BorrowBox vs QubaQuran
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BorrowBox
Access a vast collection of eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers from your local library. Browse, borrow, and enjoy digital content seamlessly across all your devices, with features like language browsing and automatic new issue downloads.
- Borrow eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers
- Read and listen directly in the app
- Language browsing for multi-language content
- Automatic new issue downloads for subscriptions
- Cross-device reading and listening sync
- Customizable audiobook 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.
QubaQuran
This app offers a comprehensive Quran experience with Arabic text, English translations, and audio recitations. It includes features like a Qibla compass, nearby mosque finder, and prayer times, along with Ramadan-specific tools.
- Complete Quran with Arabic text
- English translations and transliteration
- Audio recitation by multiple reciters
- Qibla compass and nearby mosque finder
- Prayer time calculations
- Ramadan-specific features
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QubaQuran is your beautiful companion for reading and listening to the Holy Quran. COMPLETE QURAN • All 114 Surahs with Arabic text • English translation (Sahih International) • Transliteration for learning pronunciation • Search any Surah by name or number • Bookmark your favorite verses AUDIO RECITATION • Listen to beautiful Quran recitation • Multiple world-renowned reciters • Play entire Surah or individual Ayah RAMADAN MODE • Suhoor & Iftar countdown timers • Track your Quran completion • Daily Ramadan duas QIBLA COMPASS • Find the direction to Mecca • Works anywhere in the world MOSQUES NEARBY • Find mosques near your location • One tap to navigate PRAYER TIMES • Accurate prayer times for your location • Countdown to next prayer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: BorrowBox at 880 against QubaQuran's 1. BorrowBox also leads on chart position (#64 vs unranked). QubaQuran's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
QubaQuran holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BorrowBox has 880 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BorrowBox ships an update every 6 days, QubaQuran every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BorrowBox | QubaQuran |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (880 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 880 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bolinda digital | Saif Ali |
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
QubaQuran
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BorrowBox
No in-app purchases
QubaQuran
No in-app purchases
