Comparison

BorrowBox vs Five Great Decisions

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Five Great Decisions

This app guides you in making five intentional daily choices that align with your future vision. It helps you recognize and track the small decisions that create meaningful change over time. Visualize your progress and identify decision-making patterns with a color-coded calendar.

Highlights
  • Daily tracking of up to five decisions
  • Intuitive interface
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Color-coded calendar for patterns
  • Optional daily reminders
  • Focus on small, consistent choices
Features
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5 Great Decisions: Build Tomorrow Today Your future is shaped by today's choices. Make them count. 5 Great Decisions is a daily practice of making five intentional choices that align with your vision for your future. These aren't necessarily life-altering decisions—often the smallest choices, made with awareness, create the most meaningful change over time. When you know what you're building toward, the right decisions have a way of finding you. This beautifully designed app helps you recognize those moments and track the choices that matter most. Key Features: - Simple Daily Tracking - Log up to five meaningful decisions with an intuitive interface - Visual progress shows your daily completion at a glance - Color-coded calendar reveals your decision-making patterns Gentle Accountability: - Optional daily reminders at your preferred time - No streaks to break—just opportunities to choose what matters Perfect for You If You Want To: - Develop stronger awareness of your daily choices - Align your actions with your long-term vision - Create positive change through small, consistent choices Download 5 Great Decisions and discover how five simple choices each day can shape your future—one decision at a time.

Screenshots

BorrowBox4 screens
Five Great Decisions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BorrowBox at every 6 days against Five Great Decisions's every 9 months. BorrowBox also leads on ratings volume (865 vs 1) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). Five Great Decisions's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 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

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

Five Great Decisions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BorrowBox has 865 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BorrowBox ships an update every 6 days, Five Great Decisions every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BorrowBox versus Five Great Decisions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorrowBoxFive Great Decisions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (865 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings865 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBolinda digitalShotcount LLC

Customer experience

BorrowBox

All ratings865 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews1,576 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative13.0%

Five Great Decisions

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

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

Five Great Decisions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BorrowBox

No in-app purchases

None

Five Great Decisions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BorrowBox free?
BorrowBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Great Decisions free?
Five Great Decisions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BorrowBox or Five Great Decisions?
Five Great Decisions is rated higher. BorrowBox averages 4.7 out of 5 from 865 ratings, while Five Great Decisions averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BorrowBox or Five Great Decisions have ads?
Neither BorrowBox nor Five Great Decisions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BorrowBox or Five Great Decisions?
BorrowBox ships an update every 6 days, and Five Great Decisions every 9 months. Most recently, BorrowBox was updated on October 17, 2026 and Five Great Decisions on October 9, 2026.

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