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The following tables compare general and technical features for a number of [[iOS]] [[E-book#Applications|e-book reader software]]. Each section corresponds to a major area of functionality in an e-book reader software. The comparisons are based on the latest released version.{{When|date=October 2022}}
== Navigation features ==
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|-
! Product
! Developer
! Pagination
! Rotation Lock
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! Bookmarks
! Resume
! Cloud synchronisation
! Go To
! Full text search
|-
| [[Blio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blio.com
| K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes2|In-book only}}
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| {{yes|Unlimited}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| Bluefire Productions
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes2|In-book only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Unlimited}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| Apple
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no2|Manual}}
| {{yes2|In-book only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Unlimited}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| AMZN Mobile LLC
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| [[Kobo eReader|Kobo Reading App]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/kobo-ebooks/id429710234?mt=8&ls=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716234726/http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/kobo-ebooks/id429710234?mt=8&ls=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=Kobo eBooks |publisher=Kobo Inc. |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref>
| Kobo Inc.
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{no2|Last place marker only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| [[
| Lexcycle
| {{yes|Configurable}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes|Unlimited}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! Product
! Developer
! Pagination
! Rotation Lock
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! Bookmarks
! Resume
! Cloud synchronisation
! Go To
! Full text search
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size:85%; width:99%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Product
! Multi-column mode
! Styles (bold/italic/etc.)
! Page Turn Effects
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! Customize text alignment
! Customize font
! Customize
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| [[Blio]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{yes2|Justification only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| [[Bluefire Reader]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Vertical swipe}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes2|Pre-set choices only}}
| {{yes2|Justification only}}
| {{yes}}
| Line only
|-
| [[
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| [[Amazon Kindle#Kindle applications|Kindle]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes2|Pre-set choices only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes2|Line; pre-set choices only}}
|-
| [[Kobo eReader|Kobo Reading App]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Vertical swipe}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| [[
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Configurable}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Vertical swipe}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! Product
! Multi-column mode
! Styles (bold/italic/etc.)
! Page Turn Effects
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! Customize text alignment
! Customize font
! Customize
|}
== Edit/tool features ==
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|-
! Product
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! Online dictionary
! Offline dictionary
! Lookup
! Translate
! Share
! TTS support (read aloud)
! DRM support
! Export to iTunes
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| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| [[Bluefire Reader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Author, Title, Publisher}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Facebook, Twitter, eMail}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Facebook, Twitter, eMail, SMS}}
| {{
| {{yes|[[FairPlay|Apple FairPlay]]}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
|-
| [[Kobo
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Facebook, Twitter}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Facebook, Twitter, eMail}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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! Online dictionary
! Offline dictionary
! Lookup
! Translate
! Share
! TTS support (read aloud)
! DRM support
! Export to iTunes
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{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size:85%; width:99%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Product
! Book store(s)
! Book search
! In-app Epub
! Import via in-app Browser
! OPDS catalog
! Other import via
! Tag books
! Sort books
|-
| [[Blio]]
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| eMail (MIME type)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Bluefire Reader]]
| {{yes2|Free ebook libraries only}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| eMail (MIME type)
iTunes File Sharing
Built-in Web Server
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| {{yes|
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| eMail (MIME type)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| [[
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| iTunes File Sharing
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[Kobo
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| eMail (MIME type)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| [[
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Calibre ([[Bonjour (software)|Bonjour]])
eMail (MIME type)
iTunes File Sharing
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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! Book store(s)
! Book search
! In-app Epub
! Import via in-app Browser
! OPDS catalog
! Other import via
! Tag books
! Sort books
|}
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''See [[Comparison of e-book formats]] for details on the file formats.''
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! Product
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| [[Blio]]
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
|-
| [[
| 2
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
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| [[
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| [[Kobo
| 2
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
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| [[
| 5+
| {{yes}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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! Product
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|-
! Product
! Free
! License
|-
| [[Blio]]
| {{partial}} (voices cost)
|
|-
| [[Bluefire Reader]]
| {{partial}} (Cloudshelf edition is free)
| Proprietary
|-
| [[
| {{yes}}
| Proprietary
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle#Kindle applications|Kindle]]
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Kobo eReader|Kobo Reading App]]
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Lexcycle Stanza|Stanza]]
| {{yes}}
| Proprietary
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== Special features ==
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! Product
! Special features
|-
| [[Blio]]
| Support for the visually impaired
|-
| [[
| Optional PDF password protection
Localized in English, French, German, Norwegian, Icelandic, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish
Support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language epub3 format including Vertical writing mode and R2L page order
Supports multiple concurrent Adobe user account activations, both Adobe ID and Vendor ID accounts
Export notes and highlights to email
Collections Feature for organizing user Library
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| [[
| Apple Books can read text aloud to the user.
|-
| [[Amazon Kindle#Kindle applications|Kindle]]
| Ebooks can be emailed to an auto-generated Amazon email address
|-
| [[Kobo eReader|Kobo Reading App]]
| Strictly enforces registration with Kobo
Support for magazine subscriptions.
Extensive social media support via Facebook.
Reading statistics and achievements.
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| [[
| Cover Flow<ref group="f">Not on the iPad</ref>
Extensive options for library sorting
Customizable background picture & transparency settings
Has some stability problems on iOS >= 5.0
Stanza is not being updated any more
|-
! Product
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==
* The Readmill app, introduced in February 2011, read numerous formats on Android and [[IOS (operating system)|iOS]] devices but shut down on July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/24/readmill-is-closing-its-doors-on-july-1-2014-needs-picture/?ncid=rss_truncated|date=June 24, 2014| work=The Unofficial Apple Weblog|author= Bond, John-Michael | title=Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014}}</ref>
* Also the Blio,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blio/id409370678?mt=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723210246/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blio/id409370678?mt=8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |title=Connecting to the iTunes Store. |publisher=Apple |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> DL Reader<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dl-reader/id447700560?mt=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119201036/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dl-reader/id447700560?mt=8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2011 |title=Connecting to the iTunes Store. |publisher=Apple |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> and Stanza app are no longer available.
== See also ==
*[[Comparison of Android e-
*[[Comparison of e-book formats]] - includes both device and software formats
*[[Comparison of e-readers]] - includes hardware e-book readers
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