iCalibre vs Calibre Connector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCalibre
Access your Calibre ebook library from any device via iCloud. Search, open, and read books directly within the app, with features like stored queries and cover image viewing. Keep your entire library synchronized across your iPhone, iPad, and PC.
- iCloud library synchronization
- Open books directly in reader
- Stored queries and autosuggest search
- View cover images and descriptions
- Search Google for book information
- Mark books for easy searching
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Keep your Calibre libraries on the iCloud and open them on your iPhone iPad and Mac or Windows pc. Open your library anywhere on the world, search and open books. As many libraries as you like. Open the books directly in the reader, no need for iTunes. Stored querys. Create your own (complex) query. Autosuggest for the search. View the cover image and read the description. Search google for more information without leaving the app. Mark books for easy search in Calibre. Everything is in the cloud, so all devices have the same information. And everything is availaballe in the whole world.
Calibre Connector
This application facilitates the transfer of book information from the Calibre software to your Apple device. It enables easy access to your digital library on the go.
- Download Calibre information
- Sync to iDevice
- Access digital library
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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This app allows the user to download the information from calibre to their iDevice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calibre Connector at Free against iCalibre's $4.99. Calibre Connector also leads on rating (2.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 50 months). iCalibre's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.2). On review sentiment, 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
Calibre Connector is free to download; iCalibre costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calibre Connector holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of iCalibre's written reviews are positive against 23% of Calibre Connector's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCalibre ships an update every 50 months, Calibre Connector every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iCalibre | Calibre Connector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 2.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harmen Reichert | Phillip Walker |
Customer experience
iCalibre
Calibre Connector
In-app purchases
iCalibre
No in-app purchases
Calibre Connector
No in-app purchases
Questions
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