Meanwhile vs BestSellers for Book Store
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meanwhile
Explore a mad scientist's wonderland and make choices that shape your adventure. This interactive comic offers thousands of branching paths, leading to various outcomes, from doom to success. Experience a unique story with full audio accessibility.
- Branching narrative paths
- User-driven story choices
- Thousands of adventure outcomes
- Infinite scrollable canvas
- Full audio accessibility (VoiceOver)
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MEANWHILE: an interactive comic by Jason Shiga On the way home from the ice cream store, little Jimmy discovers a mad scientist’s wonderland: an experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first? MEANWHILE is not an ordinary comic. YOU make the choices that determine how the story unfolds. MEANWHILE splits off into thousands of different adventures. Most will end in DOOM and DISASTER. Only one path will lead you to happiness and success. - A thrilling adventure of quantum physics, self-discovery, and kids getting into trouble. (We mentioned the doomsday device, right?) - Completely redesigned by the author for an infinite scrollable canvas. - Full audio accessibility with VoiceOver; every panel and choice can be spoken.
BestSellers for Book Store
This app helps you discover trending books and audiobooks, track their rankings across over 50 countries, and explore more than 500 genres. You can find popular titles, new releases, and even listen to audiobook previews. It offers customizable views, home screen widgets, and saves your favorites for easy access.
- Track book and audiobook rankings
- Coverage of 50+ countries
- Browse 500+ genres
- Discover new releases and popular titles
- Listen to audiobook previews
- Home screen widgets
- Save favorite books
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Discover trending books, track rankings, and never miss a bestseller with BestSellers for Apple Books Key Features: ・Track rankings for both books and audiobooks ・Coverage of 50+ countries worldwide ・Browse 500+ genres comprehensively ・Discover popular titles and new releases by your favorite authors ・Download samples and listen to audiobook previews instantly ・Choose between grid and list layouts ・Home screen widgets for quick access ・Light and dark mode support ・Save your favorites for easy tracking ・Search books across global stores ・Customize your genre preferences ・Full iPad support with Split View and Slide Over ・iOS 18 TabBar support ・Runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meanwhile at 79% against BestSellers for Book Store's 33%. Meanwhile also leads on chart position (#78 vs unranked). BestSellers for Book Store's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On ratings volume, 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
BestSellers for Book Store is free to download; Meanwhile costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BestSellers for Book Store holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Meanwhile's written reviews are positive against 33% of BestSellers for Book Store's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Meanwhile ships an update every 12 months, BestSellers for Book Store every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meanwhile | BestSellers for Book Store |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zarfhome Software Consulting | Shojiro Hashimoto |
Customer experience
Meanwhile
BestSellers for Book Store
In-app purchases
Meanwhile
No in-app purchases
BestSellers for Book Store
No in-app purchases
Questions
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