Comparison

Barnes & Noble NOOK vs EEPP

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

Head to head
About

Barnes & Noble NOOK

Access a vast digital library of millions of eBooks, graphic novels, comics, manga, magazines, and audiobooks. Enjoy personalized recommendations, customize your reading and listening experience, and sync content across all your devices. Share your favorite reads with friends and discover free titles.

Highlights
  • Vast digital library
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Customizable reading/listening
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Free eBooks and audiobooks
  • Family Profiles
Features
Currently charting
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Get the FREE Barnes & Noble NOOK App to enjoy all your favorite digital content on your Apple devices. Access our vast online library of over 4 million eBooks, graphic novels, comics, manga and magazines. Plus discover over 300,000 audiobooks. Enjoy recommendations just for you curated by our expert booksellers. Customize your experience with multiple font and page styles, customized bookshelves and social sharing tools. And never lose your spot— the Barnes & Noble NOOK App syncs across all your devices. Barnes & Noble at Your Fingertips -Browse the latest new eBook and audiobook releases, bestsellers, deals, and expert recommendations just for you! -Discover books in every genre, about every subject, for every age: contemporary fiction, romance, mystery and thriller, classics, sci-fi and fantasy, manga, kids, young adult, non-fiction and more! -Digital content purchased from Barnes & Noble will automatically appear in this app. -Explore over 75,000 free eBooks and more than 10,000 free audiobooks. -Sync your books, bookmarks, notes and highlights across all your devices for a seamless reading experience. -Listen safely while you drive with CarPlay. Rich, Customizable Reading and Listening -Adjust font styles, line spacing, margins, page animations, narration speed, background color, and screen brightness for more comfortable reading. -Add notes, bookmarks, and highlights as you read or listen. Share favorite highlights with friends across social networks. -Set the Sleep Timer to coordinate audiobook listening to your schedule. -Download, read, or listen to free eBook and audiobook samples, and add favorites to your Wishlist. -Organize your Library into custom shelves. -Search inside the book and look up words with the in-app dictionary. -Store content on your device or in the cloud. -Use ArticleView™ to easily read magazine articles using customized font settings. -Accessible to blind and low vision users leveraging Apple assistive technology, including screen magnification and VoiceOver. One App for the Whole Family -With Profiles, family members can share an account while still enjoying their own customized experience. -Share eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers and comics across Profiles—no need to purchase again! Reading position, bookmarks, highlights and notes are saved to each Profile. -Child Profiles allow parents to control what each child sees.

About

EEPP

This comprehensive aviation reference book provides plain English explanations of essential information for all pilots, from students to airline captains. It covers everything from props to heavy jets in a detailed, interactive digital format.

Highlights
  • Plain English explanations of aviation topics
  • Interactive Table of Contents and Index
  • Highlighting, underlining, and note-taking
  • Drawing and writing directly on pages
  • Siri text-to-speech functionality
  • Insert custom images and diagrams
  • Purchase new editions within the app
Features
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EVERYTHING EXPLAINED for the PROFESSIONAL PILOT - 15th EDITION. For the Private Pilot or the Airline Captain… by far the #1 BEST SELLING aviation reference book in the world! Excruciatingly detailed PLAIN ENGLISH explanations of EVERYTHING essential for EVERY pilot. From student to airline captain… all will benefit. The ULTIMATE REFERENCE BOOK that explains all aspects of aviation from PROPS to HEAVY JETS. 450 pages crammed with virtually EVERY scrap of information essential and necessary for EVERY PILOT. If you can’t find it here you probably don’t need to know it. **Virtually identical to the best-selling print book but in full hi-def color. **Infinitely and crisply zoomable in Portrait, Landscape, or Multi-page views. **Totally interactive Table of Contents and INDEX zip you immediately to the page you’re looking for no matter what key word you could possibly imagine. **Highlight or underline text in any color. **Create notes in several different formats. **Add your own text anywhere in any font, font size, or color. **Bookmark pages and have access to only the bookmarked or annotated pages. **Write or draw directly on the page with your finger or stylus in any color. **Link effortlessly to an instant Google search of any selected text for further research. **Eyes getting tired? Select a portion of text, or even entire pages and Siri will read it out loud for you. **You even have the ability to insert any picture or diagram on your iPad’s camera roll directly into the app. Then size and position it anywhere you like. Tons of interesting possibilities with this truly unique feature. Photos or screen shots of your current aircraft’s systems maybe? Stick them anywhere in a related section and size them at will. WOW! **Purchase new editions from within the app and access old editions for cross-reference as regulations change.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Barnes & Noble NOOK and EEPP both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of EEPP's written reviews are positive against 35% of Barnes & Noble NOOK's. EEPP also leads on ads (none vs shown). Barnes & Noble NOOK's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (119K vs 51). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EEPP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barnes & Noble NOOK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Barnes & Noble NOOK against 4.8 for EEPP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barnes & Noble NOOK has 119K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Barnes & Noble NOOK's written reviews are positive against 94% of EEPP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barnes & Noble NOOK ships an update every 2 months, EEPP every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Barnes & Noble NOOK versus EEPP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnes & Noble NOOKEEPP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119K ratings)4.8 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB125 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBarnes & NobleAviation Press, LLC

Customer experience

Barnes & Noble NOOK

All ratings114,989 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative52.1%

EEPP

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Barnes & Noble NOOK

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Books disappearing from library
  • Freezing and crashing when opening certain books
  • Inconsistent syncing across devices
  • Search function not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to purchase books directly in the app
  • Improved sorting and organization of library
  • Smoother performance for large ebook files
  • Dark mode and customizable UI options

EEPP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Barnes & Noble NOOK

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EEPP

One-time1
  • EEPP - 15th Edition$59.99

Questions

Is Barnes & Noble NOOK free?
Barnes & Noble NOOK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EEPP free?
EEPP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barnes & Noble NOOK or EEPP?
EEPP is rated higher. Barnes & Noble NOOK averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119K ratings, while EEPP averages 4.8 from 51 ratings.
Do Barnes & Noble NOOK or EEPP have ads?
Barnes & Noble NOOK shows ads; EEPP does not.
Which is updated more often, Barnes & Noble NOOK or EEPP?
Barnes & Noble NOOK ships an update every 2 months, and EEPP every 4 weeks. Most recently, Barnes & Noble NOOK was updated on November 12, 2026 and EEPP on November 4, 2026.

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