Comparison

BoxBook vs Paged

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

Head to head
About

BoxBook

Features
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Do you like to read? Then read with a BoxBook. The application will allow you to download your books in the format .pdf from iCloud and save them in your box. Convenient viewing of the book will allow you to read the book at any time convenient for you. You will also be able to easily manage your library of books. Enjoy using it!

About

Paged

Features
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Estante is a beautiful PDF library that turns your files into a real bookshelf โ€” organized, synced to the cloud, and always with you. Import any PDF and it becomes a book: with a cover, a spine, and its own place on your shelf. Browse your collection the way it was meant to be browsed โ€” visually, not through a list of filenames. What you can do: โ€ข Import PDFs from your phone in seconds โ€” articles, manuals, novels, anything you want to keep. โ€ข Build your library โ€” each PDF becomes a book on a beautiful shelf, complete with cover art. โ€ข Customize covers โ€” not happy with the auto-generated cover? Long-press any book and set your own image. โ€ข Read anywhere โ€” your entire library lives in the cloud. Switch devices, your books follow. โ€ข Read comfortably โ€” clean in-app reader with light and dark mode support. โ€ข Listen while you read โ€” turn any page into audio with the built-in narration feature. โ€ข Your files, your privacy โ€” everything is stored in your own account, under your control. No third-party access. Whether you're a student organizing lecture notes, a reader managing a PDF book collection, or someone who just wants their documents in one beautiful place โ€” Estante is the library you always wished you had.

Screenshots

BoxBook4 screens
Paged4 screens

Verdict

The call

BoxBook and Paged are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BoxBook versus Paged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxBookPaged
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis LyakhovichLuccas Martins de Melo Barbosa

In-app purchases

None

BoxBook

No in-app purchases

None

Paged

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoxBook free?
BoxBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paged free?
Paged is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoxBook or Paged have ads?
Neither BoxBook nor Paged shows ads.

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