Comparison

Into Books vs Rivro

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

Head to head
About

Into Books

Features
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An ebook and audiobook app designed exclusively for purchases made at into-books.com. We are delighted to offer you an easy and secure way to enjoy your ebook and audiobook purchases. No password required — simply log in using the social sign on with Apple or Google, or with the email address you used to buy the book on the Into Books website and enter the verification code sent to your email. Your purchased content can be found in the “My books” area of the app. An internet connection is required to download the content. AUDIOBOOK PLAYER • Auto-saves your current position in the book so you can pick up right where you left off, even if listening on multiple devices • Skips forward and backward • Sleep timer • Plays on lock-screen, enabling easy access to playback controls • Plays in the background while you browse other apps • Plays immediately and downloads in the background (if internet access is available) • Connects with Apple Car Play • Integrates with Air Play devices EBOOK READER • Page book-marking, opening the title at the right place when you pick up, even across multiple devices • Font-size and font face changes, as well as dyslexic-friendly font • Selection of page colour themes (white, dark, sepia) • Full text search • Highlighting • Annotations Into Books is powered by Glassboxx

About

Rivro

Features
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Rivro: Gutenberg Reader is a calm, modern reading app for discovering and reading timeless public-domain books. Explore classic literature, find authors you love, follow subjects and bookshelves, save books to your library, and read in a clean EPUB reader designed for long reading sessions. What you can do: • Discover classic books through curated shelves • Browse authors, subjects, and bookshelves • Search for books and writers • Read EPUB books in a clean, distraction-light reader • Save books to your Library • Continue reading from where you left off • Create and revisit highlights • Track your reading activity and progress • Download books for offline reading with Premium • Remove ads with Lifetime Premium No account is required. Open the app and start reading. Rivro: Gutenberg Reader is built for readers who enjoy classic novels, literature, philosophy, history, adventure, science fiction, poetry, and timeless public-domain books. Premium is optional. Free users can read books online with ads. Lifetime Premium removes ads and unlocks offline reading. This app is independent and is not affiliated with Project Gutenberg.

Screenshots

Into Books4 screens
Rivro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Into Books at none against Rivro's 1. Into Books also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rivro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rivro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Into Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Into Books ships an update every 8 months, Rivro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Into Books versus Rivro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInto BooksRivro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB51 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlassboxx LimitedVaneet Gupta

In-app purchases

None

Into Books

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rivro

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Into Books free?
Into Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rivro free?
Rivro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Into Books or Rivro have ads?
Rivro shows ads; Into Books does not.
Which is updated more often, Into Books or Rivro?
Into Books ships an update every 8 months, and Rivro every 2 months. Most recently, Into Books was updated on October 22, 2026 and Rivro on October 24, 2026.

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