BorrowBox vs IT Revolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BorrowBox
Access a vast digital library of eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers from your local library. Browse, borrow, and enjoy content on any device with seamless syncing and personalized features.
- Borrow eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers
- All library formats in one app
- Read and listen directly in the app
- Curated collections and themes
- Multi-language browsing
- Automatic new issue downloads
- Cross-device syncing
- Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
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Discover the Ultimate Library Experience – Borrow eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers – All in One Place. With BorrowBox, browsing, borrowing, reading, or listening has never been simpler. Take your library with you, wherever you go, whenever you want. If your local library offers BorrowBox, simply sign in with your membership details to unlock a world of digital reading and listening. ALL YOUR LIBRARY FAVOURITES, ONE APP Explore eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers – all the formats your library offers, all in one place. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Read or listen to your borrowed titles directly in the app. No extra downloads, no extra steps. MADE FOR YOU Enjoy curated collections and themes that make discovering your next read and listen a breeze. BROWSE IN ANY LANGUAGE Our Language Browsing feature makes it simple to find content in multiple languages, tailored for different audiences. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Subscribe to your favourite eMagazines or eNewspapers, and they’ll be borrowed and downloaded automatically as new issues arrive. STAY IN SYNC Your reading and listening progress seamlessly follows you across all your devices. TAILORED TO YOU Set a sleep timer for your eAudiobooks, add your favourites to your reading lists, and adjust playback speed to suit your listening style.
IT Revolution
This app provides access to books, learning materials, and event information focused on bridging the gap between IT and business. It aims to elevate technology work and improve the lives of professionals through transformative content and thought leadership.
- Access to transformative books
- Learning opportunities
- Event information (DevOps Enterprise Summit)
- Book clubs and reading guides
- Online workshops
- Podcast access
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IT Revolution produces books, learning opportunities, and events—including DevOps Enterprise Summit in London and Las Vegas—designed to help you bridge the intersection between IT and the business and succeed in a digital world. The demands of the Digital Age call for new thinking from business leaders and technologists across all industries. IT Revolution’s goal is to elevate the state of technology work, quantify the human and economic toll associated with doing business as usual, and improve the lives of technologists and other professionals around the world. To this goal, we publish transformative titles for business and IT leaders who are looking to identify and amplify the best practices that drive the most successful enterprises today. Our authors and speakers are top industry thought-leaders who are inspiring positive change for IT practitioners and business leaders through elevated discourse. Our high-value content further stimulates continual growth and development through book clubs, reading guides, a bi-annual journal, online workshops, and a podcast. Stay up to date on all the latest projects from IT Revolution by following us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, by visiting our website, or by joining our newsletter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BorrowBox at 77% against IT Revolution's 0%. BorrowBox also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months). IT Revolution's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BorrowBox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BorrowBox has 865 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of BorrowBox's written reviews are positive against 0% of IT Revolution's.
BorrowBox ships an update every 6 days, IT Revolution every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BorrowBox | IT Revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (865 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 865 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bolinda digital | IT REVOLUTION PRESS LLC |
Customer experience
BorrowBox
IT Revolution
Bugs and requests
BorrowBox
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after recent update
- Loses reading progress when switching devices
- Night mode issues with invisible text
- Audiobook controls not working with Bluetooth
- Inconsistent behavior when using sleep timer
Requested features
5 requests- Add a wishlist or reading list feature
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Implement bookmark/progress tracking for audiobooks
- Integrate with Apple CarPlay for safer driving
- Add user reviews and ratings for books
IT Revolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BorrowBox
No in-app purchases
IT Revolution
No in-app purchases
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