Comparison

Matrubharti vs Honor Library

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

Head to head
About

Matrubharti

Discover and share original regional content from Indian language enthusiasts. Engage with stories, poems, and blogs, and purchase classic eBooks for offline reading. Connect with writers and readers in a vibrant literary community.

Highlights
  • Write and publish stories
  • Read and comment on regional content
  • Share quotes, poems, and blogs
  • Follow favorite users
  • Buy and read eBooks offline
  • Get notified for topics
Features
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Matrubharti is a community of Indian language lovers, it is a place of readers and writers to express themselves and inspire the world. Here people join the community to get access to the original regional content shared by the most enthusiastic writers. The stories on Matrubharti have deep social and emotional values, written to impact the society with new wave of thoughts and ideas by young Indians. It is also the place to buy the most popular classic collection from legendary authors. How to use Matrubharti? 1. Write a story, draft it or Publish it for readers 2. Search, Read a story, comment, rate and share it 3. Share Quote, Poems or Blogs as Bites with Community 4. Follow the users of your choice 5. Get notified for Favorite Topics 6. Buy eBooks of your choice and Read offline 7. Get Ads free Premium User benefits

About

Honor Library

This app creates a private book-sharing network among your trusted contacts. Easily add books to your digital shelf and discover titles your friends are willing to lend. Request books with a tap and arrange in-person exchanges.

Highlights
  • Build digital book shelf
  • Share books with trusted contacts
  • Discover books from your circle
  • Request and hand off books
  • Maintain a wishlist
  • Private by design
Features
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Honor Library turns the books you already own into a sharing circle with the people you trust. No public marketplace. No strangers. Just your own circle, matched automatically from your contacts, passing along the books they love. HOW IT WORKS - Build your shelf in seconds. Scan a barcode, search by title, or paste a link from almost any bookstore. Choose which books you are happy to pass along. - Your circle finds itself. Honor Library connects you with people already in your contacts who use the app. No friend requests, no hunting for strangers. - Discover what is around you. A personalized feed shows the books your circle is ready to share, grouped into quick reads, long-form deep dives, and hidden gems. - Request and hand off. Found something you want? Request it in one tap. The owner gets a message, you meet up, and the book finds its next reader in person. - Keep a wishlist. Add the books you are hoping to read. When someone in your circle has one, you both know. WHY HONOR LIBRARY Books are meant to be passed on. Most of us have shelves full of titles we have already finished, while a friend nearby is looking for exactly that book. Honor Library closes that gap inside a circle you already trust, so sharing feels personal. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your shelf and activity are visible only to your circle, never to the public. - We use the contacts on your device only to match you with friends who already use Honor Library. - Sign in with your phone number. No passwords to remember. Honor Library is a project of V2C Inc, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Questions or feedback? Reach us at contact@honorlibrary.org.

Screenshots

Matrubharti4 screens
Honor Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Honor Library at none against Matrubharti's 4. Honor Library also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Matrubharti's advantage is ratings volume (446 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Matrubharti sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Honor Library asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Honor Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matrubharti has 446 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matrubharti ships an update monthly, Honor Library every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Matrubharti versus Honor Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatrubhartiHonor Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (446 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings446 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrubharti Technologies Pvt. Ltd.V2C Inc

Customer experience

Matrubharti

All ratings446 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative39.3%

Honor Library

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Matrubharti

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • App crashes when opening
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App crashes after iOS update
  • Suffering from not opening the app
  • No data availability when app opens
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  • Unable to use application due to mail issue with PIN
  • Paid for one year plan, finishes in one month
  • Not giving proper answers for payment issues
  • App crashes everytime you open it
  • App is not working and keeps on crashing
  • Not able to share own book through WhatsApp link
  • Word of the day shows 'click to participate' and shows random video
  • Language selection not working
  • Cannot edit or delete stories
  • Viewers not displayed for uploaded posts
  • Ads are too frequent
  • Cannot read whole story
  • Purchased membership, books not opening
  • Cannot download story
  • Whenever trying to open story, jumps to Vishesh plan
  • Purchased app for one year, still showing trial version
  • App not working after login
  • Updated version is very slow
  • Showing different errors
  • Unnecessary ads from Google are disturbing
  • Payment processing fails
  • Cannot login with Facebook ID
  • Cannot access library and downloaded books in new version
  • 98% books are premium

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to remove uploaded content
  • Improvement in subscription plans for Visesh novels
  • Upload all books of Bakor Patel by Hariprasad Vyas
  • Show viewers for uploaded posts
  • Add feature to delete books without internet
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  • Expand language coverage

Honor Library

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Matrubharti

One-time4
  • StarteriOS$0.99
  • Membership 3 Month$1.99
  • Membership 1 Year$5.99
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  • Membership 3 Years$14.99
None

Honor Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matrubharti free?
Matrubharti is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Honor Library free?
Honor Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Matrubharti or Honor Library?
Honor Library is rated higher. Matrubharti averages 4.7 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while Honor Library averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Matrubharti or Honor Library have ads?
Neither Matrubharti nor Honor Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matrubharti or Honor Library?
Matrubharti ships an update monthly, and Honor Library every 2 days. Most recently, Matrubharti was updated on October 18, 2026 and Honor Library on October 7, 2026.

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