Comparison

Gutenberg Project vs USC 47

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

Head to head
About

Gutenberg Project

Access over 60,000 classic books and 7,000 human-read audiobooks from Project Gutenberg. Enjoy a beautiful reading experience with synchronized audio and text, intelligent table of contents, and personalized recommendations based on user data. Export books with notes and bookmarks.

Highlights
  • Access 60,000+ classic books
  • 7,000+ human-read audiobooks
  • Synchronized read-along audio/text
  • Intelligent Table of Contents
  • Big data-driven recommendations
  • Export books with notes/bookmarks
Features
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【Premier Reader】: This app costs $6, and our users are paying for it each and every day. Why? It is the best Gutenberg Reader: beautiful images, elegant formatting, and graceful page turning. 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. 【Audio books】: There are more than 7,000 human-read audio books, all for the price of a cup of coffee. Alternatively you could pay $3-5 for a single audiobook as some of the "Audio app" would ask you to pay. 【Book recommendation】: Every app gives you a list of book recommendation, but where did they find the list? dreamed up in 'lala' land? We base our recommendation solidly on big data, tens of millions of pages actually read by our users. Downloading or page flipping has no effect on the ranking of our recommendation list. 【Number of Books】: No other apps have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books, and many competitors use outdated data from Gutenberg. 【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). 【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 bookmarks and the notes you inserted into the book to anyone and any device, or save it i the cloud (google drive, one drive, or iCloud). * The PAID version "Gutenberg Books" allows unlimited reading and listening.

About

USC 47

Features
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Download and access Telecommunications law. Reference built for lawyers, cops, judges, federal, bar exam, state laws for all jurisdictions with an ever-expanding library of laws, statutes, and regulatory information. INCLUDES: - Offline access - Rich full-text search - Light/Dark Mode - Bookmarks - Highlights --------------------------------------- Includes: Chapter 1: TELEGRAPHS Chapter 2: SUBMARINE CABLES Chapter 3: RADIOTELEGRAPHS Chapter 4: RADIO ACT OF 1927 Chapter 5: WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION Chapter 6: COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM Chapter 7: CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS Chapter 8: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Chapter 9: INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS Chapter 10: SATELLITE CARRIER RETRANSMISSION ELIGIBILITY Chapter 11: COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE ALERTS Chapter 12: BROADBAND Chapter 13: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS Chapter 14: MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADBAND INVESTMENT AND LIMITING EXCESSIVE AND NEEDLESS OBSTACLES TO WIRELESS Chapter 15: SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Chapter 16: BROADBAND ACCESS --------------------------------------- Subscriptions are charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions do not automatically renew. Disclaimer: The information that is presented in this app is not intended to replace the official versions and is subject to revisions and should not be considered legal advice. Information may not be the most recent version. Lyker Labs LLC presents this information without warranties or guarantees about the expressed or implied accuracy, and or but not limited to completeness. When necessary, consult official source material. https://getpocketlaw.com/terms

Screenshots

Gutenberg Project4 screens
USC 474 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gutenberg Project at every 2 months against USC 47's every 16 months. USC 47's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Gutenberg Project sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and USC 47 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, USC 47 every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gutenberg Project versus USC 47: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg ProjectUSC 47
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB63 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-softLyker Labs LLC

Bugs and requests

Gutenberg Project

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • 504 bad gateway errors
  • App not working at all
  • App not showing any pages
  • Search doesn't find anything but error 404
  • Stopped working, will not load catalog
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  • Close when attempt to open current book
  • Could not download more than four pages
  • Downloaded books became confused
  • Every time you touch the screen wrong it flips the page
  • Sets you back to page one
  • Deleted all offline books and audiobook
  • Missing offline books
  • Cannot read the description of the book
  • Books open at the end
  • Too many redirects
  • Most buttons go to an 'email a friend' page or 'Access forbidden'

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to choose favorite colors for reading
  • Paid premium version with custom color combinations
  • Sourcing more Gutenberg sites
  • Option to make text black on white
  • Continuous ad at bottom or top instead of full page
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  • Less stylized page turn option (swipe or continuous scroll)
  • One app for finding, downloading, and reading
  • Ability to search Audiobooks by Genre
  • Ability to favorite and build a library
  • Night reading mode facility

USC 47

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gutenberg Project

One-time2
  • Unlimited Reading$2.99
  • Unlimited Listening$2.99
3 purchases

USC 47

One-time3
  • USC Title 47$4.99
  • USC Title 47$12.99
  • USC Title 47$44.99

Questions

Is Gutenberg Project free?
Gutenberg Project is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is USC 47 free?
USC 47 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gutenberg Project or USC 47 have ads?
Neither Gutenberg Project nor USC 47 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Project or USC 47?
Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, and USC 47 every 16 months. Most recently, Gutenberg Project was updated on November 1, 2026 and USC 47 on October 30, 2026.

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