Comparison

Beventi vs Blackauthored

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

Head to head
About

Beventi

Discover book signings, author events, and exclusive signed editions. Pre-order special books and track all your orders and event reminders in one organized place. Enjoy a reader-first experience connecting you directly to the book community.

Highlights
  • Discover book signings and author events
  • Pre-order signed books and exclusives
  • Organize all book orders and updates
  • Easy event book collection with QR code
  • Receive event and order reminders
  • Reader-first book community experience
Features
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The Reader App for Book Events & Signed Editions Beventi connects readers directly to authors, book signings, and exclusive editions, all in one beautifully organized app. Discover upcoming book signings near you or online, preorder signed books and event exclusives, and keep every order, update, and reminder in one place. Whether you’re attending in person or collecting from home, Beventi makes the entire experience effortless. What you can do with Beventi Discover book signings & events Find in-person and virtual book signings, author events, and special releases happening near you or worldwide. Pre-order signed books & exclusives Reserve signed copies, special editions, and event-only exclusives directly from authors and vendors. All your orders, organized Track orders by event or author, view status updates, and access order details anytime. Easy event collection Use your in-app QR code to collect books quickly and smoothly at events — no emails or paperwork needed. Reminders & real-time updates Get notified about event changes, preorder deadlines, order updates, and new releases from authors you follow. Built for readers No distributor clutter. No confusing workflows. Just a clean, reader-first experience designed around books, authors, and events. Beventi is the missing link between readers and the book community. Making discovery, ordering, and collecting signed books simple and enjoyable.

About

Blackauthored

Discover and organize books by Black authors with this app. Filter by genre, trope, and spice level, track your reading progress, and explore community-curated lists. Connect with other readers and manage your reading goals.

Highlights
  • Filter by genre, trope, spice level
  • Track reading status (want to read, reading, read,DNF)
  • Explore community-made lists
  • Discover author's full catalogs
  • Rate reads with decimal precision
  • Track reading goals and streaks
  • Connect with other readers
Features
Currently charting
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Finding books by Black authors shouldn’t be a challenge. So we built Blackauthored—a space designed to help you discover, track, and obsess over your next read. Because finding one good Black-authored read often leads to needing ten more, Blackauthored helps you: - Filter by genres, tropes, spice level and more to find exactly the kind of mess you’re craving - Track books by Black authors that you want to read, are currently reading, have read, or did not finish. - Explore community-made lists with oddly-specific recommendations that hit the spot - Discover authors’ catalogs in their recommended reading order because accidentally starting with book 4 is stressful enough - Rate your reads with decimal precision because sometimes a book is a 4.5, not a 5 - Stay on top of your reading goals and streaks while pretending you’ve got your TBR under control. - Become mutuals with readers who put you onto hidden gems before the hype catches on.

Screenshots

Beventi4 screens
Blackauthored4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackauthored at 80% against Beventi's 0%. Blackauthored also leads on chart position (#202 vs unranked). Beventi's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beventi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Beventi's written reviews are positive against 80% of Blackauthored's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beventi ships an update every 5 days, Blackauthored every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Beventi versus Blackauthored: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeventiBlackauthored
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings815 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#202 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB55 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperBeventi Pty LtdBlackauthored

Customer experience

Beventi

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Blackauthored

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beventi

No in-app purchases

None

Blackauthored

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beventi free?
Beventi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackauthored free?
Blackauthored is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beventi or Blackauthored?
Beventi is rated higher. Beventi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Blackauthored averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Beventi or Blackauthored have ads?
Neither Beventi nor Blackauthored shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beventi or Blackauthored?
Beventi ships an update every 5 days, and Blackauthored every 3 days. Most recently, Beventi was updated on October 30, 2026 and Blackauthored on November 6, 2026.

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