justRead uses every pixel of your iPad's display. Two-column layout in landscape mode transforms your tablet into an open book. Portrait mode gives you a single generous column with customizable margins.
No wasted space, no cramped text. Optimized for every iPad size from iPad mini to iPad Pro 13-inch. Your books look stunning on the Liquid Retina display.
Read your book in one half of the screen while taking notes, browsing the web, or managing files in the other. Full Split View and Slide Over support, just like Apple's own apps.
Perfect for students reading textbooks alongside note-taking apps, researchers cross-referencing sources, or anyone who wants to look something up without leaving their book.
200+ built-in fonts plus custom font imports. Adjust font size, line height, margins, paragraph spacing, and text alignment. iPad's larger display makes typography control even more impactful.
Multiple reading themes including smart dark mode with automatic image inversion. Create your perfect reading environment for any time of day. Your settings sync across iPhone and iPad.
iPad's larger screen makes library management a joy. Browse your 5,000+ book collection in a spacious grid view. See more covers at once, organize with folders, tags, and ratings.
Sort by title, author, date added, or reading progress. Search across your entire library instantly. Folder browsing preserves your existing organization from Calibre or cloud storage.
Detailed reading statistics show time per session, pages read, speed trends, and daily streaks. Set reading goals and earn achievements as you build your reading habit.
Weekly and monthly breakdowns help you understand your reading patterns. Your statistics sync between iPhone and iPad so every reading session counts.
Connect to your Calibre library, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Your entire book collection available on iPad without eating up storage. Stream books directly from the cloud.
OPDS catalog support lets you browse and download from Calibre Content Server, calibre-web, or any OPDS-compatible source. Your reading progress syncs across all your devices.
Get justRead from the App Store. It runs natively on every iPad model with iOS 16 or later. No account required to start your free trial.
Add EPUBs from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, your Calibre library, or any OPDS catalog. Drag and drop works too.
Enjoy edge-to-edge reading with two-column layout in landscape, Split View for multitasking, and full typography control.
What makes justRead the best EPUB reader for iPad
Apple Books limits you to a handful of fonts and basic size adjustments. No control over margins, line height, or paragraph spacing.
200+ built-in fonts, custom font imports, and complete control over every typography setting. Your iPad becomes a professional reading device.
Apple Books locks you into the Apple ecosystem. Getting your own EPUB files onto iPad is painful. No Calibre support.
Import from Calibre, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or OPDS catalogs. Your books, your way. No ecosystem lock-in.
Apple Books tracks almost nothing about your reading habits. No statistics, no streaks, no goals.
Full reading statistics with time tracking, daily streaks, achievements, and progress analytics across your entire library.
See what readers are saying on the App Store
Fantastic eReader
Best app I've found for syncing with Calibre. Customization rivals the great Marvin app, with superior library management.
Great app, responsive dev
The reading experience is already top notch. Really exciting to see where this app develops over time.
Excellent and complete
Beautifully designed and a pleasure to use. The developer had a clear plan from the very first version.
Excellent
Really well designed, and so pleasant to use.
Reading as you want it
A great new iOS epub reader with responsive developers actively adding features. Configure your reading experience just the way you like it.
The best reader on the App Store
Absolute control of customization. Custom font support. The ability to vote on next features and development.
My new mobile happy place
A beautifully made reader app. Love the statistics and how it works with my 5,000+ book library and cloud storage.
Comprehensive epub reader for iOS
Finally an app that manages a book collection and acts as a fully functional reader. Streams from Dropbox without using phone storage.
Everything you need to know about reading EPUBs on iPad
Yes. justRead offers a beautiful two-column layout in landscape mode that makes your iPad feel like an open book. You can also use single-column in landscape if you prefer.
Yes. justRead fully supports Split View and Slide Over on iPad. Read your book in one half of the screen while using any other app in the other half.
Yes. justRead runs on every iPad that supports iOS 16 or later, including iPad mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro, and the standard iPad.
Yes. justRead supports keyboard shortcuts for page turning, navigation, and common actions when using a hardware keyboard with your iPad.
justRead supports EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 formats, the most common ebook standard. If you have books in other formats, use Calibre to convert them to EPUB.
Free 7-day trial with full access, no account required. Then $2.99/month or $24.99/year. One purchase works on both iPhone and iPad.
Yes. justRead connects to your Calibre library through any cloud provider (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) or via OPDS through Calibre Content Server.
Yes. Books you have opened are cached locally on your iPad. You can read them without an internet connection. New books require a connection to download.