Islam By Touch vs GutenbergListen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Islam By Touch
This app provides a comprehensive Islamic library, featuring e-books and the English translation of the Quran. It is fully compatible with Voice Over for the visually impaired, offering a simple interface with large text and customizable color schemes for an accessible reading experience.
- Voice Over compatibility
- English Quran translation
- Customizable display (color, font size)
- Bookstore for discovery
- Bookmark and favorite lines
- User-friendly interface
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First Islamic library platform that is fully compatible with the iPhone Voice Over feature for the visually impaired. The Islam By Touch App is full of E-Books about Islam including the English translation of the Quran. This App is made has a very simple display which makes reading books very easy for everyone! • IBT has been completely redesigned to to make it fully compatible with the iPhone Voice Over feature • IBT App is specifically made for the visually impaired making it easy for users to invert the color and make the font extra big • The new Book Store makes it easy to read and discover new books • The App is 100% FREE • This App makes it very easy for users to bookmark and favorite lines in the book they are reading and it is 100% compatible with the Voice Over rotter • The App has the option to display white text on a black background or black text on a white background • This App is user friendly, and is enabled with large buttons and text Help IBT grow, donate at: http://islambytouch.com/donate/
GutenbergListen
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GutenbergListen's raison d'être is to provide simple access to the Project Gutenberg website of 70,000 plus books to blind user or to anyone using a screen reader to by providing a succinct browsing experience (declutered, to use the vernacular) to speed navigation. Everyone is, of course, welcome to use it. It is provided without out charge under the agpl-3.0 license. Selected eBooks and audio books are downloaded to the user's phone or tablet and remain until deleted by the user. Downloaded books can be accessed on or offline. eBooks are spoken in a user select-able voice that can be managed by speed, pitch and other basic controls including a sleep timer. Audio books are played at a user select-able speed and the basic controls also include a sleep timer. No personal data is collected, no account creation is required, no location or device information is collected, your location is not tracked and there are no analytics used.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Islam By Touch at 15.6 against GutenbergListen's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Islam By Touch ships an update monthly, GutenbergListen every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Islam By Touch | GutenbergListen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Islam By Touch Inc. | Frank D Ducrest |
In-app purchases
Islam By Touch
No in-app purchases
GutenbergListen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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