Comparison

eReaders Black Cat vs myLIM

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

myLIM

This app is an interactive e-book reader for digital school texts. It allows students and teachers to access and customize their e-books with notes, links, and multimedia resources. Users can log in with their existing online platform account to download purchased or activated books.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital school texts
  • Add graphics, notes, and web links
  • Access audio and video files
  • Organized interactive resources
  • New intuitive interface layout
  • Easy text browsing
Features
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MyLIM - "My interactive e-book" is the new e-book reader by Loescher editore that allows students and teachers to enjoy digital school texts and the interactive resources linked to them. Users can login the reader with the same account registered on the on-line platform Imparosulweb, and download the books they have purchased on-line or activated by using the proper code printed on the book. Thanks to a simple and intuitive interface, myLIM provides many features in order to easily surf within the text pages and to add a variety of customizations such as graphics, notes, and links to web pages. The digital book is also enriched by interactive resources, audio, video files and other extra materials complementary to school texts. Main features compared to the previous version of the reader (miaLIM): • New interface layout to ensure immediate access to all functionalities  • Easy and fast text browsing • Additional customization tools • Interactive resources and media files at hand, organized in separated tabs • Full integration with the extra contents of Imparosulweb

Screenshots

eReaders Black Cat4 screens
myLIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myLIM at none against eReaders Black Cat's 10. myLIM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. myLIM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eReaders Black Cat versus myLIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereReaders Black CatmyLIM
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.8% of reviews — better7.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperD Scuola S.p.A.LOESCHER EDITORE

Customer experience

eReaders Black Cat

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

myLIM

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive7.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative88.9%

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
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  • 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

myLIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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