This is part three of our justRead development series. Instead of marketing claims, we're doing a detailed visual comparison of how four e-reader apps handle the fundamentals: UI/UX, library organization, customization, and performance.
What we discovered: UX conventions matter more than feature count. Users shouldn't need to learn new patterns. We analyzed seven key areas—UI design, library sorting, font customization, color options, menu depth, margin control, and landscape lock.
Key findings:
justRead wins on accessibility and customization depth (2 menu levels vs 3-4 for competitors)
Supporting 5,000+ books requires thoughtful architecture: Apple Books and justRead both handle this; BookFusion crashes
Font freedom matters: custom fonts + system fonts vs limited presets in competitors
Respecting Apple's design conventions creates better UX than breaking them
We also built unique features competitors don't have:
- 20–20–20 eye care reminders
- rich reading statistics
- community voting on features
Read the full visual comparison and see how we approached these design decisions:
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