80 Classics vs Volume
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
80 Classics
Access a curated collection of 80 classic literary works from around the globe, compiled by international writers. Enjoy these timeless stories with a powerful reading engine designed for a seamless experience.
- 80 classic books included
- International literary selection
- Compiled by 100 writers
- Organized by Norwegian Book Club
- Powered by PerfectReader Classic engine
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Great books deserve a great place to read them. 80 Classics brings together 80 enduring works of world literature in one beautifully designed, fully offline library. Move from quiet reading to natural-sounding read-aloud whenever you like—no internet connection required. A WORLD LIBRARY IN YOUR POCKET Explore literature across countries, cultures, and eras. The collection draws from the Bokklubben World Library, assembled in 2002 from nominations by 100 writers representing 54 countries. READ YOUR WAY Choose from four carefully designed reading modes and tailor the page with advanced reading settings. Save and manage bookmarks, highlight meaningful passages, add personal notes, and look up unfamiliar words with the built-in dictionary—all without leaving your book. Whether reading during the day, winding down at night, or settling in for a long chapter, the focused interface keeps the words at the center. LISTEN ANYWHERE—FULLY OFFLINE Turn any included book into a listening experience with built-in read-aloud. Natural-sounding narration runs directly on your device, so you can listen without a connection. FEATURES • 80 classic works in one curated collection • Four beautiful reading modes • Advanced reading controls • Bookmark management across your library • Highlights and personal notes • Built-in dictionary • Built-in read-aloud with natural-sounding, fully offline narration • A focused, thoughtfully designed reading experience Rediscover a favorite, meet a classic for the first time, or begin a journey across centuries of world literature. With 80 Classics, your next great book is always ready to read—or listen to. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION An 80 Classics subscription unlocks the complete experience, including the full library, advanced reading tools, and offline read-aloud. Available plans, billing periods, and localized prices are displayed before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://mobeera.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://mobeera.ai/privacy
Volume
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Volume turns the books you own and the articles you find on the web into one private, offline library — and reads them aloud with a natural neural voice, generated entirely on your device. SAVE ARTICLES FROM YOUR BROWSER Found something worth reading? Tap Share in Safari or another app and save it to your library as an article — a clean, offline copy of the text, ready to read or listen to like any book. File it straight into a collection if you like. IMPORT YOUR BOOKS Bring your own EPUB, Markdown, plain-text, and RTF files. Books and articles land in one searchable library, whatever their source. READ COMFORTABLY A reflowable reader with themes, adjustable typography, instant resume, chapter navigation, and footnotes in place — fully offline. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Highlight passages and add notes that survive font changes. See them gathered for one book or across your whole library, and tag them by topic to find them again. LISTEN WITH READ-ALONG Tap play and your book or article is read aloud by an on-device neural voice, with the current passage highlighted as it is spoken. Figures, tables, code, and equations are announced instead of silently skipped, and short pauses mark headings, quotations, and section breaks. Narration follows chapter jumps, keeps your place, works like an audiobook from the lock screen — and by default is kept, so going back or listening again is instant. IN THE CAR With CarPlay, pick a recent book on your car's screen and narration picks up where you left off, with chapters a tap away. TAKE IT WITH YOU Export a narrated book as an M4B audiobook with chapter markers that plays in any audiobook app, or export the original file you imported. Books you finish are marked automatically, and Clean Up clears out what you're done with in one step. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No ads. No tracking. No telemetry. Your books, your articles, and your reading never leave your device — narration is generated locally, and once something is saved, everything works in airplane mode. The User Guide is pre-loaded, so you can hear read-along the moment the app opens — and it doubles as a seven-chapter tour of importing, reading, and listening. Narration voices are synthesized speech (Kyutai pocket-tts, CC-BY voices); quality of pronunciation can vary on unusual words and names.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volume at none against 80 Classics's 1. Volume also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 80 Classics's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. 80 Classics sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Volume asks for nothing beyond the download.
80 Classics ships an update every 2 months, Volume every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 80 Classics | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 632 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobeera | Structured Fun, LLC |
In-app purchases
80 Classics
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
Volume
No in-app purchases









