# ShortBook vs Переплет

The clearest difference is price: Переплет at Free against ShortBook's $4.99. Переплет also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). ShortBook's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Переплет is free to download; ShortBook costs $4.99 up front. ShortBook sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Переплет asks for nothing beyond the download.

ShortBook holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShortBook has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of ShortBook's written reviews are positive against 50% of Переплет's.

ShortBook ships an update monthly, Переплет every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ShortBook | Переплет |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.9 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortbook/id295094302/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6760367016/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **14** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **57.4% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#157** | — |
| Size | 15 MB | 68 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Jury Shortki](https://appshunter.io/developer/295094305) | [Pereplet](https://appshunter.io/developer/1884129781) |

## What reviewers say

### ShortBook

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortbook/id295094302)

**Currently charting:** #157 Top Paid · Book (US App Store)

This application offers a comfortable reading experience for fb2 format books on your iPhone. It features a handy interface, night reading mode, quick bookmarking, and customizable font settings. It also supports XDXF dictionaries for instant word definitions.

**Highlights:** FB2 ebook reading, Night reading mode, Quick bookmarking, Customizable font and size, XDXF dictionary support, Wi-Fi book downloading

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Sub rosa dictum" style | $0.99 | one-time |
| "Para bellum" | $0.99 | one-time |


### Переплет

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6760367016)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ShortBook free?

ShortBook costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Переплет free?

Переплет is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, ShortBook or Переплет?

ShortBook is rated higher. ShortBook averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Переплет averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do ShortBook or Переплет have ads?

Neither ShortBook nor Переплет shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ShortBook or Переплет?

ShortBook ships an update monthly, and Переплет every 3 days. Most recently, ShortBook was updated on October 19, 2026 and Переплет on October 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*