The gamified reading app for iOS and Android

Reading, gamified.

epup turns every page into progress. Earn XP for the minutes you read, raise 17+ virtual pets, craft items and build an island that grows with your library.

Folio pet
Phoenix pet
Vellwing pet

What makes reading a game?

epup wraps a real EPUB reader and book tracker in a cozy progression system where reading is the only controller you need.

Raise pets

Hatch and feed 17+ unique pets with the Ink and drops you earn. They evolve through 4 stages as you read.

Earn XP and drops

Reading minutes convert into XP, Ink and random item drops. Sessions feel like quests with real loot.

Build your island

Craft furniture, decorate rooms and grow your island from a cottage into a palace and a whole town.

Protect your streak

Daily reading streaks keep the habit alive. Miss a day and your pet notices.

Word puzzles

Inkwell Lab and Lore Weaver puzzles turn vocabulary into crafting materials between chapters.

Guilds and rifts

Join a guild with other readers, climb leaderboards and take on Guild Rift challenges together.

Pets

A companion that grows with your books

Your pet is fed by reading. Every session earns food and Ink, pets evolve through 4 stages and awakened forms unlock new abilities and map regions.

  • 17+ pets to hatch, feed and evolve
  • Skins, transmog and boutique exchanges
  • Friendship tiers from stranger to soulmate
Flora pet
World

An island that grows with every chapter

Craft decorations, grow crops and unlock 50+ map levels from sunny meadows to the Twilight Sanctuary. Your world is a diary of everything you have read.

  • House building and room decorating
  • Crafting, farming and gathering systems
  • Castle decorating and guild rift raids
Gumbo pet
Still a Reader

A real reader underneath the game

Under the cozy layer is a serious reading app: an EPUB and PDF reader, a Focus Timer for physical books and a book tracker with a calendar, streaks and stats.

  • EPUB and PDF reader with themes
  • Focus Timer for physical books
  • Reading calendar, streaks and stats
Glyphie pet

Gamified reading questions

What is a gamified reading app?

A gamified reading app adds game mechanics to books. In epup, reading time earns XP, Ink and item drops that you spend on pets, crafting and island building, so finishing a chapter feels like completing a quest.

How do pets work in epup?

You hatch a pet and feed it with the Ink and drops you earn while reading. Pets evolve through 4 stages, unlock maps and can be styled with skins from the boutique.

Is epup a game or a reading app?

Both. epup includes a full EPUB and PDF reader plus a book tracker and wraps them in a cozy game with pets, crafting, decorating and guilds.

Is the gamified reading app free?

Yes. epup is free to download on iOS and Android with no ads.

Your reading adventure starts here.

Free to download. Your first pet, Papyrus, is waiting for its first story.