iBookworm vs Macmillan Publishers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBookworm
Easily catalog your reading by scanning book ISBNs. Find and purchase books from various online stores, and share your discoveries with friends through social networks, email, or SMS. The app intelligently retries downloads in areas with weak signals.
- Quick ISBN barcode scanning
- Manual ISBN input
- Find books to buy online
- Share book discoveries
- Offline download retry
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iBookworm is for people who like to read. Simply scan a book's ISBN bar code, and iBookworm will quickly download information about the book, and add it to your reading list. You can buy books from your reading list too. Tap on a book, then tap Find a Copy. You can search the iBook Store, and several other stores, for the book you'd like to buy. You have more fun reading if you share. To help you, iBookworm lets you share books on your favorite social networks, via email, and even SMS. Tap on a book, then tap Share. Features: • Quick and Easy Scanning: With a redesigned scanner, you can scan many books without stopping. iBookworm looks up books online in the background, so you can keep scanning while it works. • Manual ISBN Input: If you have a book with no barcode on the back, you can manually enter an ISBN number too. • Find a Copy: See a book you like at a friend's house or in the office? iBookworm helps you find a copy of the book you're looking for in the iBook Store, and several online stores. • Share: If you've recently discovered a great book, iBookworm lets you share that with your friends, really easily. • Bounceback: If you're in an area where your signal isn't strong enough to download information about a book, iBookworm will bounce back and try again the next time it's opened up. iBookworm is for readers, by a reader. In fact, I prototyped it in Barnes and Noble in New York City. I hope you like it!
Macmillan Publishers
Access a curated selection of books on your mobile device. This application is currently in a soft-launch phase, requiring an invitation and digital token for access. It's designed for an immersive reading experience anywhere, anytime.
- Exclusive book access
- Invitation-based entry
- Digital token redemption
- Immersive reading experience
- Mobile accessibility
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Explore a world of books with Macmillan Publishers! For this soft-launch, our app is exclusively reserved for Macmillan employees and trusted partners who will receive invitations and digital tokens for redemption. Whether you're on the move, relaxing at home, or anywhere in between, our app allows you to delve into your favorite books. Immerse yourself in the joy of reading like never before! All accounts are subject to verification and approval before they can be fully activated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Macmillan Publishers at 5.0 against iBookworm's 2.3. Macmillan Publishers also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months). iBookworm's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Macmillan Publishers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
iBookworm ships an update every 17 months, Macmillan Publishers every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBookworm | Macmillan Publishers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Moshe Berman | Glassboxx Limited |
Customer experience
iBookworm
Macmillan Publishers
In-app purchases
iBookworm
No in-app purchases
Macmillan Publishers
No in-app purchases
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