Comparison

My Books vs Flumen

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

Head to head
About

My Books

This app offers a free collection of classic books and helps users build a consistent reading habit with a virtual companion. Track your progress, earn rewards, and discover new titles based on your preferences. It also allows you to log physical books and organize your entire library.

Highlights
  • Free classic books library
  • Daily reading streak tracking
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Physical book tracking
  • Customizable bookshelves
  • Virtual reading companion
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Meet Teddy — your reading companion who won't let you quit. Free classic books, personalized recommendations, daily streaks, and a bear with opinions about your habits. FREE CLASSIC BOOKS Over 100 classic books to read right inside the app — from Alice in Wonderland to Sherlock Holmes. Organized by difficulty so you can start easy. No purchase, no subscription needed. Open a book and start reading in seconds. YOUR DAILY READING TRAIL Watch your journey grow day by day on a visual reading path. Set a 5-minute daily goal, build your streak, and see every day you showed up. Teddy's there the whole way. BUILD A HABIT & HAVE FUN Earn XP for every minute you read. Level up, track your progress, and watch Teddy react to your growth. Pages read, minutes tracked, streak count, ebook progress — all in one place. SAVE & TRACK ANY BOOK Save books you own, books you want, even books you haven't bought yet. View on Amazon when you're ready. Every book shows genre, vibe, pace, period, and tags so you know exactly what you're getting into. PERSONALIZED MATCHING Browse books by vibe — cozy, intense, romantic, adventurous, and more. Every recommendation is matched to your reading personality. Find your Perfect Match. PICK YOUR TEDDY Choose your bear's personality. Chill gives you gentle nudges. Cheerful celebrates every page. Challenger calls you out when you've been scrolling too long. Your choice changes everything Teddy says. TRACK YOUR STATS See your weekly reading breakdown — pages, time, and ebook progress charted day by day. Watch your habits take shape in real data. TEDDY ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets that remind you to read — with personality. "Still waiting" hits different when it's coming from a bear who knows your streak. TRACK PHYSICAL BOOKS Reading a paperback? Start the timer and track every session. Same streaks, same XP, same awards as ebooks. Tap pause, Teddy has something to say about it. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY Custom bookshelves — Reading Now, Want to Read, Finished, and any shelf you create. Switch between bookshelf and author view. Edit layouts to match how you think about your collection. Free to use. Premium removes ads and adds iCloud sync. 5 minutes. One free book. Teddy handles the rest. ---------- Privacy: https://mybooks.world/app-privacy-policy/ Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flumen

Features
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Read your EPUB books on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Flumen. Import your own files, browse classics, and keep your books together in one library. Organize your books Create collections, sort by title, author, or progress, and filter books by what you've started or finished. Bookmark the book you're reading to keep it at the top of Library and ready to open from Home. Return to your reading Home shows your current book, saved chapter, and reading progress, with a Continue Reading button to take you back. See how many minutes you've read today and return to other books you've started. Set up the page to suit you Choose a reading theme, font, and text size. Use Paper or Sepia for a warmer page, or switch to a dark theme. Flumen remembers your reading preferences for each book. Find something to read Browse genres and authors, search Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, and download public-domain books straight to your library. Open a book's details to learn more before adding it. Flumen Pro The free version holds up to 15 books and includes EPUB import, Discovery, collections, reader customization, and today's reading time. Flumen Pro is a one-time purchase that adds: • Unlimited books in your library. • Reading goals, streaks, weekly charts, and monthly summaries, including a comparison with the same point last month. • iCloud sync for your books, reading progress, collections, bookmarked book, and reader settings across your Apple devices. To sync, sign in to the same Apple Account with iCloud enabled on each device. Privacy Your library and reading history are stored on your device, with optional iCloud sync through Flumen Pro. Flumen has no ads or third-party analytics tracking.

Screenshots

My Books4 screens
Flumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flumen at none against My Books's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. My Books sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Flumen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Books ships an update every 5 days, Flumen every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
My Books versus Flumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy BooksFlumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB16 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJenya LebidMathias Jaeger-Pedersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Books

Subscriptions1
  • Book Club Member Yearly1 Year trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Flumen

One-time1
  • Flumen Pro$6.99

Questions

Is My Books free?
My Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flumen free?
Flumen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Books or Flumen have ads?
My Books shows ads; Flumen does not.
Which is updated more often, My Books or Flumen?
My Books ships an update every 5 days, and Flumen every 9 days. Most recently, My Books was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flumen on October 22, 2026.

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