Comparison

Ravens Reads vs Palex Library

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

Head to head
About

Ravens Reads

Features
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Ravens book app, is a growing platform to serve the bookish community. As we grow we will offer more features, without the issues you see on other book sites for your content and book posts. issue Readers: Will be able to post their book reviews, engage and comment on other user posts. You will get notifications in the app when you are personally tagged by your book community. Authors: Will have the ability to access too special curated accounts, that support promotion of your books and bookish items. These accounts will let you grow your fan base, and see all the amazing content fans talk about. Events: We have a special events section where you will be able to find all of the bookish happenings, across the US, some international and the ability to look up events in your local area. We can all post events and keep our community up to date on the hottest bookish happenings. Posts will be moderated but our goal is to limit censoring of posts. Users need to clearly mark any adult-themed content and language with an 18+ warning and please remember all of our friends and different genres will be here so let’s be respectful. The admin team reserves full rights to remove or provide warnings on content or posts if they are not marked appropriately. Content not allowed on this site: Full nudity and overtly sexual acts that could be considered pornographic in nature. The admin team retains full rights to remove any posts they deem necessary.

About

Palex Library

Features
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Palex is a physical social library that helps you catalog the books you own, connect with friends, and discover what to read next. Add the books on your shelves to your digital library, organize what you have read or want to read, and explore the personal libraries of friends and other readers. Palex makes book discovery feel human again by focusing on real collections instead of trends or algorithms. Whether you are building a home library or looking for your next great read, Palex turns personal bookshelves into a shared experience. Features: Create a digital library from the books you physically own Track reading status and organize your collection Find friends and explore their personal libraries Discover books through people you trust Simple, distraction free design built for readers Your bookshelf tells a story. Palex helps you share it.

Screenshots

Ravens Reads4 screens
Palex Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Palex Library at none against Ravens Reads's shown. Ravens Reads's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Ravens Reads versus Palex Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavens ReadsPalex Library
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRavens Reads LLCDavid Sohn

In-app purchases

None

Ravens Reads

No in-app purchases

None

Palex Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ravens Reads free?
Ravens Reads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Palex Library free?
Palex Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ravens Reads or Palex Library have ads?
Ravens Reads shows ads; Palex Library does not.

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