MapleRead vs Readest
MapleRead
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Readest
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| Figure | MapleRead | Readest |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 11 |
| Spec score · Ebook Reader Software | 7.7 (#16) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says Maplepop accounts use an email address as the Maplepop ID and that personal information is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties. | The privacy policy says ebooks, notes, highlights, and bookmarks are stored locally by default and are not uploaded without explicit action such as optional syncing. |
| Security | The privacy policy says online services such as reading-progress synchronization protect personal information in transit using SSL. | The privacy policy says Readest uses encryption for sensitive data and secure app code practices, while noting that no electronic storage or transmission method is completely secure. |
| Support | The help page provides FAQs and instructions for reporting EPUB rendering bugs through the app. | Free and paid users can get support through documentation, community channels, GitHub issues, and support email. |
Plans
MapleRead
- MapleRead CXFree
- MapleRead CE$6.99, paid once
- MapleRead SE$8.99, paid once
- MapleRead SE-CE Bundle$10.49, paid once
Readest
- Free PlanFree
- Plus Plan$4.99 a month
- Plus Plan$4.99 a month
- Lifetime storage 1 GB$9.99, paid once
- Pro Plan$9.99 a month
- Pro Plan$9.99 a month
- Lifetime storage 2 GB$14.99, paid once
- Full Customization$19.99, paid once
- Lifetime storage 5 GB$29.99, paid once
- Lifetime storage 10 GB$49.99, paid once
In their own words
MapleRead
MapleRead is an iOS e-book reader family with CX, CE, and SE editions. Its EPUB reader offers adjustable styles, layouts, themes, and fonts. It can generate pseudo audiobooks using narrator voices in over 40 languages and supports synchronized immersion reading. Readers can look up words, translate sentences, save vocabulary, highlight passages, and add notes. Books can be organized with sets and tags, and their metadata can be edited.
All editions read DRM-free, password-free EPUB files; SE also reads DRM-free, password-free PDFs. MapleRead works with Calibre and supports importing or transferring books through OPDS, HTML, PC Upload, iTunes, and AirDrop. Cloud sync covers reading positions, notes, vocabulary, bookmarks, and book-set membership, but not book files; synced data can be viewed in a browser on desktop or mobile. CX is free to try with limitations and in-app purchases. CE costs 6.99 USD once, SE costs 8.99 USD once, and the SE-CE bundle costs 10.49 USD once.
Readest
Readest is an ebook reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, CBZ and TXT files, with additional listed support for ZIP and Markdown. Readers can highlight, bookmark, take notes and search across their ebook library. Parallel Read presents two books together with synchronized scrolling and navigation. The app can translate passages, look up words in Wiktionary or Wikipedia, and read books aloud using on-device, browser or cloud text-to-speech. It connects to OPDS catalogs and calibre libraries, and can export highlights to Readwise or Hardcover. Readest runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, and supports screen readers and offline reading. The software is open source under AGPL-3.0. Ebooks, notes, highlights and bookmarks are stored locally by default; optional third-party cloud sync requires a paid plan. The free plan includes 500 MB of cloud storage, and paid plans start at $4.99/mo.