • Implement a true dark mode
  • Improve PDF viewing and annotation capabilities
  • Add support for DJVU format
  • Provide an option to purchase a lifetime license
Show 1 more
  • Implement better organization tools like folders/shelves

In-app purchases

None

Booklover

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

BookFusion

Subscriptions6
  • Casual Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Advanced Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Power Monthly$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Casual Yearly$18.991 Year
  • Advanced Yearly$47.991 Year
  • Power Yearly$95.991 Year

Questions

Is Booklover free?
Booklover costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookFusion free?
BookFusion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Booklover or BookFusion?
BookFusion is rated higher. Booklover averages 4.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while BookFusion averages 4.7 from 521 ratings.
Do Booklover or BookFusion have ads?
Neither Booklover nor BookFusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Booklover or BookFusion?
Booklover ships an update every 2 weeks, and BookFusion every 10 days. Most recently, Booklover was updated on October 24, 2026 and BookFusion on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons