Epic review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Pick Epic if your child needs a large, varied supply of books and read-alouds at home. Pair it with a phonics app for a child who is still learning to decode.

What Epic is

Epic is a digital reading library for kids, which the screenshots say is for ages 3 to 12. The developer describes 40,000+ books, audiobooks and learning videos, Read-To-Me books narrated by voice actors, and books in Spanish, French, Chinese and Gaelic alongside English. Reading Buddies, badges, quizzes, Spotlight Words and an audio dictionary support young readers, and books can be downloaded for offline reading.

Who it suits

• Kids who need more books to read
• Pre-readers who listen with Read-To-Me
• Classrooms using Epic School

Strengths

• A very large catalog, including well-known titles such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as the screenshots show
• Read-To-Me books and audiobooks for children who cannot read alone yet
• Up to 4 child profiles and a parent dashboard on the family plan
• Free for educators and students during the school day through Epic School
• Apple Editors' Choice, rated 4.7 from about 519,300 ratings

Limits

• It does not teach decoding or phonics
• No free home tier is described: families pay after a 7-day trial
• Contact info, search history, identifiers and usage data are linked to you
• Most books are in English, according to the description

What the free version does

For families, the description says Epic is a paid subscription that starts with a 7-day free trial. Epic School is free for teachers and students during the school day.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, items run from $4.99 to $13.99, including 'Monthly Unlimited Access' at $7.99, $9.99 and $13.99, 'Monthly subscription' at $9.99 and $11.99, and 'Unlimited Children's Books' at $4.99 and $7.99.

Privacy

No tracking is declared. Contact info, search history, identifiers and usage data are linked to your account, and diagnostics are collected without being linked.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a For You page with top picks and award winners such as Where the Wild Things Are, a Diary of a Wimpy Kid banner, and covers marked 'Read to Me', next to badges for Apple Editor's Choice and parenting awards.