A FB2 Reader vs Hedgehog reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A FB2 Reader
This free application allows you to read your favorite FB2 format ebooks on your iPad and iPhone. Easily import books from various sources, customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and color schemes, and navigate your library with ease.
- Read FB2 ebooks
- Import from web, iTunes, and cloud drives
- Adjustable fonts, spacing, and width
- Three color schemes
- Easy navigation and page turning
- Sort books by various criteria
- Book image gallery
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A FB2 Reader lets you read your favorite books on iPad without any restrictions and hidden fees. A FB2 Reader completely free ebook reading application, 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 way, like: - download fb2 books using your favorite web browser application and open it with A FB2 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 A FB2 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
Hedgehog reader
This app allows you to read a wide variety of e-book and audiobook formats, organize your personal library, and even translate text offline. It offers features like full-text search, typo correction, and text-to-speech functionality.
- Supports multiple e-book and audiobook formats
- Organize library with shelves, search, and filtering
- Offline text translation
- Full-text search and notes
- Typo correction
- Text-to-speech with adjustable speed
- Import from local devices and cloud storage
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An app for reading books and organizing a personal library. The supported formats are FB2, MOBI, EPUB, DOCX, CBZ, CHM, RTF, HTML, MHTML, WebArchive, PDF, MD, TXT, and MP3, M4A, M4B for audiobooks. Import from local devices, iCloud, and Dropbox, as a single book and as a batch. An ability to create an internal shelves structure with search and filtering by genre, keywords, languages, series, and ratings. An ability to translate (even when there is no Internet connection) selected words and phrases to the chosen language, by presetting the list of languages to translate from. An ability to perform a full-text search throughout the entire library and the notes added to books. An ability to quickly correct typos in a book. Reading the text aloud (even when there is no Internet connection) with different variants of speed and operating from the music control. Bookmarks and notes with the ability to upload the latter as a file. An ability to directly download books from servers that support OPDS. Automatic synchronization of library content (and reading progress) across multiple devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hedgehog reader at 4.9 against A FB2 Reader's 3.4. Hedgehog reader also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). A FB2 Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Hedgehog reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. A FB2 Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hedgehog reader holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
A FB2 Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Hedgehog reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A FB2 Reader | Hedgehog reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yuri Staloverov | Anna Diubina |
Customer experience
A FB2 Reader
Hedgehog reader
In-app purchases
A FB2 Reader
No in-app purchases
Hedgehog reader
- Advertisement free mode$5.99
- Book export$14.99
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