Comparison

Telos Bookstore vs Torrossa Reader

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

Head to head

About

Telos Bookstore

Features

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Publishing house dedicated to children and teenage litterature. We loves to experiment with new ways of publishing and one of our major point of interest is the interaction between paper and digital. We believe in the universal right to read and in the importance of litterature in people’s lives and education. We believe that reading is an EXERCISE and even a PLEASURE, a moment for PLAYNG, SEARCHING and DISCOVERING.

About

Torrossa Reader

Read digital texts in epub format with this application. It's designed for academic study and personal reading, focusing on humanities and social sciences. The app supports both protected and unprotected epub files.

Highlights

EPUB format support
Readium LCP protection
Academic and personal reading
Focus on humanities and social sciences
Supports unprotected epubs

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The new Torrossa Reader app for texts in epub format. Torrossa Reader is the new reading app for Torrossa digital bookstore, an essential resource for university research, academic study and personal reading with a focus on the humanities and social sciences. Torrossa Reader is based on Readium LCP, a new open source security technology, and allows you to read epubs that are both Readium LCP protected or without protection.

Screenshots

Telos Bookstore3 screens

Torrossa Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torrossa Reader at none against Telos Bookstore's 6. Torrossa Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Telos Bookstore sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Torrossa Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Telos Bookstore ships an update every 27 months, Torrossa Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Telos Bookstore versus Torrossa Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Telos Bookstore	Torrossa Reader
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 27 months	Every 4 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS	15.0	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	74 MB	12 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Telos srl	Casalini libri S.p.A.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Telos Bookstore

One-time6

L'archeologo delle parole$3.99
The wizard Pitrè$7.99
L'archeologo delle parole$7.99

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The wizard Pitrè-multilingual$8.99
EH, NO!$8.99
E PERCHÉ?$8.99

None

Torrossa Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Telos Bookstore free?

Telos Bookstore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Torrossa Reader free?

Torrossa Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Telos Bookstore or Torrossa Reader have ads?

Neither Telos Bookstore nor Torrossa Reader shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Telos Bookstore or Torrossa Reader?

Telos Bookstore ships an update every 27 months, and Torrossa Reader every 4 months. Most recently, Telos Bookstore was updated on September 11, 2026 and Torrossa Reader on June 5, 2026.