Comparison

Shakespeare vs Dickens Books

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

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About

Shakespeare

Experience Shakespeare's classic tragedy with adjustable auto-scrolling speeds for a comfortable reading experience. Explore themes of ambition, fate, deception, and treachery.

Highlights
  • Auto-scrolling reader
  • Adjustable scroll speeds
  • Classic Shakespearean tragedy
  • Themes of ambition and fate
  • Tragedy-themed play
Features
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Drama by William Shakespeare: This reader is equipped with various auto scroller speeds to make a more pleasurable reading experience. This drama is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. The themes illustrated in the play include ambition, fate, deception and treachery. Three witches decide to confront the great Scottish general Macbeth on his victorious return from a war between Scotland and Norway. The Scottish king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor on the heroic Macbeth. Macbeth, and another General called Banquo, happen upon the three witches. The witches predict that he will one day become king. He decides that he will murder Duncan. Macbeth's wife agrees to his plan. He then murders Duncan assisted by his wife who smears the blood of Duncan on the daggers of the sleeping guards. A nobleman called Macduff discovers the body. Macbeth kills the guards insisting that their daggers smeared with Duncan's blood are proof that they committed the murder. The crown passes to Macbeth. More murders ensue and the bloodied ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth. Lady Macbeth's conscience now begins to torture her and she imagines that she can see her hands covered with blood. She commits suicide. Macduff kills Macbeth and becomes king.

About

Dickens Books

Access a comprehensive collection of classic English literature from the Victorian era's greatest novelist. Explore numerous novels, short stories, and miscellaneous papers, all conveniently organized within the app.

Highlights
  • Complete novels by Charles Dickens
  • Extensive collection of short stories
  • Miscellaneous papers and speeches
  • Victorian era literature
  • Offline access to all content
Features
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CHARLES DICKENS : THE GREATEST NOVELIST OF THE VICTORIAN ERA ! THE APP INCLUDES: • A TALE OF TWO CITIES • A CHRISTMAS CAROL • OLIVER TWIST • DAVID COPPERFIELD • GREAT EXPECTATIONS • HARD TIMES • BLEAK HOUSE • THE PICKWICK PAPERS • OUR MUTUAL FRIEND • LITTLE DORRIT • NICHOLAS NICKLEBY • DOMBEY AND SON • THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP • THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD • BARNABY RUDGE • THE CHIMES • THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH • MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT • AMERICAN NOTES • A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND • SKETCHES BY BOZ • PICTURES FROM ITALY • THE MAGIC FISHBONE • MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK • THE BATTLE OF LIFE • THE SEVEN POOR TRAVELLERS • MUGBY JUNCTION • MRS. LIRRIPER'S LEGACY AND OTHER WORKS & STORIES: Miscellaneous Papers Going Into Society The Uncommercial Traveller Speeches The Haunted House The Trial For Murder The Signal-Man Doctor Marigold The Trial Of William Tinkling Reprinted Pieces((28 stories) Captain Boldheart The Wreck Of The Golden Mary A Child’S Dream Of A Star Some Short Christmas Stories (6 stories) To Be Read At Dusk Hunted Down The Haunted Man And The Ghost’S Bargain A Message From The Sea The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices The Holly-Tree Holiday Romance The Perils Of Certain English Prisoners Somebody’s Luggage Tom Tiddler’S Ground George Silverman’S Explanation Sunday Under Three Heads DICKENS FAMOUS QUOTES: "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast." "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." "The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother." "To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart." "The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again." "The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists."

Screenshots

Shakespeare4 screens
Dickens Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dickens Books at 100% against Shakespeare's 33%. Dickens Books also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Shakespeare's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). On ads 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

Shakespeare is free to download; Dickens Books costs $1.99 up front. Shakespeare sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dickens Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shakespeare ships an update every 6 weeks, Dickens Books every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shakespeare versus Dickens Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShakespeareDickens Books
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQualex Consulting Services, Inc俊 姜

Customer experience

Shakespeare

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral50.0%
Negative16.7%

Dickens Books

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shakespeare

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Dickens Books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shakespeare free?
Shakespeare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dickens Books free?
Dickens Books costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shakespeare or Dickens Books have ads?
Neither Shakespeare nor Dickens Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shakespeare or Dickens Books?
Shakespeare ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dickens Books every 16 months. Most recently, Shakespeare was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dickens Books on October 26, 2026.

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