BoostLectura vs Restricted Section
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.
Restricted Section
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Never buy a book you already own. Restricted Section is your personal book catalog for iPhone. Scan the barcode on any book to add it instantly โ cover art, author, series, and metadata included. When you're browsing a store or a friend's shelf, scan to check ownership in seconds. SCAN TO ADD Point at any book's barcode. Restricted Section looks it up via Google Books and adds it to your library automatically. No typing required. ENTER ISBN MANUALLY Can't scan the barcode? Type the ISBN directly and get the same instant lookup. CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY A single tap launches the Check scanner. Scan any book for an immediate answer โ green checkmark if you own it, red X if you don't. No more duplicates. TRACK YOUR READING Mark books as Unread, Reading, Finished, or Wishlist. Add a 1โ5 star rating and personal notes to any book in your collection. BROWSE BY SERIES Group your books by series and see which volumes you have โ and which are still missing. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud sync. No analytics. The only network requests the app makes are ISBN lookups to fetch book metadata โ nothing personal ever leaves your phone. Restricted Section is free, open source, and built for people who take their bookshelves seriously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Restricted Section at none against BoostLectura's 4. BoostLectura's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Restricted Section asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoostLectura ships an update every 9 days, Restricted Section every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoostLectura | Restricted Section |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Matias Carvajal Carvajal | Elijah Winter |
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
Restricted Section
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BoostLectura free?
Is Restricted Section free?
Do BoostLectura or Restricted Section have ads?
Which is updated more often, BoostLectura or Restricted Section?
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