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Areada vs ReadEra: catalog facts
Areada	ReadEra
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free to download and use without ads, according to the developer.
Android	Android, iOS
Reads EPUB, PDF, TXT and FB2, including books inside archives Works offline from local folders	Opens EPUB, MOBI, PDF, DjVu, Word, FB2 and comic files Reads books directly from ZIP and RAR archives
Android only Notes are basic plain text	Closed source Mobile only, with no desktop version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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