Comparison

1984 vs Shakespeare's Complete Works

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

Head to head
About

1984

Access a comprehensive study guide for George Orwell's "1984." This app offers an audiobook with synchronized text, detailed summaries, character analyses, and author information. Enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the classic novel.

Highlights
  • Audiobook with synchronized text
  • Novel summary and analysis
  • Character analysis and biography
  • Glossary and famous quotes
  • Customizable reading modes
  • Author's timeline
Features
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This app combines the novel "1984" by George Orwell, with professional human narration enabling read along feature, a professional narration synchronized with the highlighted text. Benefits of Read along feature: • a valuable tool for people affected by reading disorders and dyslexia • a useful tool for kids to learn reading or for people to learn a foreign language • allowing everybody to enjoy their favorite novels by reading, listening or reading and listening at the same time Study materials: • Novel Summary • List of Characters • Summary and Analysis • Glossary • Character Analysis • Author's biography • Essays Quotes: • Famous quotes from the novel • Bookmark a quote • Share a quote • Read quotes from the novel daily Author: • Author's timeline • Author's biography Basic features: • Change font, font size • Day and Night reading mode • Highlight texts • Read aloud

About

Shakespeare's Complete Works

Access the complete works of Shakespeare with synchronized human narration. This app aids reading comprehension, language learning, and offers features like note-taking, summaries, and customizable reading modes.

Highlights
  • Complete works of Shakespeare
  • Synchronized human narration
  • Reading and listening modes
  • Word-by-word highlighting
  • Summaries and analysis
  • Note-taking and bookmarking
  • Customizable reading settings
Features
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This app combines Shakespeare's complete works with professional human narration. Benefits of sync audio feature: ● a valuable tool for people affected by reading disorders and dyslexia ● a useful tool for kids to learn reading or for people to learn a foreign language ● allowing everybody to enjoy their favourite book by reading, listening or reading+listening ● Long press any word and tap "Play" to activate sync narration You can both read and listen to your favorite book. The app will highlight the sentence being narrated so that you can follow along as the words are read aloud. Thanks to sync narration feature, you can change from reading to listening or vice versa easily. Tragedies: - Antony and Cleopatra - Coriolanus - Hamlet - Julius Caesar - King Lear - Macbeth - Othello - Romeo and Juliet - Timon of Athens - Titus Andronicus - Troilus and Cressida Commedies - A midsummer night's dream - All's well that ends well - As you like it - Cymbeline - Love's Labour's Lost - Measure for Measure - etc. History - Henry IV, Part I - Henry IV, Part II - Henry V - Henry VI, Part I - Henry VI, Part II - Henry VI, Part III - Henry VIII - King John - Richard II - Richard III Poem - Shakespeare's sonnets - A funeral elegy - The passionate pilgrim - Venus and Adonis - A lover's complaint - etc Apocrypha - A Yorkshire tragedy - Cardenio - Sir Thomas More - The London Prodigal - etc. ● Summary and Analysis - Summary and analysis for each work ● Notes: - Write your own note ● Quotes: - Shakespeare's quotes ● other features: - bookmark - reading list - change font size and style - night and day reading mode - highlight text - Audio play in background (you can listen to the audio, while using other apps) ● If you want to give feedback, please use the feedback feature in the settings

Screenshots

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Shakespeare's Complete Works4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1984 at 100% against Shakespeare's Complete Works's 0%. 1984 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

1984 costs $0.99 and Shakespeare's Complete Works $0.99 up front. Shakespeare's Complete Works sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1984 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1984 ships an update every 50 months, Shakespeare's Complete Works every 86 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
1984 versus Shakespeare's Complete Works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1984Shakespeare's Complete Works
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 50 months — betterEvery 86 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh NguyenHuong Nguyen

Customer experience

1984

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shakespeare's Complete Works

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

1984

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shakespeare's Complete Works

One-time1
  • Unlock ALLFree

Questions

Is 1984 free?
1984 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shakespeare's Complete Works free?
Shakespeare's Complete Works costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do 1984 or Shakespeare's Complete Works have ads?
Neither 1984 nor Shakespeare's Complete Works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1984 or Shakespeare's Complete Works?
1984 ships an update every 50 months, and Shakespeare's Complete Works every 86 months. Most recently, 1984 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shakespeare's Complete Works on November 2, 2026.

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