Comparison

Attikos vs Granta

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

Head to head
About

Attikos

This app offers a vast collection of Ancient Greek texts with integrated morphological data and definitions. It provides quick access to full dictionary entries in a companion app, aiding in comprehension and study. Includes grammar overviews for review.

Highlights
  • Extensive Ancient Greek text library
  • In-text morphological data
  • Short definitions
  • Full dictionary entry access
  • Greek grammar overviews
  • Perseus Project texts
Features
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Attikos is an Ancient Greek reading app with an extensive selection of texts. It provides the reader with in-text access to morphological data and short definitions for these texts, along with easy access to full dictionary entries in Logeion, an app which needs to be downloaded separately. This version of Attikos includes the following texts: ・Aeschylus ・Apollonius Rhodius ・Aristophanes ・Aristotle: Athenian Constitution, Nicomachean Ethics, Poetics, Politics, Rhetoric ・Demosthenes ・Epictetus: Discourses, Enchiridion ・Euripides ・Herodotus ・Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days ・Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine, Oath ・Homer: including Homeric hymns ・Isocrates ・Lysias ・Old Oligarch, Constitution of the Athenians ・Pausanias ・Pindar ・Plato: Apology, Charmides, Crito, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Ion, Laches, Lysis, Meno, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Protagoras, Republic, Symposium, Theaetetus ・Sophocles ・Strabo (partial) ・Thucydides ・Xenophon: Agesilaus, Anabasis, Apology of Socrates, Hellenica, Hiero, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Ways and Means We gratefully use the texts published by the Perseus Project at Tufts University. Finally, some overviews of Greek grammar are included for those who wish to refresh their memory. Please report any bugs, problems, and errors at the links provided within the app.

About

Granta

Access a curated collection of acclaimed literary journalism, fiction, poetry, memoir, and photography. Enjoy exclusive weekly content and a vast archive of past issues spanning thirty years. Stay updated with quarterly releases from established and emerging authors.

Highlights
  • Quarterly literary magazine
  • Mix of fiction, poetry, memoir, journalism
  • Exclusive weekly content
  • Archive of 30+ years
  • Work by established and emerging authors
  • Photography included
Features
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Granta is one of the world's most respected literary magazines, acclaimed for the quality of its writing and for its mix of established and emerging authors. Published quarterly in book form Granta is respected around the world for its eclectic combination of journalism, fiction, poetry, memoir and photography. Alongside exclusive free weekly content, readers can access each new issue of Granta on the day of publication, as well as over one thousand pieces of writing and photography from previous Granta magazines over the last thirty years by purchasing an annual subscription. Annual subscriptions can be purchased and these subscriptions will auto-renew until you choose to cancel. N.B. - The price of the annual subscription is £23.99 - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Please see here for our privacy policy and terms: http://granta.com/privacy-statement/ http://granta.com/terms/ Our archive contains work by writers like Margaret Atwood, Ann Beattie, Roberto Bolaño, Anne Carson, Raymond Carver, Lydia Davis, Don DeLillo, Bret Easton Ellis, Nadine Gordimer, Kazuo Ishiguro, Alice Munro, Haruki Murakami, Salman Rushdie, Paul Theroux, Binyavanga Wainaina, Jeanette Winterson and many more. ‘In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, Granta has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world.’ – The Observer

Screenshots

Attikos4 screens
Granta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Attikos at 86% against Granta's 8%. Attikos also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Granta sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $31.99 per year. Attikos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Attikos holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Attikos's written reviews are positive against 8% of Granta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attikos ships an update every 3 months, Granta every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Attikos versus Granta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttikosGranta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (51 ratings) — better1.4 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better7.6% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe University of ChicagoGranta

Customer experience

Attikos

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%

Granta

All ratings33 ratings
Positive6.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative87.9%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive7.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative83.5%

