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

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