Comparison

NSWL vs Attikos

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

Head to head
About

NSWL

Stream a vast collection of literary masterpieces brought to life through masterful performances. Explore six centuries of literature from various publishers at an accessible price on this pioneering audio service.

Highlights
  • Listen to literary performances
  • Access six centuries of masterpieces
  • Stream from various publishers
  • Affordable audio service
  • Pioneering streaming technology
Features
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Listen to first-class performances and sound from a variety of publishers at an affordable price. Masterful presentations vividly bring to life six centuries of literary masterpieces on our pioneering streaming service, the Naxos Spoken Word Library.

About

Attikos

This app offers a vast collection of Ancient Greek texts with integrated morphological data and definitions. It provides quick access to full dictionary entries in a companion app, aiding in comprehension and study. Includes grammar overviews for review.

Highlights
  • Extensive Ancient Greek text library
  • In-text morphological data
  • Short definitions
  • Full dictionary entry access
  • Greek grammar overviews
  • Perseus Project texts
Features
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Attikos is an Ancient Greek reading app with an extensive selection of texts. It provides the reader with in-text access to morphological data and short definitions for these texts, along with easy access to full dictionary entries in Logeion, an app which needs to be downloaded separately. This version of Attikos includes the following texts: ・Aeschylus ・Apollonius Rhodius ・Aristophanes ・Aristotle: Athenian Constitution, Nicomachean Ethics, Poetics, Politics, Rhetoric ・Demosthenes ・Epictetus: Discourses, Enchiridion ・Euripides ・Herodotus ・Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days ・Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine, Oath ・Homer: including Homeric hymns ・Isocrates ・Lysias ・Old Oligarch, Constitution of the Athenians ・Pausanias ・Pindar ・Plato: Apology, Charmides, Crito, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Ion, Laches, Lysis, Meno, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Protagoras, Republic, Symposium, Theaetetus ・Sophocles ・Strabo (partial) ・Thucydides ・Xenophon: Agesilaus, Anabasis, Apology of Socrates, Hellenica, Hiero, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Ways and Means We gratefully use the texts published by the Perseus Project at Tufts University. Finally, some overviews of Greek grammar are included for those who wish to refresh their memory. Please report any bugs, problems, and errors at the links provided within the app.

Screenshots

NSWL4 screens
Attikos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Attikos at 86% against NSWL's 22%. Attikos also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (51 vs 14). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Attikos holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of NSWL's written reviews are positive against 86% of Attikos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NSWL versus Attikos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNSWLAttikos
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (14 ratings)4.8 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1451 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB559 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaxos Digital Services Ltd.The University of Chicago

Customer experience

NSWL

All ratings14 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

Attikos

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

None

NSWL

No in-app purchases

None

Attikos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NSWL free?
NSWL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Attikos free?
Attikos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NSWL or Attikos?
Attikos is rated higher. NSWL averages 2.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Attikos averages 4.8 from 51 ratings.
Do NSWL or Attikos have ads?
Neither NSWL nor Attikos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NSWL or Attikos?
NSWL ships an update every 3 months, and Attikos every 3 months. Most recently, NSWL was updated on August 16, 2026 and Attikos on August 17, 2026.

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