Comparison

Gutenberg Book Reader vs Librivox

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

Librivox

Access a vast library of public domain e-books and audiobooks from Librivox and Project Gutenberg. Explore over 10,000 audiobooks and 50,000 written books in multiple languages, including classics and popular titles.

Highlights
  • Public domain e-books
  • Public domain audiobooks
  • 10,000+ audiobooks
  • 50,000+ written books
  • Multiple languages
  • Classic literature
Features
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Librivoxer app is a collection of largest public domain e-book and audiobooks from Librivox and Project Gutenberg. This app contains more than 10.000 audiobooks and more than 50.000 written books in different languages such as Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog. With this application you will be able to reach world's greatest literature from your device. Top 50 e-books: 1- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 2- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 5- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 6- Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 7 -The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated by John Collingwood Bruce 8- Why Men Fight by Bertrand Russell 9- Dracula by Bram Stoker 10- The Young Train Dispatcher by Burton Egbert Stevenson Top Audio Books: 1- Pride and Prejudice 2- Jane Eyre 3- Persuasion 4- Anne of Green Gables 5- Emma 6- Little Women 7- The Count of Monte Cristo 8- Mansfield Park 9- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10- Wuthering Heights Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/librivox-ebooks-audiobooks/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Gutenberg Book Reader4 screens
Librivox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Librivox at Free against Gutenberg Book Reader's $2.99. Librivox also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (239 vs 19). Gutenberg Book Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Librivox is free to download; Gutenberg Book Reader costs $2.99 up front. Librivox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Gutenberg Book Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Librivox holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Librivox has 239 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Gutenberg Book Reader's written reviews are positive against 53% of Librivox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg Book Reader ships an update every 2 months, Librivox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Gutenberg Book Reader versus Librivox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg Book ReaderLibrivox
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (19 ratings)4.4 (239 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews53.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19239 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-softWebron Software LTD

Customer experience

Gutenberg Book Reader

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative47.8%

Librivox

All ratings239 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Gutenberg Book Reader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Librivox

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is Gutenberg Book Reader free?
Gutenberg Book Reader costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Librivox free?
Librivox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gutenberg Book Reader or Librivox?
Librivox is rated higher. Gutenberg Book Reader averages 3.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Librivox averages 4.4 from 239 ratings.
Do Gutenberg Book Reader or Librivox have ads?
Librivox shows ads; Gutenberg Book Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Book Reader or Librivox?
Gutenberg Book Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Librivox every 3 months. Most recently, Gutenberg Book Reader was updated on October 20, 2026 and Librivox on October 19, 2026.

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