Comparison

NBR E vs Curious Goat

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

Head to head
About

NBR E

Access a vast collection of digital content including ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, and courses. Personalize your learning journey with diverse formats, themes, and languages to suit your preferences.

Highlights
  • Thousands of digital content items
  • Multiple formats (ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, courses, magazines)
  • Diverse themes and languages
  • Personalized reading experience
  • Create your own learning experience
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NBR Electronic library solution makes thousands of digital contents available to its collaborators in different formats (ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, courses, magazines, etc.), themes and languages so that you can personalize your reading experience, depending on your tastes and preferences. Download the App and create your own learning experience!

About

Curious Goat

Develop a daily learning habit with short, engaging lessons and interactive quizzes. Track your progress with streaks and points, and build a personal library of learned topics. Syncs seamlessly with the web experience.

Highlights
  • Daily lessons under 5 minutes
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Reflective challenges
  • Personal learning card library
  • Streaks, points, and level-ups
  • Syncs with web account
Features
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Go deeper on what you've always wanted to learn. Pick one topic and we bring you what comes next: a lesson, a quiz, a challenge and a Fast Fact each day, each one building on the one before. You never have to decide what to learn next. You just show up. Highlights: - Curated curricula in Philosophy, Investing, Jungian Psychology, Drawing, Cooking, Gardening, Creative Writing and Design - Swipeable lessons that build on each other, so your knowledge compounds - Daily quizzes and challenges - A Fast Fact every day - The Rabbit Hole: ask anything about your topic, any time - Everything you learn, saved to your library - Streaks, points and levels, synced with your Curious Goat web account Start today. Every lesson after this one builds on it. Curious Goat offers an auto-renewable monthly or annual Premium subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.learnwithcuriousgoat.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.learnwithcuriousgoat.com/privacy

Screenshots

NBR E4 screens
Curious Goat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curious Goat at 5.0 against NBR E's 4.5. Curious Goat also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). NBR E's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Curious Goat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NBR E asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curious Goat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NBR E ships an update fortnightly, Curious Goat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NBR E versus Curious Goat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNBR ECurious Goat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOdiloAndrew Coyle

Customer experience

NBR E

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Curious Goat

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NBR E

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Curious Goat

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is NBR E free?
NBR E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curious Goat free?
Curious Goat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NBR E or Curious Goat?
Curious Goat is rated higher. NBR E averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Curious Goat averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do NBR E or Curious Goat have ads?
Neither NBR E nor Curious Goat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NBR E or Curious Goat?
NBR E ships an update fortnightly, and Curious Goat every 5 days. Most recently, NBR E was updated on November 7, 2026 and Curious Goat on November 5, 2026.

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