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Book's Story vs Areada: catalog facts
Book's Story	Areada
Free Free, ad-free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Supports EPUB, PDF, FB2, TXT, HTML and Markdown Extensive reading customisation	Reads EPUB, PDF, TXT and FB2, including books inside archives Works offline from local folders
Android only Last code update was in early 2026	Android only Notes are basic plain text
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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