Bugs and requests

Attikos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Granta

Reported bugs

132 issues
  • Subscription restore issues
  • Weekly feature not refreshing
  • App requires login almost every time
  • Internet connection required message despite connection
  • Blank screen when tapping articles
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  • Weekly section not working
  • Issue cover disappears
  • Share link goes to homepage
  • Login details not remembered
  • No landscape support
  • Menu navigation unclear
  • Moving images for show
  • Annoying navigation
  • Weird division between 'the weekly' and 'the library'
  • Keeps signing out
  • Cannot adjust font size
  • Needs night mode
  • Scrolling off-center sends to another article
  • Doesn't remember reading position
  • Cannot bookmark within an article
  • App has been problematic for years
  • Login function hidden
  • Sign-in info not remembered for long
  • Last lines of articles cut off
  • App doesn't work on iPad
  • Screen rotation hit-or-miss
  • Overall experience stinks
  • App needs a refresh
  • Text size is too small
  • Roulette wheel of chance when reading
  • Sign in EVERY time
  • App crashes all the time
  • Looks hideous and uncomfortable to use
  • Cannot access account after forgetting password
  • Email for recovery not recognized
  • App only works in portrait mode
  • Images are pixelated
  • Photo features lump photographs together
  • Cannot bookmark one's location
  • App has not been updated in ages
  • App doesn't remember login details
  • Cannot swipe to next article
  • App just doesn’t work on an IPad
  • Screen rotation is hit-or-miss
  • Navigation is really unintuitive
  • App is in desperate need of a refresh
  • Type size too small
  • Scrolling up the page is wrong
  • Cannot bookmark a single page
  • No night time mode
  • App crashes constantly
  • Asks to login almost every time
  • App makes reading a hassle
  • Cannot alter text size
  • Sign in Each time I open the app
  • Won’t take me past title pages
  • Deleting and redownloading doesn't solve problem
  • App freezes when accessing the Weekly
  • Magazine pages do not display
  • Only table of contents displayed
  • App updates seem to fix issues
  • Cannot download anything beyond the title
  • No app support found
  • No bug fixes or developments in over a year
  • App doesn’t work
  • Magazine doesn’t reply to emails
  • White screen when trying to read downloaded issue
  • Obscure app
  • Online only subscription a mistake
  • Cannot access any editions (blank pages)
  • Struggling to read issues
  • Cannot read any of the articles
  • Blank screen where text should be
  • App is usually not functional
  • App does not work. Period.
  • Horrible app
  • App totally unusable
  • Refuses to provide support
  • Emails to support not answered
  • App does not work with recent iOS 11
  • Weekly pieces section not opening
  • App is basically becoming useless
  • Free section doesn't work
  • Just a 'G' in the middle of the screen
  • App doesn't support landscape mode
  • Logins on app and website don't recognize user
  • Publisher doesn't respond to requests
  • No functionality for reading offline
  • No search functionality
  • Navigation and menus not labelled or intuitive
  • App is too much like hard work to read
  • User experience is terrible
  • Developers didn't ask users for feedback
  • Developers didn't look at other apps
  • Forces portrait format
  • No method of storing read content
  • Bookmarking does nothing
  • Doesn't remember book or page place
  • Interface is barren and not user friendly
  • Content can't be accessed offline
  • No access to content after subscribing
  • App won't let me sign in
  • Authentication info incorrect
  • Customer service hasn't answered email
  • Password reset email not received
  • Logs out every time
  • Tedious to login every time
  • Download doesn't mean offline viewing
  • Need for internet connection is a waste
  • Interface is clunky and confusing
  • Takes me to the last issue I was reading
  • Have to delete and reinstall to look at another issue
  • Nothing shows up
  • Not optimized for newer iPhones
  • App goes nowhere near doing justice to content
  • Can't sign in because App Store didn't give subscription number
  • Surly customer service agent
  • Not in the system
  • Text is not adjustable
  • Impossible to read on iPad pro
  • Scrolling often switches to a different one
  • Lose place when scrolling
  • No way to delete downloaded editions
  • Menu bar flashing distractingly
  • Hard to navigate
  • Lacks good overview of contents
  • Frequently lose what I'm reading
  • No way to connect print subscription
  • Nothing helpful on the website
  • App signs me out automatically
  • Doesn't keep your spot in a piece
  • App needs to be re-designed

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to adjust text size
  • Dark mode
  • Pagination options
  • Share link to article
  • Landscape mode support
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  • Offline reading
  • Search functionality
  • Bookmark specific pages
  • Mark articles as read
  • Hide read articles
  • Delete downloaded editions
  • Sync print subscription
  • Kindle download access

In-app purchases

None

Attikos

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Granta

Subscriptions1
  • Granta Digital Subscription$31.991 Year

Questions

Is Attikos free?
Attikos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Granta free?
Granta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Attikos or Granta?
Attikos is rated higher. Attikos averages 4.8 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Granta averages 1.4 from 33 ratings.
Do Attikos or Granta have ads?
Neither Attikos nor Granta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attikos or Granta?
Attikos ships an update every 3 months, and Granta every 6 months. Most recently, Attikos was updated on August 17, 2026 and Granta on September 22, 2026.

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