When comparing ReadEra vs Xodo PDF Reader & Editor, the Slant community recommends ReadEra for most people. In the question“What are the best eBook readers on Android?” ReadEra is ranked 4th while Xodo PDF Reader & Editor is ranked 10th.
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Pros
Pro Open and read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats
Pro Very fast
Pro Completely free, no ads anywhere and anytime
Pro Supports chapters, bookmarks and page style
Pro Supports TTS
Pro Attractive interface
Looks well made and not just a txt editor or something.
Pro Kids mode
Makes it easier for kids to use the app.
Pro Efficient user interface
You get what you want by few interactions.
Pro Works great with diverse cloud services (e.g. Seafile) and saves changed documents on the fly in the cloud
Pro Very (very) good support
Feature Requests and bugs are nicely handled.
Pro Multi-tabs
Can open more than one PDF at a time in tabs.
Pro PDF can be read from SD Card
Xodo does not copy the PDF files to the internal memory.
Pro Reflow
App can reflow any PDF for an enhanced reading on small terminals. The process is a bit slow but works for every PDF.
Pro No ads
The reader offers a lot of features for free with no ads.
Pro Great handling for S-Pen/Digitizer
Cons
Con No light mode
No light mode for the menu. Unusable if you have astigmatism.
Con Not many settings
Con Slow animations
Con Image sizing is wrong compared to other readers
Con Images aren't has sharp as other readers
Images don't look like they are supposed to unless you full screen the image.
Con Incitation to update to Pro Version
Con Column view buggy
Sometimes the column view is not correctly displayed.
Con No more Google Drive API
Xodo has stopped Google Drive API compatibility.
Con Lag when reading
When switching pages, there can be some lag and a re-zoom of the page.
