OBC Reader vs Book Haven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Book Haven
A free, minimalist ebook reader and digital library for classic literature. It offers AI-assisted reading, note-taking, and quizzes, with all books pre-downloaded for offline access. Expand your knowledge with a personal collection of timeless stories.
- AI-assisted reading
- Digital library of classics
- Note-taking functionality
- In-app quizzes
- Offline reading support
- Minimalist interface
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Your free, minimalist, AI assisted ebook reader, and digital library for classic books. Read easily on your phone across a variety of topics, take notes, ask questions, and take quizzes. All books come pre-downloaded making it great for offline use. Expand your knowledge and dive into classics with your own personal Book Haven.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Book Haven at 5.0 against OBC Reader's 2.8. Book Haven also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). OBC Reader's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Book Haven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OBC Reader has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OBC Reader ships an update every 2 months, Book Haven every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBC Reader | Book Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OnlineBookClub.org LLC | Gov Glance Foundation Inc. |
Customer experience
OBC Reader
Book Haven
In-app purchases
OBC Reader
No in-app purchases
Book Haven
No in-app purchases
