Waterstones vs Immersive Publishing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waterstones
Access the UK's largest bookseller on your mobile device. Browse, buy, and collect books, gifts, and games. Manage wish lists, earn rewards, and find local store information.
- Browse and buy books, gifts, and games
- Click & collect from local shops
- Earn and redeem Waterstones Plus rewards
- Create multiple wish lists
- Read and write customer reviews
- Scan Plus card from phone
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- The UK's biggest bookseller at your fingertips. - Sign up to Waterstones Plus in seconds to start earning and redeeming rewards online, in our shops and in our cafes. - Browse, buy or click & collect directly from the app or check stock in your local shop. Please note if no local shops have stock of your item the search results will be blank. - Build multiple wish lists as required: great for saving items for later or building a gifting list. - Find all your local shop information and set your favourite local shop for convenient click & collect options and stock information. - Read reviews from booksellers and customers and write your own. - You can share items with others by sending a link from the product screen. - Plus in your pocket at all times: scan your Plus card straight from your phone, even if you're offline. - Pay by Apple Pay, PayPal or Card.
Immersive Publishing
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Immersive Publishing combines the printed page with augmented reality, offering solutions which will allow your customers to enjoy digital content in a new manner. This app works with our printed brochure to show you some of things that AR could do for you. Visit www.immersivepub.com for more information or to request a free brochure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Waterstones at every 3 weeks against Immersive Publishing's every 42 months. Immersive Publishing's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Waterstones ships an update every 3 weeks, Immersive Publishing every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waterstones | Immersive Publishing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (62 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 386 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waterstones Booksellers Ltd | Immersive Publishing Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Waterstones
No in-app purchases
Immersive Publishing
No in-app purchases
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