Tertulia vs MashedBrain
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.
MashedBrain
Access unlimited audio and text summaries of non-fiction books. Gain the benefits of reading without the time commitment. Founded in 2023, this service helps you absorb key information quickly.
- Unlimited book summaries
- Audio summaries available
- Text summaries available
- Focus on non-fiction
- Quick information absorption
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MashedBrain is a book-summarizing subscription service based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 2023, MashedBrain offers unlimited audio & text summaries of books so you don't have to read it all, yet, still receive the full benefits of a non-fiction book.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MashedBrain at 100% against Tertulia's 67%. MashedBrain also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Tertulia's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (507 vs 11). On price and in-app purchases 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tertulia has 507 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 100% of MashedBrain's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Tertulia | MashedBrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (507 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 507 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Tertulia, Inc. | Khalid Farhan |
Customer experience
Tertulia
MashedBrain
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
MashedBrain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tertulia
No in-app purchases
MashedBrain
No in-app purchases
