Gutenberg Book Reader vs Jane Austen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gutenberg Book Reader
Access over 60,000 classic books from Project Gutenberg with elegant formatting and customizable reading options. Enjoy synchronized audiobooks, read-along features, and the ability to export books with your notes and bookmarks.
- Vast Project Gutenberg library
- Elegant text and image presentation
- Graceful page turning/scrolling
- Customizable color and contrast
- Synchronized audiobooks and read-along
- Headset controls for audiobooks
- Export books with bookmarks and notes
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Beautiful images, elegant formatting, graceful page turning or scrolling, and precisely customized color and contrast. Contents live from Project Gutenberg with last-minute update, more than 60,000 most important books ever published in history. Plus more than 7,000 human-read audio books. Number of Books: No other apps have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books. Reading: Texts and images are presented by a sophisticated book reader: beautiful presentation, graceful page turning, and the most intelligent Table of Contents (better than any other book reader for the same book). Listening: There are more than 6,000 human-read audio books. In addition. Full control through headset: pause, play, skip to next/previous track, forward/backward seeking. Read-along: Audio and Text are synchronized when possible. You can read, listen, or read-Along, and switch between them at will. Export: Export a book together with your bookmarks and the notes that you insert in the book to anyone and any device, or save it in google drive, one drive, or iCloud.
Jane Austen
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The Complete Works of Jane Austen ! Make notes ! So easy to search for words ! Off-line independent ! (once downloaded, you don't need internet to use the app. All text and pictures are integrated within.) The list of all the books: • Pride and Prejudice • Sense and Sensibility • Mansfield Park • Emma • Lady Susan • Persuasion • Northanger Abbey • Love and Freindship • Unfinished novel • The History of England • Letters • The Female Philosopher • The first act of a comedy • A Tale Supports a whole file management ! - New - Save - Open - Delete Change text fonts and sizes ! Jane Austen's quotes: "There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort." "Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings." "What is right to be done cannot be done too soon." "There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." "In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gutenberg Book Reader at every 2 months against Jane Austen's every 34 months. Gutenberg Book Reader also leads on chart position (#103 vs unranked). Jane Austen's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Gutenberg Book Reader costs $2.99 and Jane Austen $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gutenberg Book Reader ships an update every 2 months, Jane Austen every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gutenberg Book Reader | Jane Austen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #103 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | himalaya-soft | 俊 姜 |
In-app purchases
Gutenberg Book Reader
No in-app purchases
Jane Austen
No in-app purchases
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