Comparison

Gutenberg Project vs Nverse

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have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books, and many competitors use outdated data from Gutenberg.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

Nverse

Experience your favorite books with a modern, smooth, and enjoyable interface. Customize themes, fonts, and reading modes, with offline access and annotation tools. Supports multiple languages and includes AI-powered translation.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes, fonts, and reading modes
  • Offline reading and download options
  • Annotations and highlighting
  • Bookmark and note addition
  • Table of contents and search functionality
  • Collections and reviews
  • AI-powered translation
Read full description

کتێبە دڵخوازەکانت بخوێنەوە، بە شێوازێکی مۆدێرن و نوێ. تەنها خوێندنەوەیەکی جوان، ڕێک و چێژبەخشە! تایبەتمەندیەکان: - گۆڕینی ڕووکار، قەبارەی نوسین و فۆنتی کتێبەکان - دابەزاندن و خوێندنەوە بە شێوەی دەرهێڵ - وەرگێڕان - نیشانگە، نیشانکردن و تێبینی - هایلایت و دیاریکردن - ناوەڕۆک - پشتگیری نوسین و خوێندنەوەی ڕاست بۆ چەپ - پشتگیری زمانی کوردی و ئینگلیزی - گەڕان بۆ کتێب یان لەناو کتێب - کۆکراوەکان - هەڵسەنگاندن - سنوردارکردن بە پێی تەمەن ئێمە باشترین هەوڵدەدەین بۆ ئەوەی بەرنامەکە باشتر و فراوانتر بکەین. لە بوونی هەر کێشە و کەم و کوڕیەک تکایە پەیوەندیمان پێوە بکە. سوپاس بۆ پشتگیریت! Read your favourite books with a new, modern experience — no PDFs, just easy, smooth, beautiful and enjoyable reading! Key Features: - Theme, font size, format, reading mode - Offline reading and download options - Annotations and highlight - Bookmark and note addition - Table of contents - Search (for books or content within a book) - Collections - Reviews - Age restrictions - Support for right-to-left writing and reading - Support for English and Kurdish languages - AI-Powered translation for English to Kurdish We are doing our best to improve the app. If you encounter any issues or have questions, please contact us. Thank you for your support!

Screenshots

Gutenberg Project4 screens
Nverse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nverse at 5.0 against Gutenberg Project's 3.3. Nverse also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Gutenberg Project's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Nverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nverse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gutenberg Project has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, Nverse monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gutenberg Project versus Nverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg ProjectNverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (43 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB74 MB
Age rating17+9+
Developerhimalaya-softAMINI AMIR

Customer experience

Gutenberg Project

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

Nverse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gutenberg Project

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

Nverse

One-time1
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd$0.99

Questions

Is Gutenberg Project free?
Gutenberg Project is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nverse free?
Nverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gutenberg Project or Nverse?
Nverse is rated higher. Gutenberg Project averages 3.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Nverse averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gutenberg Project or Nverse have ads?
Neither Gutenberg Project nor Nverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Project or Nverse?
Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, and Nverse monthly. Most recently, Gutenberg Project was updated on September 23, 2026 and Nverse on August 27, 2026.

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