Comparison

Litres vs BAbook

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

Head to head
About

Litres

Access a vast library of books and audiobooks in multiple languages, including bestsellers and free titles. Enjoy reading on your iPhone or iPad with features like synced bookmarks, customizable reading settings, and offline access. Explore excerpts before buying and discover new releases.

Highlights
  • Vast library of books and audiobooks
  • Multiple languages supported
  • Free excerpts up to 20%
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline reading mode
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Free book selection
Features
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• Litres: Books - a huge library in Estonian, English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian and other languages. • All the latest international bestsellers • The #1 reading app in the App Store • Over 10 million of happy customers • The largest catalog — over 250,000 books Welcome to Litres! It’s a great way to read your favorite books on your iPhone or iPad. For you: · Access to 600,000 books and audiobooks in your favorite genres: fantasy, science fiction, business, Russian literature, DIY, romance, mystery, action, business, self-improvement, psychology, and much more. · The first 20% of any book is free. What if you don’t like it? Read and choose which books to get. · The hottest new releases. Be the first! Most new releases appear in the Litres catalog at the same time the paper book is released. · Over 32,000 free books — read to your heart's content! · Enter regularly-scheduled drawings and win valuable prizes for registered Litres users. Special features: · Your books are always with you — all the books you have purchased are available to you on all your devices (as long as you use the same account) · Start reading on your iPhone, pick up where you left off on your iPad! All your bookmarks will be synced across all your devices and the Litres online reader (as long as you use the same account) · The convenient search function lets you search for books based on various criteria. Do you only know the author's last name? Or are you trying to find a new fantasy novel to read? Our search function can help! · You can sign up in a single tap using your social network account To select a book: · Read large free excerpts before you buy the book (up to 20% of the book) · Read book reviews by other users or write your own · Study the author's official web page with biographies, critiques, and easy access to series of books While reading, you can: · add the pages you need to your bookmarks · see how many pages you’ve read and how many you have left · fine-tune your reading experience for maximum comfort — adjust book background, screen brightness, and font size · access your entire library in offline mode even when roaming or outside a network area (you will have to download the books beforehand) · enable nighttime reading mode with a single button If you like a book, you can: · buy it with a single tap or put it in your cart and buy it later from your current device or a different one · share information about the book with your friends on a social network Get access to the best books and read online. Enjoy authors such as: Boris Akunin, E. L. James, Alexandra Marinina, Sergei Lukyanenko, Darya Dontsova, Dina Rubina, Tatyana Ustinova, Roman Zlotnikov, Jojo Moyes, Tatyana Polyakova, George R. R. Martin, Vadim Panov, Sergei Tarmashev, Dmitrii Glukhovsky, Elena Zvyozdnaya, Stephen King, Max Frye, Maria Metlitskaya, Oleg Roi, Andrei Kruz, Yekaterina Vilmont, Donna Tartt, Zakhar Prilepin, Artyom Kamenisty, Dan Brown, Viktor Pelevin, James Rollins, Robert Galbraith, Vadim Zeland, Dmitrii Bykov, Alexander Mazin, Erich Maria Remarque, Anna and Sergei Litvinov, Natalya Zhiltsova, Dmitrii Rus, Jo Nesbø, Anna Gavrilova, Irene Kao, Viktoria Tokareva, Alexander Pushkin, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev. Most popular books - Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Fathers and Sons. Note: the Litres app may collect anonymous usage statistics.

About

BAbook

Access a vast library of e-books, audiobooks, and physical books from popular authors. Enjoy a comfortable reading experience with a customizable e-reader and a feature-rich audiobook player. Discover new titles and literary content through an integrated magazine.

Highlights
  • Customizable e-reader
  • Multi-functional audiobook player
  • Integrated book and audiobook store
  • Physical book delivery
  • Literary magazine
  • Offline reading and listening
Features
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BAbook — электронные, аудиокниги и печатные издания популярных авторов в одном приложении. Что умеет BAbook: – Удобный ридер. Читайте электронные книги с полным комфортом — гибкие настройки, закладки, простая навигация по оглавлению и приятный интерфейс. – Многофункциональный аудиоплеер. Удобная навигация по главам, аудиозакладки, регулируемая скорость воспроизведения, таймер — все, что нужно для комфортного прослушивания любимых книг. – Магазин книг и аудиокниг. Покупайте и загружайте новинки в пару касаний. Встроенные ридер и плеер позволяют начать чтение или прослушивание сразу. А печатные книги мы доставим по указанному адресу. – Журнал. Ежедневные публикации о событиях, датах и вдохновляющих историях из мира литературы. BAbook — это цифровая библиотека, блог и книжный магазин в одном приложении. Открывайте новые книги, встречайте любимых авторов и наслаждайтесь чтением и аудио где угодно и когда угодно.

Screenshots

Litres4 screens
BAbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Litres at 51% against BAbook's 25%. Litres also leads on chart position (#41 vs unranked). BAbook's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Litres sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BAbook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Litres ships an update every 11 days, BAbook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Litres versus BAbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLitresBAbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB103 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLitRes OOOeBook Applications

Customer experience

Litres

All ratings9,180 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews858 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative40.8%

BAbook

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral41.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Litres

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Purchased books disappearing from library
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Unreliable login and authentication
  • Corrupted book downloads
  • Incorrect pricing and discounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to gift books to other users
  • Improved sorting and filtering options
  • Offline reading mode for books
  • Customizable reading themes and settings
  • Enhanced audiobook controls and features

BAbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Litres

Subscriptions1
  • ЛитРес: Подписка 1 месяц$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • electronic book$0.99
  • electronic book$1.99
  • electronic book$2.99
Show 6 more
  • electronic book$3.99
  • electronic book$4.99
  • electronic book$5.99
  • electronic book$6.99
  • electronic book$7.99
  • electronic book$9.99
10 purchases

BAbook

One-time10
  • Электронная книга$4.99
  • Аудиокнига$4.99
  • Электронная книга$6.99
Show 7 more
  • Аудиокнига$6.99
  • Электронная книга$7.99
  • Аудиокнига$7.99
  • Электронная книга$9.99
  • Аудиокнига$9.99
  • Аудиокнига$11.99
  • Электронная книга$11.99

Questions

Is Litres free?
Litres is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BAbook free?
BAbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Litres or BAbook have ads?
Neither Litres nor BAbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Litres or BAbook?
Litres ships an update every 11 days, and BAbook every 3 weeks. Most recently, Litres was updated on November 13, 2026 and BAbook on November 12, 2026.

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