Comparison

Wall Of Book vs Open Library Reader

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

Head to head
About

Wall Of Book

Discover millions of books with a unique visual and tactile interface. Browse top and new releases, complete your library with free and paid options, and preview related titles by genre. Features pinch-to-zoom and shake-to-shuffle functionality.

Highlights
  • Visual book browsing
  • Book discovery by genre, news, and tops
  • Pinch and zoom for tile sizing
  • Shake to reshuffle book wall
  • Preview related books
  • Single-click book purchase
Features
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Wall Of Book Millions of books at your finger tips For book lovers with any Apple iDevice, Wall Of Book is the first app that unites navigation and discovery with a tactile and visual experience A new way to browse and discover the top and new books of the day: - Complete your books library at will with today's best paid and free books - Infinite wall with you all the time - Preview related books and download books by genres, news titles, or tops - Single clic book purchase - Mail and Social Networks' sharing * Use Pinch and Zoom to adjust tiles sizes * Shake to randomly reshuffle the wall of book Protected by U.S. Patent No. 8,922,584. Other patent(s) pending.

About

Open Library Reader

Access and read millions of books from an online library. Organize your reading lists, track borrowed books, and discover related titles within a familiar reading interface. Requires an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Browse and check out millions of books
  • Track reading progress and wishlists
  • Built-in search and related title discovery
  • Shelf management and edition changes
  • Checkout tracking for borrowed books
  • Customizable reading interface
Features
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Open Library is an online library with millions of books to browse or check out. You can track the books that you're reading, want to read, etc. and read many of them right there. PLEASE NOTE: This app is an interface to the openlibrary.org web site — if you don't use that site to read books, you may have trouble figuring out what the app is for. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the site first, and then you'll understand what the app offers. This app is one reader's effort to create the ideal portable experience for taking advantage of Open Library's amazing collection. You'll get the best experience out of this app on an iPad, but you can use it on a smaller screen (if you don't mind squinting). The moment you open the app and log in, any books you've already saved on the Open Library site are laid out on your screen. You can sort them by title, author, publication date, and date saved, see which books are available to read, and open them with a single tap. Once you've opened a book in the familiar reading interface, a tap at the top of the screen will trigger the full screen mode, removing every distraction and expanding the book pages to the limits of your screen for the perfect reading experience. Other features include: - Built-in search: find and add books to your shelves from inside the app. - Shelf management: move books between shelves, remove books, change the edition of a book. - Related title search: choose a book on your shelf and quickly find more books like it. - Checkout tracking: see at a glance how long you have left on limited-access books you've checked out. - Customization: choose which shelves you want to see and manage the size of the books and their titles. This app is essentially an alternative interface to the Open Library site — all of your data is stored there, and the books you read are hosted online, not in the app. As a result, an active internet connection is required when you are using this app. Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The developer of this app has no legal or contractual relationship with Open Library or the Internet Archive, and bears no responsibility for the content found there.

Screenshots

Wall Of Book3 screens
Open Library Reader1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Library Reader at none against Wall Of Book's 1. Open Library Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 4). Wall Of Book's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Wall Of Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open Library Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wall Of Book holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Library Reader has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Wall Of Book's written reviews are positive against 26% of Open Library Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wall Of Book ships an update every 5 months, Open Library Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wall Of Book versus Open Library Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWall Of BookOpen Library Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better3.1 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better26.2% of reviews
Number of ratings451 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFred SigalLoomis House, LLC

Customer experience

Wall Of Book

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Open Library Reader

All ratings50 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative42.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive26.2%
Neutral19.0%
Negative54.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wall Of Book

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Open Library Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wall Of Book free?
Wall Of Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Library Reader free?
Open Library Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wall Of Book or Open Library Reader?
Wall Of Book is rated higher. Wall Of Book averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Open Library Reader averages 3.1 from 51 ratings.
Do Wall Of Book or Open Library Reader have ads?
Neither Wall Of Book nor Open Library Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wall Of Book or Open Library Reader?
Wall Of Book ships an update every 5 months, and Open Library Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Wall Of Book was updated on October 15, 2026 and Open Library Reader on October 25, 2026.

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