Comparison

eReaders Black Cat vs eli LINK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eReaders Black Cat

Access a curated library of graded readers for learning foreign languages. Features include full audio, interactive exercises, and progress tracking. Ideal for independent study, group work, or preparing for international certifications.

Highlights
  • Graded readers for language learning
  • Full audio for read-aloud text
  • Interactive activities and exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • Data synchronization with web version
  • Teacher classroom management
Features
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Cideb and Black Cat graded readers, an international standard for learning foreign languages, are finally available as part of a single app: eReaders provides you with a new way to use books that have long stood out for their creativity, innovation and quality. With eReaders you can find all the publications you have activated on your profile on the website blackcat-cideb.com, buy individual books or take a monthly subscription to the whole available catalogue. Cideb and Black graded readers are available for studying English, French, Spanish and German; they are aimed at different levels of ability and age and are suited to independent study, group or class work and for preparing for international certifications (CAMBRIDGE, TRINITY, DELE, DELF, FIT). Characteristics and contents · Full audio of the Read Aloud text to follow the reading step by step. · Activities and exercises to test your progress. · Data synchronisation with the web version of the app available from the blackcat-cideb site. · Wonderful illustrations and animations. · An ever-growing catalogue searchable by language, age and level. Languages and series available · English (EarlyReads, Green Apple, Reading & Training) · French (Facile à lire, Lire et s’entraîner) · Spanish (Leer y aprender) · German (Lesen und Üben) The “Activate” feature allows either the purchase of a single book with a one-time non-recurring payment or access to the entire catalogue by subscribing to a recurring subscription. There are 2 types of “subscription” available: · Paying € 9.99 a month gives you an ongoing monthly subscription that is renewed automatically. · Paying € 59.99 a year gives you an ongoing annual subscription that is renewed automatically. The cost of the subscription will be debited from your App Store account after the purchase is confirmed. The renewal can be deactivated at any time in your App Store settings. To prevent the subscription being renewed automatically, it is necessary to cancel the renewal at least 24 hours before payment is due. If the renewal is active, it will be debited within 24 hours of the previous subscription ending. It is not possible to cancel a subscription for the period underway once it has been activated or renewed. The purchased books are always available (even offline) in your library. In your personal library, you can also find all the books you have activated on the website blackcat-cideb.com using the code printed at the end of your book. Enter the library and look for your books in the “My Books” section; once you have downloaded the book you want to consult, you can always find it in the library under the “Downloaded” section. Cideb and Black Cat are trademarks of D Scuola S.p.A. Contact us: info@blackcat-cideb.com Privacy policy - User license https://www.blackcat-cideb.com/it/condizioni-generali-di-contratto

About

eli LINK

This app unlocks interactive multimedia content like audio, videos, and karaoke linked to specific book pages. It allows users to track accessed content and save favorite resources for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Scan book pages to unlock content
  • Access audio resources
  • Watch videos
  • Interactive karaoke
  • Track accessed content
  • Save favorite resources
Features
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Eli Link enables you to explore the multimedia content associated to Eli La Spiga’s books by simply framing a page with your smartphone or tablet! Thanks to Eli Link you can have immediate access to hundreds of audio resources, videos, interactive karaoke and much more. The app tracks the content you open and allows you to save your favourite resources for an easy and immediate use!

Screenshots

eReaders Black Cat4 screens
eli LINK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eli LINK at none against eReaders Black Cat's 10. eReaders Black Cat's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. eReaders Black Cat sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. eli LINK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eReaders Black Cat ships an update every 8 months, eli LINK every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eReaders Black Cat versus eli LINK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereReaders Black Cateli LINK
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD Scuola S.p.A.ELI Srl

Customer experience

eReaders Black Cat

Written reviews61 reviews
Positive9.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative86.9%

eli LINK

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

eReaders Black Cat

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time8
  • Amore e Ginnastica$6.99
  • La Belle et la Bête$6.99
  • Le Comte de Monte-Cristo$6.99
Show 5 more
  • Emil und die Detektive$6.99
  • Le dernier tableau de Léonard$6.99
  • Lupin - Le bouchon de cristal$6.99
  • Dejar Huella$6.99
  • Die Verwandlung$6.99
None

eli LINK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eReaders Black Cat free?
eReaders Black Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eli LINK free?
eli LINK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eReaders Black Cat or eli LINK have ads?
Neither eReaders Black Cat nor eli LINK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eReaders Black Cat or eli LINK?
eReaders Black Cat ships an update every 8 months, and eli LINK every 4 months. Most recently, eReaders Black Cat was updated on November 1, 2026 and eli LINK on November 2, 2026.

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