eBook Cover Creator vs MingKi Author Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBook Cover Creator
Design professional eBook covers with a variety of included images. This free tool is ideal for new authors looking to create compelling visuals for their novels.
- eBook cover design
- Fifty included images
- Suitable for new writers
- Free to use
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You can make eBook covers using this app. There are fifty images in this free version at the moment. This app is suitable for the people who have just started writing a novel.
MingKi Author Widgets
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MingKi Author is a new way to create and share your tiny books on home screen widgets. By leveraging interactive features of widgets, you can now browse your books on the widget without opening the app. Book Creation You can create square and landscape books. Square book can also be viewed on an extra large widget as two pages. You can create pages using different layouts. Rich Content You can add text, photos, audios, recordings, and drawings to your books. Each page supports color, image, transparent and gradient background. Upload & Share Once you complete your book creation, you can upload your book and share the code with your audience. Join Books You can invite others to join your book by sending code or QR Code. Others just simply input the code to join. Version Update When you update a new version of your book, your audience can get the update by reloading the book. Reload frequency can be easily changed. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBook Cover Creator at none against MingKi Author Widgets's 1. eBook Cover Creator also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.5). MingKi Author Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. MingKi Author Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eBook Cover Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
eBook Cover Creator ships an update every 3 months, MingKi Author Widgets every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBook Cover Creator | MingKi Author Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuichi HARA | Tiger Ng |
In-app purchases
eBook Cover Creator
No in-app purchases
MingKi Author Widgets
- Premium Features$4.99
Questions
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