Comparison

Into Books vs Blubb Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 Welcome to the Into Books app, powered by Glassboxx. We are delighted to offer you an easy and secure way to enjoy your ebook and audiobook purchases. No password required β€” simply log in 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 β€œMy Books” area of the app. An internet connection is required to download the content. Once content has been downloaded, you can access and enjoy it offline. AUDIOBOOK PLAYER β€’ Auto-saves your current position in the book so you can pick up right where you left off, even if listening on multiple devices β€’ Skips forward and backward β€’ Sleep timer β€’ Plays on lock-screen, enabling easy access to playback controls β€’ Plays in the background while you browse other apps β€’ Plays immediately and downloads in the background (if internet access is available) EBOOK READER β€’ Bookmarking opens the book across multiple devices β€’ Font-size and font face changes, as well as dyslexic-friendly font β€’ Background color changes β€’ Full text search What’s New We are excited to launch the Into Books app, powered by Glassboxx. Be sure to allow updates to this app on your device for any future upgrades.

About

Blubb Reader

Features
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Blubb is a free reader for books and research papers. Import EPUB, PDF, text, and scans, then read and listen offline. For research papers with an available arXiv HTML edition, Blubb offers a formatted view that preserves equations, figures, tables, citations, and working links. Keep the original PDF at hand and change the reader's font, size, theme, and page or scrolling layout. On-device voices read aloud from your last position. Notes and highlights stay with each book. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is included to get you started. No account, subscription, ads, or tracking. Your imported books and notes stay on your device. iCloud sync is under development and unavailable in this release.

Screenshots

Into Books4 screens
Blubb Reader2 screens

Verdict

The call

Into Books and Blubb Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Into Books versus Blubb Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInto BooksBlubb Reader
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB215 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlassboxx LimitedChuanjie Duanmu

In-app purchases

None

Into Books

No in-app purchases

None

Blubb Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Into Books free?
Into Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blubb Reader free?
Blubb Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Into Books or Blubb Reader have ads?
Neither Into Books nor Blubb Reader shows ads.

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