Comparison

i2Reader Cloud vs epuBear Reader

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

Head to head
About

i2Reader Cloud

This app offers a comfortable reading experience with cloud synchronization across devices. Enjoy customizable layouts, interactive features like footnotes and dictionaries, and the ability to download books from various cloud services. It supports multiple formats and allows family sharing of libraries.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization for library and reading progress
  • Customizable book layout (fonts, colors, spacing)
  • Download books from Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex Disk
  • Interactive footnotes and dictionary support
  • Family sharing and user reading statistics
  • Supports FB2, EPUB, MOBI, DOC, PDF formats
  • Auto-scrolling and auto-page turning
Features
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Reading with comfort is a dream of any book lover! It’s more than 10 years already that my i2Reader has been making this dream come true. With each version of the app I add a bunch of new options and always try to keep the pleasure of reading a top priority. When putting books on digital shelves or turning over their 3D pages on any device (Mac, iPhone or iPad), you will always feel “I too Reader”* * - this is not a mistake :) Main features: • iCloud support: your library is synchronized in all your devices. You can start reading a book on iPhone and continue doing it on iPad or Mac! Everything from last the opened page, bookmarksо, highlighters to book metadata, including user's choice of a book cover, titles, genres, keywords, series etc. - is synchronized in each book; • Footnotes are displayed on the bottom of the page – like in real paper books! • Full support of 3D Touch: - in a library: to peek at a book info, press slightly on it; swipe up to bring up a context menu for this book; - when reading, you can assign 3D Touch to one of these options: Wikipedia or dictionaries. Press on a word and the assigned option will run right away, bypassing context menu. • Interactive guide to introduce features of the app; • Support of multitasking Side Over and Split View for iPad Pro, iPad Air or iPad mini; • Support Drag and Drop for iPad under iOS 11; • AutoScrolling – vertical text scrolling with adjustable by horizontal swipe speed; • Auto Turning – automatic page turning according to timer; • download books from Dropbox, Google Drive and Yandex disk as well. Google Drive now supports download of GDOC (Google Docs) files; • User's access: now all members of your family can read the same books not interfering with each other. Besides, the new feature enables you to highlight text fragments and comment on it, thus making up mini-chats in your own mini social/family networks :) • Review of reading statistics for both particular books and individual library users; • adjust brightness of the screen with a two-fingers vertical swipe; • finest configuration of a book layout for the most comfortable reading: everything like fonts, font size, colors, background is adjustable, including paragraph and line spacing; • i2Reader works with FB2 (also fb2.zip or fbz), EPUB (no DRM protection), MOBI, RTF, MS Word DOC/DOCX and PDF book formats; • different ways of page turning (including 3d page turning and vertical scroll); • voice/audio reading with the use of voice synthesizer; • easy selection and sorting of books based on various criteria - you won't get lost in your library and find your book in no time; • you can also create digital shelves which are also synchronized via iCloud; • support of starDict and XDXF dictionaries when reading; • Support of in-built iOS dictionaries; • support of Lingvo dictionaries when reading (if you have installed Lingvo app); • widget for notification center; • you can now share quotes to Facebook, twitter, Evernote or send then via email; • you can also download books from public OPDS libraries. All features in one simple and handy interface - now everything is at your fingertips! You are always welcome to share your opinion and suggestions to support@i2reader.net

About

epuBear Reader

This application is a dedicated reader for EPUB format books, offering a seamless and ad-free experience. It provides essential reading features like navigation, font customization, and bookmarking, along with advanced options such as text search and highlighting.

Highlights
  • EPUB 2 and EPUB3 compatibility
  • Chapter and page navigation
  • Night mode
  • Adjustable font size
  • Text search
  • Bookmarks and highlights
  • Text-to-speech
Features
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Our epuBear Reader acts as a standalone reader for EPUB format books with no ads and no limitations and the solution is based on epuBear SDK developed by Scand. Core Functionality: - Reading EPUB format files; - Performance indicators display; epuBear Reader Features: - Compatibility with EPUB 2 and EPUB3 format; - Navigation through pages; - Navigation through chapters; - Night mode; - Font size change; - Embedded links support; - Text search; - Text and background color change; - Bookmarks; - Text-to-speach; - Text notes and highlights; - Ad-free; - Fast and smooth; - Clear and simple interface; - Customer support.

Screenshots

i2Reader Cloud4 screens
epuBear Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: epuBear Reader at none against i2Reader Cloud's 5. epuBear Reader also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). i2Reader Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. i2Reader Cloud sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. epuBear Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for i2Reader Cloud against 4.2 for epuBear Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i2Reader Cloud has 74 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of i2Reader Cloud's written reviews are positive against 83% of epuBear Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i2Reader Cloud ships an update every 3 months, epuBear Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
i2Reader Cloud versus epuBear Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri2Reader CloudepuBear Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (74 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYuriy MelyushinSCAND LLC

Customer experience

i2Reader Cloud

All ratings74 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative43.8%

epuBear Reader

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

i2Reader Cloud

One-time5
  • Auto-scroll$0.99
  • Seamless textures$0.99
  • Auto turning$0.99
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  • Online translator$1.99
  • Removal of limitations$3.99
None

epuBear Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i2Reader Cloud free?
i2Reader Cloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is epuBear Reader free?
epuBear Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i2Reader Cloud or epuBear Reader?
epuBear Reader is rated higher. i2Reader Cloud averages 4.1 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while epuBear Reader averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do i2Reader Cloud or epuBear Reader have ads?
Neither i2Reader Cloud nor epuBear Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i2Reader Cloud or epuBear Reader?
i2Reader Cloud ships an update every 3 months, and epuBear Reader every 7 months. Most recently, i2Reader Cloud was updated on September 29, 2026 and epuBear Reader on September 19, 2026.

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