Comparison

Bookoscope vs The Beyond

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

Head to head
About

Bookoscope

Browse and download public domain ebooks or access your own self-hosted library. This app crawls OPDS endpoints, caches book data, and allows quick export to your preferred ereader.

Highlights
  • Browse self-hosted ebook libraries
  • Download public domain classics
  • Searchable by metadata
  • Cached feeds
  • Quick download and export
  • Compatible with Calibre-web, Kavita, Ubooquity
Features
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Bookoscope is a fast, searchable ebook catalog. With Bookoscope, you can browse your own self-hosted ebook library as well as download public domain classics from Project Gutenberg. FEATURES: - Fast - Easy on the eyes - Includes over 70,000 public domain books from Project Gutenberg - Uses cached feeds (refresh on demand) - Searchable by any available metadata - Quick download and export to the ereader of your choice COMPATIBLE WITH: - Calibre-web - Kavita - Ubooquity - Any ebook server with OPDS 1.0 functionality WHY USE BOOKOSCOPE? Some ereader apps can connect to OPDS endpoints, but the functionality is tucked away and awkward. There's no way to browse and search all the ebooks you have access to, all at once. Bookoscope fills that niche. It crawls your OPDS endpoints, finds and caches all the books it can, and lets you easily download any of them to your device. From there, you can export them to your preferred ereader. BOOKOSCOPE IS NOT: - An ebook reader, sync client, or annotator, like Apple Books, Google Books, or Kindle. - A metadata editor or organizer, like Calibre. - A self-hosted ebook server, like Kavita, Ubooquity, or calibre-web. Bookoscope may be used with any of the above, but is not affiliated with any other app or tool. WHAT IS OPDS? OPDS is the open standard for web endpoints that expose catalogs of ebooks. Many people use home OPDS servers for their personal ebook libraries. WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE AN OPDS SERVER? That's okay! You can use Bookoscope to browse and download free, completely legal books in the public domain. Start with classics like: - Moby Dick - Frankenstein - Pride and Prejudice - The Great Gatsby - The complete works of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Frederick Douglass, and more!

About

The Beyond

Features
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THE BEYOND: an interactive comic by Jason Shiga Your death was a tragedy... your afterlife is a mystery. Unravel the secrets of death with the help of Xochitl, your guide. Can you find your way through the doors of the great library of the Beyond? THE BEYOND is not an ordinary comic. YOU make the choices that determine how the story unfolds. THE BEYOND splits off into hundreds of different adventures. - A cosmic adventure through romance, piracy, and death. - Completely redesigned by the author for an infinite scrollable canvas. - Full audio accessibility with VoiceOver; every panel and choice can be spoken.

Screenshots

Bookoscope4 screens
The Beyond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookoscope at every 5 days against The Beyond's every 8 months. Bookoscope also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bookoscope costs $2.99 and The Beyond $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookoscope ships an update every 5 days, The Beyond every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bookoscope versus The Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookoscopeThe Beyond
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB70 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperIsaac LymanZarfhome Software Consulting

In-app purchases

None

Bookoscope

No in-app purchases

None

The Beyond

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookoscope free?
Bookoscope costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Beyond free?
The Beyond costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookoscope or The Beyond have ads?
Neither Bookoscope nor The Beyond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookoscope or The Beyond?
Bookoscope ships an update every 5 days, and The Beyond every 8 months. Most recently, Bookoscope was updated on September 11, 2026 and The Beyond on September 18, 2026.

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