Comparison

Gutenberg Book Reader vs Jane Austen

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Jane Austen

Features
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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."

Screenshots

Gutenberg Book Reader4 screens
Jane Austen4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Gutenberg Book Reader versus Jane Austen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg Book ReaderJane Austen
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-soft俊 姜

In-app purchases

None

Gutenberg Book Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Jane Austen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutenberg Book Reader free?
Gutenberg Book Reader costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jane Austen free?
Jane Austen costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gutenberg Book Reader or Jane Austen have ads?
Neither Gutenberg Book Reader nor Jane Austen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Book Reader or Jane Austen?
Gutenberg Book Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Jane Austen every 34 months. Most recently, Gutenberg Book Reader was updated on October 29, 2026 and Jane Austen on October 26, 2026.

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