Comparison

EPUB Reader vs BookFusion

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

Head to head
About

EPUB Reader

This application provides a seamless reading experience for EPUB files, supporting all formatting features. It offers advanced customization options for text, page turning, and display, along with cloud integration and file management tools. Enjoy your favorite books with enhanced productivity and comfort on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Full EPUB format support
  • Extensive customization options
  • Cloud service integration
  • Speech synthesizer
  • Multiple page turning animations
  • Built-in file manager
  • Wi-Fi and FTP transfer
Features
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The BEST application for reading epub books. Format 100% supported by the application, including the styles, chapters, tables, links, footnotes etc. The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the format functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.), Providing a maximum productivity and comfort when working with large documents. Elegant design, extended functionality, high speed and stability of work will make reading of your favorite literature a pleasurable experience. You can contact technical support and leave a comment without quitting the application. EPUB Reader’s special features: ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Speech synthesizer ■ Large set of page turning animations (Slide, Fade, Curl, Flip, Cube, Ripple, Rotate) ■ Night mode ■ Integration with popular cloud services(Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) ■ Integration with popular network services(SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA) ■ Open books directly from cloud services and network services ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ Search and highlight text options ■ Table of contents ■ Highlight and copy text options ■ Font, Font color, Background, font size, margins, line spacing, hyphenation, hyphenation language, skip author style options ■ Brightness control ■ Rotation lock ■ Bookmarks ■ Double page view ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Last open document list ■ Online book catalogs(OPDS) ■ Web Browser and download manager ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer File Manager Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date, by author, by progress) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview book cover Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Online catalog(OPDS) Features: ■ Maximal support OPDS standards ■ User friendly navigation ■ Global searching ■ Full book information preview ■ Adding and editing catalog options ■ Completely popular catalog list Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.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
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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

EPUB Reader4 screens
BookFusion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookFusion at 4.7 against EPUB Reader's 4.2. BookFusion also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 65%). EPUB Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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. EPUB Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and BookFusion sells 6 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

BookFusion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 809 and 505 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of EPUB Reader's written reviews are positive against 77% of BookFusion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPUB Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, BookFusion every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EPUB Reader versus BookFusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPUB ReaderBookFusion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (809 ratings)4.7 (505 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings809 — better505
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB157 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLTD DevelSoftwareBookFusion

Customer experience

EPUB Reader

All ratings809 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative27.5%

BookFusion

All ratings505 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.0%

User reviews

EPUB Reader

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great reader with customization options
  • 📚 Supports various file formats
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🔊 Good text-to-speech functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 💸 Excessive ads even in paid version
  • 🔒 Suspicious app permissions
  • 🤖 Outdated and unsupported features

BookFusion

From 505 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent cross-platform sync
  • 👍 Highly customizable reading experience
  • 🚀 Seamless Calibre integration
  • 👍 Responsive and helpful developers
  • 🚀 Smooth reading experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Subscription model may be costly for some
  • 🔒 Requires account creation to use
  • 🐛 Inconsistent page turn behavior
  • 🐛 Issues with PDF and fixed-layout EPUB support

Bugs and requests

EPUB Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to open certain EPUB files
  • Inability to access local and cloud-stored files
  • Inconsistent behavior when using dictionary lookup
  • Last page of EPUB files not shown

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add highlighting and note-taking capabilities
  • Improve file management and organization
  • Provide better integration with cloud storage services
  • Implement pagination and chapter navigation

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
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  • Implement better organization tools like folders/shelves

In-app purchases

4 purchases

EPUB Reader

One-time4
  • Thank the Developer$0.99
  • Appearance Customization$1.99
  • Additional Formats$3.99
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  • Pro Version$5.99
6 purchases

BookFusion

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

Questions

Is EPUB Reader free?
EPUB Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookFusion free?
BookFusion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EPUB Reader or BookFusion?
BookFusion is rated higher. EPUB Reader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 809 ratings, while BookFusion averages 4.7 from 505 ratings.
Do EPUB Reader or BookFusion have ads?
Neither EPUB Reader nor BookFusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPUB Reader or BookFusion?
EPUB Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and BookFusion every 10 days. Most recently, EPUB Reader was updated on September 15, 2026 and BookFusion on September 24, 2026.

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