Comparison

Book Writer vs Planes Adventures by BUBL

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

Head to head
About

Book Writer

Create interactive books with multimedia elements like photos, videos, and audio. Organize thoughts, design various book types, and share them digitally or through a paperbook publishing service. Ideal for educational, personal, or professional use.

Highlights
  • Multimedia book creation
  • Add pictures, text, voice, video
  • Interactive functions
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Share via Book World, Dropbox, Email
  • Paperbook publishing service
  • Educational institution discounts
Features
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Take Note, Organize Thoughts, Make a Book. Share with the World. Make your own book with Book Writer. Anyone can easily make a book. Make an interactive book and enjoy making and reading the books you made! You can use it in school, work, and at home to make all types of books such as photo book, recipe book, diary, PR booklet, PDF documents, and etc. Making a multimedia book You can add pictures, text, voice recordings, songs, and videos on the page. You can use the camera to take pictures or videos and add them right on to the book. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. Provides interactive functions such as item connection and auto play to make your book more fun. Easy and intuitive interface Children of all ages can easily use the interface. Use the Item Bar to add items to the page by drag&drop. All text are shown on the page in real time with the In-Page text editor that is provided. Use the Undo function to return to the previous work. Share your books You can share your book with others using Book World. Join the Book World and upload your book to Book World, and follow your favorite author. Books in Book World can be read on diverse smartphone, PC and Mac. You can share your book with Book Writer on Dropbox, iTunes or via E-mail. Read through iBooks The books made with Book Writer can be read through iBooks. You can read your book in Book Writer directly, or Book World web reader. Paperbook publish service You can publish your book to paperbook using Paperbook publish service. Published books can also be seen in Book World via smartphone, PC, Mac. In Class Book Writer is being used in many countries by thousands of people for educational use. Book Writer helps students to make a book by organizing their thoughts. With an intuitive interface, anyone can easily express and organize their thoughts. 50% discount for educational institutions. Use App Store Volume Purchase Program to purchase Book Writer. For more details - http://www.apple.com/itunes/education/ Main Functions Templates are provided to make books of different styles and formats. Choosing a layout style automatically relocates your items. Use drag & drop to easily add items. You can use the photos from Photo Library to add to the book, or can add pictures taken directly from camera. Pictures can be moved, the size can be adjusted, and you can rotate or crop the pictures by touching. Text box item can be added to the page to input text. Supports fonts and styles of various types. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. You can add videos from your album or you can directly record videos with your camera to add them. Use recorder to record your voice and add to the book, or add music from Music Library to your book. Bring any music from Music Library to add as your background music. Use the auto play function to automatically play the media at the time you want. Item connection function is provided to connect your pictures or text to sound items. The Undo function allows you to return to your previous work. Use the Page Editor to add or delete pages or change the order of the page by using drag & drop. You can combine two books together. The completed book can be read in ‘Reading Mode’. Books that have been created can be shared via Book World, iTunes, E-mail, Dropbox, etc. Share your book with others using Book World. And can be read on many smartphone, PC, Mac. You can publish your book to paperbook using Paperbook publish service. Save your book as a PDF document or you can use AirPrint or use Export to print the books The standard E-book format, epub, is supported to read the made books with iBooks and you can register your books on iBookstore. Book Writer supports the fixed-layout format of iBooks. The fixed-layout format is not ideal for books with long text like novels. Online support is included. Please visit our homepage - http://goodeffect.com

About

Planes Adventures by BUBL

Embark on a magical plane ride through fantastical worlds. Choose from over 30 unique planes and explore vibrant 3D environments. Rescue birds, discover hidden creatures, and enjoy an incredible soundtrack. This game is designed for family fun, suitable for ages 3 and up.

Highlights
  • Over 30 unique planes
  • 3 magical 3D worlds
  • Rescue birds
  • Discover flying creatures
  • Unique levels with secrets
  • Incredible soundtrack
Features
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Embark on a magical plane ride! Choose your plane and fly with the birds and fantastical creatures over amazing cities in the sky. Planes Adventures is a game for the whole family to enjoy. Play with your kids to rescue birds, encounter wondrous flying creatures, and discover over 30 unique planes. Kids as young as 3 years old will enjoy playing Planes Adventures, but so will the older ones. It's a game where everyone's a winner, but revealing all the secrets will take plenty of effort from everyone. Go on, test the magic of flying! - Over 30 planes: from Boeing to a flying saucer! - 3 magical worlds: space, the forest, and the city -- all in gorgeous 3D and brimming with the latest technologies for your kids to control. - Unique levels, each with their own secrets and surprises. - Rescue birds, and keep track of how many unique birds you've rescued at the end of every level. - Flying creatures are hiding up in the clouds -- find them all! - Incredible soundtrack from the talented composer, Dmitri Evgrafov, whose new album is coming out on Fat Cat Records.

Screenshots

Book Writer3 screens
Planes Adventures by BUBL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planes Adventures by BUBL at 70% against Book Writer's 39%. Planes Adventures by BUBL also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Book Writer's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Book Writer costs $3.99 and Planes Adventures by BUBL $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Writer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Book Writer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Planes Adventures by BUBL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Writer ships an update every 2 months, Planes Adventures by BUBL every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Book Writer versus Planes Adventures by BUBL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook WriterPlanes Adventures by BUBL
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.9 (11 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood Effecttinyworker UG

Customer experience

Book Writer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative47.4%

Planes Adventures by BUBL

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.3%

Bugs and requests

Book Writer

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Crashes when attempting to email or share books
  • Crashes when uploading photos
  • Text editing fails or doesn't work
  • Cannot delete images once placed
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  • Two-finger expand/contract not functional
  • Keyboard doesn't appear reliably
  • App freezes during operation
  • Email send feature doesn't work
  • Layout in iBooks differs from app preview
  • Image quality significantly reduced in exports
  • Text boxes don't fill entire page
  • Writing jumps to front page unexpectedly
  • Retina display not rendering properly in exports
  • App skips or stutters
  • Slow performance and lag
  • PDF conversion issues with errors
  • Contact email address doesn't exist

Requested features

21 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Bold, italic, underline text formatting
  • Ability to import text from Pages or Word
  • Dynamic text that resizes in iBooks
  • PDF export capability
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  • Video import and embedding
  • Copy and paste text functionality
  • Background music support
  • Increased upload data size limits
  • Page templates and backgrounds
  • Text alignment guides and markers
  • Handwriting input support
  • Double-page spread layouts
  • Photo editing tools (crop, resize)
  • Text shadows and effects
  • Hyperlink support
  • Page numbers in books
  • Better alignment tools
  • More font and color options
  • Voice recording integration
  • Landscape two-page writing mode

Planes Adventures by BUBL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Book Writer

No in-app purchases

None

Planes Adventures by BUBL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Writer free?
Book Writer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planes Adventures by BUBL free?
Planes Adventures by BUBL costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Book Writer or Planes Adventures by BUBL?
Book Writer is rated higher. Book Writer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Planes Adventures by BUBL averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Book Writer or Planes Adventures by BUBL have ads?
Neither Book Writer nor Planes Adventures by BUBL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Writer or Planes Adventures by BUBL?
Book Writer ships an update every 2 months, and Planes Adventures by BUBL every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book Writer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Planes Adventures by BUBL on November 1, 2026.

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