Comparison

Ebook Central vs Zaubergeschichten

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

Head to head
About

Ebook Central

Read downloaded ebooks from your library securely and accessibly, anytime and anywhere. This app offers a modern reading experience with streamlined authentication and an intuitive interface, syncing your progress across devices for uninterrupted research, even offline.

Highlights
  • Offline reading
  • Secure reading experience
  • Streamlined authentication
  • Intuitive interface
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Accessible reading
Features
Currently charting
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The Ebook Central Reader App makes it easier than ever to read ebooks from your library—anytime, anywhere. It features a secure, accessible and modern reading experience for downloaded Ebook Central titles, with streamlined authentication and an intuitive interface. Whether you’re catching up on reading between classes or on a flight to your next getaway, you can continue your research uninterrupted, even without an internet connection. The Ebook Central app syncs across desktop and mobile devices, making it easy to manage your reading and research when you’re on the go. It’s the perfect companion app to the Ebook Central online platform, which is used to search and select books for download. The Ebook Central app has robust security features to ensure library collections and users' privacy are protected. Download the Ebook Central app today and start researching your way.

About

Zaubergeschichten

Features
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A photo of your child's plush toy becomes the hero of the story. And your child learns, step by step, to read alone. Zaubergeschichten accompanies you from reading aloud to reading alone. You take a photo of the bunny, the teddy or your child's favorite figure, the app turns it into a character, and every story comes with its own pictures, in the language and at the reading level that suit your child. HOW IT WORKS • Take a photo of the plush toy and create a character • Tell us what the adventure should be about and the story appears with pictures • Read aloud or read together, as often as you like • Seefa the fox is with you from the start GROW WITH YOUR CHILD • Four reading levels: Read-aloud, Reading start, Practice reading and Fluent reading • You choose the level for each child profile, and it applies to new stories • In German, the reading start shows capital letters and syllables in blue and red • "I read aloud": while your child reads out loud, the app highlights the words they have read. Speech recognition runs on the device only, nothing is recorded and nothing is sent (German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Malay) • Reading log with words, minutes and reading pace. You switch the saving of reading sessions on or off yourself, behind the parental gate FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY • As many child profiles as you need, each with its own avatar • Stories in 8 languages: German, Swiss Standard German, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Filipino, Indonesian and Malay • A picture not quite right? Long-press it, let the app redraw it, and compare before and after • Export stories as PDF or Word and print them as a book • Swiss made, developed with educators PLANS • A single story, monthly plan S, monthly plan M or a yearly plan • S and M differ only in the number of stories per month, everything else is the same • All features are included in every plan • 2 characters per month and 1 Pro edit per story included • The quota follows fair use. Once it is used up, you can add a single story. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY • Your data is not used to train AI models • Speech recognition while reading along runs on the device only • Saving reading sessions can be switched off at any time, behind the parental gate Questions or ideas? We would love to hear from you: kontakt@zaubergeschichten.com Terms of Use: https://zaubergeschichten.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://zaubergeschichten.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ebook Central4 screens
Zaubergeschichten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ebook Central at none against Zaubergeschichten's 4. Ebook Central also leads on chart position (#186 vs unranked). Zaubergeschichten's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Zaubergeschichten sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Ebook Central asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ebook Central ships an update every 2 months, Zaubergeschichten every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Ebook Central versus Zaubergeschichten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbook CentralZaubergeschichten
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClarivate Analytics (US) LLCNils Weiser

In-app purchases

None

Ebook Central

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Zaubergeschichten

Subscriptions3
  • Month S$6.991 Month
  • Month M$12.991 Month
  • Year$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Single story$0.99

Questions

Is Ebook Central free?
Ebook Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zaubergeschichten free?
Zaubergeschichten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ebook Central or Zaubergeschichten have ads?
Neither Ebook Central nor Zaubergeschichten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ebook Central or Zaubergeschichten?
Ebook Central ships an update every 2 months, and Zaubergeschichten every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ebook Central was updated on November 8, 2026 and Zaubergeschichten on November 8, 2026.

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