Comparison

Gutenberg Project vs Poetrify

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
Read full description

【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apps have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books, and many competitors use outdated data from Gutenberg.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

Poetrify

Create and read various document types, including journals, stories, quotes, and poems, using a rich text editor. Organize content by language and connect with a community through profiles and direct messaging. Compete for daily, weekly, and monthly awards based on user likes.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor
  • Multiple document types (journals, stories, quotes, poems)
  • Language-specific organization
  • User profiles with social links
  • Trophy system for popular content
  • Direct messaging with developer
  • Tutorial section
Features
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This app allows users to read or write 4 different types of documents, journals, stories, quotes and poems through a rich text editor. Each section is divided by language so that each user can use the language they prefer or improve the idiom they are studying. There is a profile page where you can link your social networks, view your followers or users we follow and read comments other users may have left on our profile. There is a trophy system, specifically each day, week and month the documents that have received the most likes for each language and type of document will be chosen. To avoid problems in using the app there is a tutorial section where the main features are described in detail and it is also possible to send a direct message to the developer so that he can correct any problems.

Screenshots

Gutenberg Project4 screens
Poetrify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poetrify at 100% against Gutenberg Project's 41%. Poetrify also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Gutenberg Project's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 4). On price, ads 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. Poetrify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poetrify holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gutenberg Project has 43 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Gutenberg Project's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poetrify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, Poetrify every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gutenberg Project versus Poetrify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg ProjectPoetrify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (43 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB58 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developerhimalaya-softMauro Cristofoli

Customer experience

Gutenberg Project

All ratings43 ratings
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative52.5%

Poetrify

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gutenberg Project

One-time2
  • Unlimited Reading$2.99
  • Unlimited Listening$2.99
None

Poetrify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutenberg Project free?
Gutenberg Project is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poetrify free?
Poetrify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gutenberg Project or Poetrify?
Poetrify is rated higher. Gutenberg Project averages 3.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Poetrify averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Gutenberg Project or Poetrify have ads?
Neither Gutenberg Project nor Poetrify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Project or Poetrify?
Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, and Poetrify every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gutenberg Project was updated on September 23, 2026 and Poetrify on July 8, 2026.

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