MapleRead SE

• Price: $8.99
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.1 122 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5Nice and still improving

   Overall, this has been a great epub reading app coming from many years of using Marvin. But, like any app, there is always room for improvement. A recent issue (which is probably not the developer’s fault thanks to iOS 18) is that the “Lookup” option (dictionary) is gone from the list when pressing on a word. Other minor issues: I’d love for the clock to always show onscreen in the upper left (without needing to tap the screen). Also, syncing reading progress between iPad and iPhone is great but takes attention since it needs to be done manually on each device every time you want to switch between devices. Lastly, on a really positive note, the developer reads and responds to feedback and is still making improvements to the app. That’s worth the price for the paid version.

   eanon32 · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5Great app, with lots of options!

   I want to thank the developers very much for their quick reply and support ... it is greatly appreciated! May I also take the time to compliment them on a wonderfully done app! I love the many options they have included, especially being able to import and use my own chosen fonts... I use a font called Happy Monkey that imitates the written had, one that no ebook reader would ever use, so having the ability to import my own fonts is a heaven sent on these old eyes! When reading an ebook and looking at a screen the majority of the day, this ability becomes a true blessing ... a soothing background color and choice of font makes all the difference on one's ability to enjoy an ebook, so thank you for such a incredibly well thought out app! This old man's eyes truly appreciate it... I know developers probably only hear complaints, via support, and on the majority of their reviews, so I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for such a well thought out app and design! I love and appreciate your app so much I purchased all versions to show that appreciation. I also try to tip the developers, as much as possible to show my appreciation , and as frequently as my wallet allows ... I believe it is one way we all can continue to support the development on this app!

   JamesF03 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5The best Marvin replacement for me.

   I was a loyal Marvin user for over 13 years. Kris built a great app in Marvin and my devotion was absolute. I had figured out how to keep Marvin working on my devices. . . until 26.2, which completely kills the app. Like many, I went on a desperate hunt. For me, only Mapleread and Readest came close to meeting my needs. Both allow you to customize the book interface to almost Marvin levels. Mapleread beats Readest for me in a few key areas: 1. Mapleread allows you to download multiple titles from your opds catalog. Readest only allows one download at a time. 2. While I appreciate the open source collaborative approach to Readest feature development, I want a professionally developed and maintained app. Readest doesn’t have any real documentation and support on reddit is ok, but not preferred. With Mapleread, I emailed the support alias with a question about using a specific font—I received a response and my request was addressed in the most recent release. If you’re looking for something to replace Marvin, I recommend Mapleread. I’m happy to have found a home for my ebooks. I hope they’ll continue to add feature requests from the Marvin loyalists like me!

   dneph · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5Finally? Yes, finally.

   I've been searching for a successor to the Marvin series of e-reader apps FOREVER. How obsessed am I with finding this app? I haven't updated my iPad in over a year for fear that Marvin will no longer open. Marvin isn't in the app store anymore. It was accidentally deleted on a couple of my devices and I can never get it back. There have been many contenders. This is it. Does it have everything Marvin has? No. The customization isn't as advanced. Dev, if you're reading this, I have so many screenshots and notes detailing the things Marvin was capable of in terms of customization. I'll share them with you. The background color wheel is a nice touch, but I wish it had a color picking tool as well to copy colors outside the app. BookFusion has this. This app will now be my go-to. You have no idea what this means coming from me. I still have Marvin, Marvin3, and Marvin SXS on my iPad. But I will be using this app. Only one slight bug I notice -when I slide over to another app and return to MapleReader, my book has closed! This is a major annoyance, but easily fixed.

   UPSY42q · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5This App is Him! (End Game App)

   I was looking for a few simple things in an e-reader app and thankfully my long search is finally over: 1) always on progress bar at the bottom margin 2) Current page number and remaining pages in book (somewhere on the bottom margin) 3) The ability to highlight a word and have TTS pronounce it for me 4) TTS the whole page if I want Numbers 2-4 are relatively easy to find in an e-reader app but Number 1 (out of the 13 ereader apps I tested) only existed on one other ereader app besides MapleReader: FBReader. But the problem with FBReader is that it can't open some epub files I have (that MapleReader and Apple Books opens fine) and it can't open PDFs. EVERY SINGLE OTHER APP I tried only allowed you to see the progress bar if you clicked on the screen which I find highly annoying; I want to instantly know where I am in a book with a progress bar always on display, kind of like how you intuitively know how far you are in a physical book by seeing how the book looks in your hand. All the apps I tried that didn't have the 4 things I wanted above: Kybook 3 Bluefire Reader Readest BookFusion Kindle Yomu Epub Reader FBReader Kobo Reader Pocketbook Reader PureLibro eBOOX ReadEra Once I saw Maple Reader had these features I gladly paid the one-time fee and will donate a tip every so often to encourage further development/help pay developer costs. Thank you for finally giving me the app that checked my 4 most important boxes!

   snakes-and-foxes · 31 Jul 2026

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