Comparison

Night in the Library vs Sublime Internet

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

Head to head
About

Night in the Library

Experience an overnight festival of ideas featuring talks, panels, workshops, and performances. This edition explores the philosophy of mathematics, its fundamental role in various aspects of life, and related paradoxes. Engage with concepts of truth and proof in a unique intellectual gathering.

Highlights
  • Talks and panels
  • Interactive workshops
  • Live performances
  • Exploration of mathematical philosophy
  • Celebration of free-flowing ideas
Features
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Night in the Library, BPL's overnight festival of ideas, invites you to talks, panels, workshops, and performances that celebrate the free flow of ideas in the company of others. For the program’s 10th edition, Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Mathematics will explore truths, proofs and other paradoxes. Math may feel remote, if not incomprehensible, to many. Yet it is a fundamental element in all components of our lives, underpinning everything from science and the natural world to architecture, sports, fashion, music, and technology. Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Mathematics is supported by the Simons Foundation and is part of its “Infinite Sums” initiative.

About

Sublime Internet

Capture and organize a wide range of content, including links, notes, articles, podcasts, and images. Never forget anything important with this versatile digital notebook.

Highlights
  • Save links, highlights, and notes
  • Organize articles and books
  • Collect podcasts and videos
  • Store images and PDFs
  • Digital notebook functionality
Features
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Save anything that makes you go “whoa”. Links, highlights, notes, articles, books, podcasts, videos, images, PDFs. And anything else you don't want to forget. --- By using the Sublime app you agree to the Apple Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula), and our Privacy Policy (https://sublimeapp.notion.site/Terms-1b4ca991bee580ed95e6e600f8ced8b9?pvs=4). If you have any question, join our Slack community (http://sublime.app/slack) or check out the support page (https://sublimeapp.notion.site/A-SUBLIME-INTERNET-b5453f44067e4e8c81f02716fc162cdc#61ef723f2cc4491595779785ffcdc482).

Screenshots

Night in the Library3 screens
Sublime Internet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Night in the Library at none against Sublime Internet's 3. Night in the Library also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). Sublime Internet's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Sublime Internet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $75.00 per year. Night in the Library asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Night in the Library against 4.2 for Sublime Internet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sublime Internet has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night in the Library ships an update every 2 weeks, Sublime Internet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Night in the Library versus Sublime Internet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight in the LibrarySublime Internet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews—58.6% of reviews
Number of ratings532 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrooklyn Public LibrarySublime Internet, Inc.

Customer experience

Night in the Library

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Sublime Internet

All ratings32 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative31.0%

In-app purchases

None

Night in the Library

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sublime Internet

Subscriptions2
  • premium$75.001 Year
  • premium+$100.001 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$400.00

Questions

Is Night in the Library free?
Night in the Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sublime Internet free?
Sublime Internet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night in the Library or Sublime Internet?
Night in the Library is rated higher. Night in the Library averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sublime Internet averages 4.2 from 32 ratings.
Do Night in the Library or Sublime Internet have ads?
Neither Night in the Library nor Sublime Internet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night in the Library or Sublime Internet?
Night in the Library ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sublime Internet every 10 days. Most recently, Night in the Library was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sublime Internet on November 7, 2026.

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