Storybase vs Open Lector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storybase
This app offers an interactive reading and listening experience for books, connecting readers directly with authors. Authors can engage their audience, track engagement, and build relationships beyond the book itself.
- Immersive audiobook/ebook sync
- In-app AI questions
- Shareable chapters
- Author-reader connection
- Reader engagement tracking
- Customizable offers
- AI prompts for readers
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Storybase helps authors build relationships with their readers, and helps readers engage deeper with books through an immersive and interactive experience. FOR READERS A new way to experience audiobooks and ebooks: immersive, interactive, and connected to the author every step of the way. • Immersive: switch between audiobook and ebook, read and listen in sync, and play soundtracks for exercising, learning, or relaxing. • Interactive: ask the book questions with built-in AI, and share chapters with the people who need them. • Connected: stay close to the author and their world, from the first page to the last. FOR AUTHORS What if your book was the beginning, not the end? • Reach: get your book into more hands with instant share links and customizable offers. • Engage: see who reads, listens, and finishes, and drop AI prompts and calls to action right into the experience. • Activate: turn attention into relationships. Capture contacts and guide readers to your real next step. • Multiply: turn your team, clients, and readers into ambassadors who pass the book forward. A book should do more than sit on a shelf. It is the door into everything you do next. Use of this app is bound by the Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Open Lector
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Lector at none against Storybase's 3. Storybase's advantage is device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. Storybase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Open Lector asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Storybase | Open Lector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Storyline Creative, LLC | Joseph Tan |
In-app purchases
Storybase
- Reader Premium$17.991 Month
- Author Plus$107.991 Month
- Author Pro$214.991 Month
Open Lector
No in-app purchases









