MetaPlayer vs Books Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaPlayer
Experience augmented reality with this app that overlays interactive digital content onto real-world objects. Explore 3D models, videos, and animations through your device's camera. Try out impressive examples with the included demo booklet.
- Augmented reality integration
- Interactive digital content overlay
- 3D object visualization
- Video and animation playback
- Demonstration booklet included
- Supports AR glasses
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Die App MetaPlayer verbindet mit Hilfe von Augmented-Reality-Technologie die reale mit der digitalen Welt und erweitert so Druckerzeugnisse, Abbildungen, Messewände, Maschinen, Geräte und Exponate etc. mit interaktiven Inhalten. MetaPlayer macht so 3D-Objekte, Videos, Animationen oder interaktive Inhalte auf dem Smartphone, Tablet oder Augmented-Reality-Brille nutzbar. Die digitale Erweiterung wird direkt über das Kamerabild angezeigt. Mit dem Demo-Heft (als PDF in der App enthalten) können Sie verschiedene beeindruckende Beispiele ausprobieren und die Möglichkeiten der Technologie erleben. Zahlreiche Beispiele warten auf Sie! Zoomen Sie sich ins Innere eines Wohnhauses oder öffnen Sie ein dreidimensionales Herz, um hineinzuschauen. MetaPlayer wurde von KIDS interactive entwickelt. Gerne unterstützen wir Sie beim Einsatz der App MetaPlayer oder der Entwicklung eines individuellen Augmented-Reality-Projektes auf Basis unserer Technologie-Frameworks.
Books Reader
This app provides a seamless e-reading experience, managing your ebook collection and offering customizable reading settings. It supports various formats and includes features like bookmarking, note-taking, and a read/unread tracker.
- Supports multiple ebook formats (epub, fb2, mobi, PDF)
- Manages and organizes ebook collections
- Customizable text size, color, theme, and brightness
- Progress tracking and bookmarking
- Note-taking and excerpt selection
- Read/unread book tracker
- Filtering and search functionality
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Books Reader - its a perfect e-reading experience. Overdrive your reading skills everyday. For everyone reader we gift free books and e-reading collections. Books Reader is a laconic pocket library and intuitive tool for a perfect reading experience. Without extra fluff or complexity, it takes care of all the basic needs: managing your ebook collections, getting the text on the screen and letting you interact with it as you go at your prime reading. For a start, the app builds a library for you by rounding up all the book files stored on the device. Books Reader works with most popular ebooks formats (epub, fb2, mobi etc.), including zip archives. If necessary, you can tweak the list manually, by adding or removing specific titles for ibooks. However big your collection gets, browsing will remain easy thanks to a provided set of filters. Besides, the system is keeping track of your history to display the books in order of relevance. Viewing the book, you can adjust the settings for the best effect: change size and color of the text, pick the right theme and brightness level, use various controls options for turning pages. The combination of a progress bar, bookmarking and a search tool help to navigate the text effortlessly. Make sure to select the excerpts that stayed with you and import them to Notes with just a couple of taps. Books Reader offers: - A variety of ebook formats (epub, fb2,PDF, mobi and others); - Auto unpacking of zip archives; - A smart manager of the books stored on your device; - Read/unread books tracker; - Filtering system (by author, by date added or read, etc.); - Adjustable page/text settings (brightness, size, color, theme and more); - Several controls methods (scrolling, tapping or using buttons); - Marking pages and taking notes. Privacy Policy: https://villow.studio/privacy Term Of Use: https://villow.studio/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MetaPlayer at 100% against Books Reader's 38%. MetaPlayer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Books Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 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
Both are free to download. Books Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MetaPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetaPlayer ships an update every 9 months, Books Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaPlayer | Books Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KIDS interactive GmbH | Villow |
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MetaPlayer
No in-app purchases
Books Reader
- Regular donation$1.991 Month
- Regular donation$3.991 Month
- Regular donation$5.991 Month
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- Regular donation$9.991 Month
- Donation$1.99
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- Donation$9.99
- Custom Fonts & Themes$9.99









