NWRL Connect vs Continuum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NWRL Connect
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Companion library catalog app for the Northwest Regional Library in Minnesota. Search books, place holds, renew loans, and access ebooks and eaudio. To use this app, you need a library card at a participating member library.
Continuum
Immerse yourself in reading and listening simultaneously with this app. It syncs your ePub text with audiobooks, tracks your progress across both formats, and even allows you to scan physical book pages to find the corresponding digital location.
- Simultaneous ePub reading and audiobook listening
- Automatic progress tracking across formats
- Scan physical pages to find ePub location
- Chapter sync wizard for manual adjustments
- Customizable ePub reader
- Variable speed audio player
- Library management with stats
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Read your ePub and listen to its audiobook, at the same time. Continuum is the only app built for immersive reading: text and audio playing together, always in sync, always at your pace. Import your own files, link them once, and read or listen interchangeably, your furthest point is always saved, regardless of format. IMMERSIVE READING MODE Follow the ePub text while the audiobook plays. The chapter starts when the audio chapter starts. Ideal for language learners, students, and readers with dyslexia. ONE PROGRESS BAR. TWO FORMATS. Read 3 chapters. Listen to 2 more. Continuum tracks your furthest point across both, automatically. No confusion, no lost place. SCAN A PAPER PAGE. JUMP TO THE EBOOK. Reading a physical book? Photograph the page you stopped on. Continuum uses OCR to find that exact spot in your ePub instantly. Switch from paper to digital without losing your place. CHAPTER SYNC WIZARD Link your ePub to your audiobook chapter by chapter, once. Continuum handles the rest. Edit any pair manually when chapters don't match exactly. EPUB READER Customizable fonts, sizes, line spacing, and background color. Highlights, annotations, bookmarks. Full-text search across the entire book. OpenDyslexic font support. AUDIO PLAYER Supports MP3, M4B, and M4A. Speed from 0.5x to 3x. Sleep timer up to 1h30. Skip forward 30s / back 15s. Chapter navigation. YOUR LIBRARY Shelf or list view. Sort by title, date added, or recently played. Track hours read, hours listened, and your reading streak. Full backup export and import. iCloud sync across all your Apple devices. YOUR FILES. YOUR DEVICE. Your privacy. No account. No subscription. No tracking. Works exclusively with DRM-free files. Import from iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Humble Bundle. No store lock-in. No ecosystem restrictions. One-time purchase. Yours forever. Terms of Use: https://continuumreader.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://continuumreader.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NWRL Connect at none against Continuum's 1. NWRL Connect also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Continuum's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Continuum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NWRL Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
NWRL Connect ships an update every 5 months, Continuum every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWRL Connect | Continuum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc. | RJ DIGITAL HUB SLU |
In-app purchases
NWRL Connect
No in-app purchases
Continuum
- Continuum$6.99
