Comparison

Attikos vs Parallel Books

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

Parallel Books

Learn a new language by reading books with side-by-side translations. This app keeps translations synchronized as you read, allowing for full immersion. Easily switch between display modes and add notes for a personalized learning experience.

Highlights
  • Dual language display
  • Synchronized translations
  • Adjustable display modes
  • Searchable notes
  • Day/night themes
  • Highlighting
Features
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Become fluent in a new language. Read a book in your new tongue while having a parallel copy in your native language handy for reference. Now thanks to Parallel Books, this technique is available on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Translations will automatically stay in sync, leaving you free to be immersed in the words on the page. Reading a book in two different languages at the same time has never been easier! - Designed for people learning a new language. - Displays a book simultaneously in two different languages. - Translations stay in sync as you read. - Stretchy, “chewing gum" overlay visually connects parallel content. - Chewing gum overlay can be hidden. - Translations can be displayed in two columns on the screen, or each translation can fill an entire screen. - Continuously scrolls or pages through content without needing to change mode. - Tapping on a paragraph shows the translation of that paragraph. - Double tapping hides tool bars, giving more space. - Multicolored highlights and searchable notes can be added. - Includes day and night themes. - Currently books are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Korean, Chinese, Arabic plus more. - Some books include multiple translations in the same language; ideal for literature and translation students. - Parallel Books is in development for other platforms. - New books are being added all the time. - All books are currently FREE.

Screenshots

Attikos4 screens
Parallel Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

Attikos and Parallel Books both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Attikos's written reviews are positive against 40% of Parallel Books's. Attikos also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parallel Books holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attikos has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Attikos's written reviews are positive against 40% of Parallel Books's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Attikos versus Parallel Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttikosParallel Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (54 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThe University of ChicagoHigh Tea IT Limited

Customer experience

Attikos

All ratings53 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Parallel Books

All ratings77 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative56.7%

In-app purchases

None

Attikos

No in-app purchases

None

Parallel Books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Attikos free?
Attikos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parallel Books free?
Parallel Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Attikos or Parallel Books?
Parallel Books is rated higher. Attikos averages 4.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Parallel Books averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Attikos or Parallel Books have ads?
Neither Attikos nor Parallel Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attikos or Parallel Books?
Attikos ships an update every 3 months, and Parallel Books every 3 months. Most recently, Attikos was updated on November 1, 2026 and Parallel Books on November 2, 2026.

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