Comparison

iPoe Vol. 2 vs Harvard Classics

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

Head to head
About

iPoe Vol. 2

Experience classic Edgar Allan Poe tales like never before. This app enhances macabre stories with interactive elements, stunning illustrations, animations, and original soundtracks. Utilize your device's features like tilt, touch, and vibration to uncover hidden details and immerse yourself in the dark world of Poe.

Highlights
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Original illustrations and animations
  • Enveloping soundtrack
  • Device feature integration (gyro, flash, vibration)
  • Available in 4 languages
  • Edgar Allan Poe Route extra content
Features
Currently charting
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iClassics: Beyond Engrossing iClassics unites the old and the new to create immersive experiences that inspire and move everyone. After the highly acclaimed and award-winning iPoe Collection Vol.1, iClassics unleashed the equally awe-inspiring iPoe Collection Vol.2. In this innovative Immersive Entertainment app, a fine selection of macabre tales is lovingly and artistically enhanced with interaction, illustration, animation, FX, and OST. In this long-awaited second volume, The Black Cat, The Raven and Hop-Frog are given the artistic and technological treatment that iClassics Productions has become renowned for. By casting a modern glare on a fine selection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, the result is a spectacular and wholly original experience that utilizes every feature of modern mobile devices (gyro-perspective, flash, vibration). TILT to reveal what's in the shadows TOUCH to uncover obscured details TURN to discover what lurks off the screen Main features: *Available in 4 languages: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. *Enveloping original soundtrack by Teo Grimalt and gathering more than 50 sketches from the acclaimed illustrator David G. Forés. *Extra: The Edgar Allan Poe Route. The iPoe Collection (Three Volumes) marked the beginning of iClassics Production's journey, and has now become a classic in its own right, along with a cult following. Be part of it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- About the iClassics Collection: The iClassics Collection is a revolutionary collection of book apps where you’ll discover literary classics such as Edgar Allan Poe or Charles Dickens through a unique interactive and immersive experience. Discover more at www.iclassicscollection.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please SHARE YOUR REVIEW below. It means a lot to us! We'd Love To Hear From You! - Need tech support? Contact us at support@iclassicscollection.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/ipoecollection

About

Harvard Classics

Explore the history of religion, philosophy, civilization, and science through curated classic texts. This app offers a vast collection of essential readings, including the Harvard Classics, with options to read, listen, or follow along. Enjoy features like offline access, customizable reading settings, and integrated Wikipedia articles for deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Curated classic texts
  • Read, listen, or read-along options
  • Offline access
  • Integrated Wikipedia articles
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Bookmark and search functionality
Features
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Guided by Dr. Eliot, the famed president of Harvard University, you will journey through the history of religion and philosophy, the history of civilization, and the history of classic science. Along the way, Dr. Eliot will introduce you to the books selected from the famed Harvard Classics. All classics you ever need to read in History and Civilization, in Philosophy and Religion, and in Science are collected in one app. Read, listen, or read-along these books of Harvard Classics, plus 50,000+ Gutenberg classics, on-line, off-line, anywhere, anytime. Text of each book is hand-reformatted for best reading experience, audio books done by experienced readers, and videos professionally presented. Inside each book, you can also explore an in-depth Wikipedia article about the author and the book, Most of the basic features for a book reader are also provided, include, page-turning, bookmarking, night reading, changing font size, changing background color, dictionary, and word and phrase looking up in search engine or Wikipedia.

Screenshots

iPoe Vol. 24 screens
Harvard Classics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iPoe Vol. 2 at 90% against Harvard Classics's 25%. iPoe Vol. 2 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Harvard Classics's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

iPoe Vol. 2 costs $3.99 and Harvard Classics $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPoe Vol. 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPoe Vol. 2 has 80 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of iPoe Vol. 2's written reviews are positive against 25% of Harvard Classics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPoe Vol. 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Harvard Classics every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iPoe Vol. 2 versus Harvard Classics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPoe Vol. 2Harvard Classics
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (80 ratings) — better3.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings80 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB19 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperiClassics Productions, S.L.himalaya-soft

Customer experience

iPoe Vol. 2

All ratings80 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews564 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative8.2%

Harvard Classics

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

iPoe Vol. 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Restore purchases not working for some users
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Narration option for the stories
  • More Poe stories and poems
  • Adaptations of other classic authors

Harvard Classics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iPoe Vol. 2

No in-app purchases

None

Harvard Classics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPoe Vol. 2 free?
iPoe Vol. 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harvard Classics free?
Harvard Classics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPoe Vol. 2 or Harvard Classics?
iPoe Vol. 2 is rated higher. iPoe Vol. 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Harvard Classics averages 3.4 from 11 ratings.
Do iPoe Vol. 2 or Harvard Classics have ads?
Neither iPoe Vol. 2 nor Harvard Classics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPoe Vol. 2 or Harvard Classics?
iPoe Vol. 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Harvard Classics every 3 months. Most recently, iPoe Vol. 2 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Harvard Classics on November 6, 2026.

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