Tertulia vs OBC Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tertulia
Discover your next favorite book with curated recommendations from across the web. Organize your reading lists and purchase books seamlessly. Enjoy the best bookstore membership for passionate readers.
- Book recommendations from social media, podcasts, and web
- Reading list tracking
- Seamless book purchasing (US only)
- Bookstore membership benefits
- Discover trending books
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Welcome booklovers! Tertulia is a one-stop shop for finding your next great read, keeping track of your reading lists and purchasing books with the best bookstore membership for avid readers. Tertulia serves up book recommendations from across social media, podcasts, and the web — all in one app which incorporates seamless book purchasing (US only). If a book has moved someone enough to get them talking, you can find it, buy it, and share it on Tertulia.
OBC Reader
Access a library of ePub2 books, download free titles from a community collection, and enjoy private books for members. Features include copy-paste, bookmarking, and text search for an enhanced reading experience.
- Read ePub2 books
- Download free books
- Community library access
- Private member books
- Copy-paste text
- Bookmarks
- Text search
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You can read books, download free books from the community library, and private books for Online Book Club members. This first version supports ePub2 format books in English. The e-reader allows copy-paste, bookmarks, and text search.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tertulia at 4.7 against OBC Reader's 3.0. Tertulia also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (509 vs 11). OBC Reader's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tertulia holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tertulia has 509 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Tertulia's written reviews are positive against 78% of OBC Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tertulia ships an update weekly, OBC Reader every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tertulia | OBC Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (509 ratings) — better | 3.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 509 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tertulia, Inc. | OnlineBookClub.org LLC |
Customer experience
Tertulia
OBC Reader
Bugs and requests
Tertulia
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Login and account issues
- Disappearing user book lists
- Inconsistent pricing and shipping information
Requested features
4 requests- iPad app version
- Ability to rate and review books read
- Improved personalized recommendations
- Smoother scrolling and list management
OBC Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tertulia
No in-app purchases
OBC Reader
No in-app purchases
