Comparison

Attikos vs Guardian Read

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

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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

Guardian Read

Scan book ISBNs to instantly get a safety rating and report. This app helps parents decide if a book's content is appropriate for their child, saving time at libraries and stores.

Highlights
  • ISBN barcode scanning
  • Multiple book database integration
  • Safety rating and report generation
  • Content appropriateness assessment
  • Library and store scanning
Features
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Every book has an ISBN barcode attached to it and this app uses multiple book databases to deliver a safety rating and report allowing you to decide if it contains subject matter you may not want your child exposed to. Save time reading books and scan in the library or store before you make the decision. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Attikos4 screens
Guardian Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Attikos at none against Guardian Read's 2. Attikos also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, 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. Guardian Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Attikos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guardian Read 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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Attikos versus Guardian Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttikosGuardian Read
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (54 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of ChicagoDonald Adams

Customer experience

Attikos

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

Guardian Read

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Attikos

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Guardian Read

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Attikos free?
Attikos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guardian Read free?
Guardian Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Attikos or Guardian Read?
Guardian Read is rated higher. Attikos averages 4.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Guardian Read averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Attikos or Guardian Read have ads?
Neither Attikos nor Guardian Read shows ads.

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