Frankenstein vs Herman Melville's works
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frankenstein
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This app combines the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, with professional human narration. It enables read along feature, a professional narration synchronized with the highlighted text. Novel: • Read along audiobook • Reading and listening • Bookmark a chapter • Enjoy your favorite novel by reading, listening or reading and listening at the same time Notes: • Novel Summary • List of Characters • Summary and Analysis • Glossary • Character Analysis • Author's biography • Essays Quotes: • Famous quotes from "Frankenstein" • Bookmark a quote • Share a quote • Read quotes from the novel daily Other features: • Change font, font size • Day and Night reading mode • Highlight texts
Herman Melville's works
Explore the complete works of Herman Melville, including novels, short stories, and poems, enhanced with professional human narration. Enjoy a synchronized read-along experience with highlighted text and audio, or choose to listen exclusively. Customize your reading with adjustable fonts, night mode, and a built-in dictionary.
- Full collection of novels, short stories, and poems
- Professional human narration
- Synchronized read-along feature
- Adjustable font size and style
- Night mode
- Built-in dictionary
- Voice search
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This app combines Herman Melville's novels, short stories and poems with professional human narrations. It enables read-along feature: highlighted text synced with human narration. With read along feature, you can enjoy your favorite books by reading or listening or both reading and listening. Long-press a word and tap 'Play' to activate read-along feature. ● Novels - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale - Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life - Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas - Mardi: and a Voyage Thither - Redburn: His First Voyage - White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War - Pierre; or, The Ambiguities - Bartleby, the Scrivener - The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles - Benito Cereno - The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade - Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War - Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land - Billy Budd, Sailor ● Short Stories - The Piazza - The Apple-Tree Table - The Bell-Tower - The Chase - The Lightning-Rod Man - Rounding Cape Horn ● Poems - 63 selected poems from "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" and "John Marr and Other Sailors" ● Herman Melville's quotes - Herman Melville's famous quotes - Read 10 quotes daily - Bookmark feature - Share a quote ● Other features: - Read-along feature: highlighted text synced with human narration - You can read the book and play the audio along or you can play the audio only - Night mode - Adjust font size, font style - Search feature - Voice search - Bookmark feature - Built-in dictionary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Frankenstein at $0.99 against Herman Melville's works's $1.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Frankenstein costs $0.99 and Herman Melville's works $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Frankenstein ships an update every 49 months, Herman Melville's works every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frankenstein | Herman Melville's works |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Every 40 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anh Nguyen | Thanh Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Frankenstein
No in-app purchases
Herman Melville's works
No in-app purchases
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