Cantook by Aldiko vs TinyWhy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cantook by Aldiko
This app consolidates all your eBooks, comics, and audiobooks into a single platform. It offers seamless integration with public libraries, access to public domain titles, and the ability to import your own files. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and organization tools.
- Unified library for eBooks, comics, audiobooks
- Public library integration
- Import EPUB, CBZ, PDF files
- Access public domain books
- Customizable reading experience
- Organize bookshelf with categories
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Welcome to Cantook! The favorite reading app for the true bookworms. Bring all your eBooks, comics and audiobooks in the same place, no matter where they're coming from. Available on iPhone, iPad or macOS. With Cantook, we make it easy to bring all your books in the same place: • Built-in support for public libraries, allowing you to easily browse your library's catalog and borrow books from them • Thousands of public domain books from the Cantook Bookstore • Import your own EPUB, CBZ or PDF files • Add your own catalogs, for example using Calibre Cantook provides an extensive set of features for both casual and power users: • Customize your reading experience with multiple fonts and themes • Full support for dark mode throughout the app • Organize your bookshelf with categories and collections Our philosophy is to contribute to and leverage open standards: • Read EPUB files via a Readium Mobile based reading experience • Explore catalogs using OPDS • Full support for Readium LCP based on EPUB, PDF and audiobooks
TinyWhy
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Get smarter in a few minutes a day. TinyWhy brings you one surprising fact every day, and now you can watch it come alive. Each discovery is a short, beautifully illustrated story about the world around us: nature and science, history, the mind, culture and hidden patterns. Read it in a minute, listen to it on the go, or watch it as an animated video with narration and word-by-word captions. WATCH FACTS COME ALIVE • Animated stories: every Today's Why can be watched as a short narrated video • Animated diagrams draw tricky ideas step by step as you listen • Share any story as a video with a friend who'd love it LISTEN ANYWHERE • Narrated stories with a synced transcript that highlights each word • Keep listening with your screen locked, with controls on your Lock Screen A NEW WOW EVERY MORNING • A fresh Today's Why every day • Home Screen widget with today's discovery • A gentle daily reminder so you never miss one EXPLORE AND KEEP • Browse fun facts by topic: nature, archaeology, psychology, culture, earth and more • Save your favorite discoveries • Pick up where you left off Today's Why is free to read, listen to and watch, every day. TINYWHY PRO Unlock the full archive of premium discoveries, narrated listening for every story, and offline reading. Learn something small. Wonder a little more. Terms and Conditions: https://lumiq.art/mythoria/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://lumiq.art/mythoria/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cantook by Aldiko at none against TinyWhy's 2. Cantook by Aldiko also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). TinyWhy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. TinyWhy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cantook by Aldiko asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cantook by Aldiko ships an update every 2 months, TinyWhy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cantook by Aldiko | TinyWhy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | De Marque | erdem caygor |
In-app purchases
Cantook by Aldiko
No in-app purchases
TinyWhy
- Mythoria Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
- Mythoria Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
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