Comparison

Risale vs Bookyo

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

Head to head
About

Risale

Explore the Risale-i Nur collection in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Russian, and Spanish. This app offers comparative readings of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi's works, which explain faith through rational proofs and modern science.

Highlights
  • Comparative reading across languages
  • Explains faith with modern science
  • Rational proofs and evidence
  • Covers divine truths and duties
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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You can READ Risale-i Nur collection comparatively between English, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, French and Turkish. Badiuzzaman Said Nursi - Treatise of Light Collection The Collection of Risale-i Nur proves and explains the truths of faith in conformity with modern science through rational proofs and evidence. Thus, rather than being a Qur’anic commentary which expounds all its verses giving the immediate reasons for their revelation and the apparent meanings of the words and sentences, the Risale-i Nur is what is known as amânevî tefsir, or commentary which expounds the meaning of the Qur’anic truths. The verses mostly expounded in the Risale-i Nur are those concerned with the truths of belief, such as the Divine Names and attributes and the Divine activity in the universe, the Divine existence and Unity, resurrection, prophethood, Divine Determining or destiny, and man’s duties of worship. Bediuzzaman explains how the Qur’an addresses all men in every age in accordance with the degree of their understanding and development; it has a face that looks to each age. The Risale-i Nur, then, explains that face of the Qur’an which looks to this age. We shall now look at further aspects of the Risale-i Nur related to this point. ---------- OTHER LANGUAGES: SPANISH, RUSSIAN, JAPANESE, CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN (DEUTSCHE), INDONESIAN

About

Bookyo

Features
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Bookyo is your reading life in one place – and a reason to keep reading today. YOUR SHELF • Add books by search or ISBN scan – with cover, page count and blurb • Reading, planned, finished, wishlist – and series that stay together • Snap quotes, write notes, lend books to friends READING LIKE A WORKOUT • Reading timer with pages, minutes and mood • Rings and streaks like in a fitness app, monthly tiers from Wood to Platinum • Reminders at the reading time you choose DISCOVER • Over 100 reading paths – topics from A to Z, from first steps to deep dives • The Atlas: people, movements and worlds of literature and how they connect • “Read like …”: what authors, researchers and prize winners actually recommended – every recommendation with its source TOGETHER • Friends, posts and stories about reading • Book clubs, study circles and read-alongs • Messages and groups YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No ads, no analytics tools, no tracking. You decide what others can see of you. Export your data or delete your account at any time, right in the app.

Screenshots

Risale4 screens
Bookyo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookyo at daily against Risale's every 6 months. Risale's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Risale ships an update every 6 months, Bookyo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Risale versus Bookyo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRisaleBookyo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAli Burak ErdoganYusuf Oz

In-app purchases

None

Risale

No in-app purchases

None

Bookyo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Risale free?
Risale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookyo free?
Bookyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Risale or Bookyo have ads?
Neither Risale nor Bookyo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Risale or Bookyo?
Risale ships an update every 6 months, and Bookyo daily. Most recently, Risale was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bookyo on November 10, 2026.

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