Foyles vs Source.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foyles
Discover new and notable books, track your reading wishlists, and earn rewards with a loyalty program. Browse international and inspirational literature, check stock, and reserve items for collection.
- Browse new and notable books
- Discover international literature
- Manage reading wishlists
- Earn rewards with Foyalty program
- Check stock and Click & Collect
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Welcome book lover, you are among friends. The Foyles app brings over 120 years of distinctive bookselling to you, wherever you are. ~ Browse for the best books: everything new, notable, and impossible to ignore. ~ Discover the best international, inspirational, and insightful literature. ~ Track everything you want to read in one place: build, manage and share wish lists. ~ Earn free stuff with Foyalty! Spend £10 and receive a stamp, collect ten stamps to earn £10. ~ Check our stock and then Click & Collect to reserve it in your local shop.
Source.
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Source is the human-powered network for physical information access. Every day, students, academics, collectors, journalists, and researchers need access to books, archives, manuscripts, and private collections that are not digitised. Most knowledge still lives physically in libraries, archives, and home collections worldwide. Source connects you to someone who is already there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Source. at weekly against Foyles's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Foyles ships an update every 3 weeks, Source. weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foyles | Source. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Waterstones Booksellers Ltd | BEMYSOURCE LTD |
In-app purchases
Foyles
No in-app purchases
Source.
No in-app purchases
