BoostLectura vs OnlyBooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BoostLectura
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BoostLectura is a reader for the PDFs and EPUBs you already have. Import a file and start reading in seconds. Everything you get out of the book โ the highlights, the notes, the answers to the questions you'd normally skip past โ stays with the book. FEATURES โข Read PDFs and EPUBs in a reader that stays out of the way. โข Ask about anything in the book you're reading. The answers come from the book itself, not from the internet. โข Highlight a passage, write a note next to it, and find both later. โข Pick your own background and text colors. Paper white at noon, dark at 1am. โข Sync your library, reading progress, highlights and notes across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. โข Your books live on your device. No connection needed to open one. โข Keep a widget on the Home Screen with whatever you're reading now. Made for people just getting into reading, and for seasoned readers too.
OnlyBooks
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Your books deserve a better home than a spreadsheet. OnlyBooks turns your reading life into a beautiful virtual bookshelf โ every book you own or have read, arranged as spines just like a real shelf. Add a book in seconds, watch your collection grow. A shelf that looks the part Books are rendered as spines with their real cover art and colours. Customise the wall, adjust shelf colours, and make it yours. Track what matters Log when you started and finished a book, or simply mark it as read if you can't remember the dates. Your stats page shows how many books you've read each month and how many pages you've powered through. Find any book instantly Search the Open Library catalogue of millions of titles to add books with cover art, author, year, and page count filled in automatically. Add several books at once with multi-select. Stay organised Tag books by genre, series, or anything else. Filter your shelf by tag, reading status, or month to find exactly what you're looking for. Your data, your device Everything is stored locally โ no account, no cloud, no tracking. Export your entire library as a backup and import it on any device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnlyBooks at none against BoostLectura's 4. BoostLectura's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BoostLectura sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OnlyBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoostLectura ships an update every 9 days, OnlyBooks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoostLectura | OnlyBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days โ better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Matias Carvajal Carvajal | Devin Smith |
In-app purchases
BoostLectura
- Small Credits Pack$1.99
- Medium Credits Pack$4.99
- Plus Credits Pack$9.99
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- Max Credits Pack$19.99
OnlyBooks
No in-app purchases









