Paged vs Liburu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Paged
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Estante is a beautiful PDF library that turns your files into a real bookshelf โ organized, synced to the cloud, and always with you. Import any PDF and it becomes a book: with a cover, a spine, and its own place on your shelf. Browse your collection the way it was meant to be browsed โ visually, not through a list of filenames. What you can do: โข Import PDFs from your phone in seconds โ articles, manuals, novels, anything you want to keep. โข Build your library โ each PDF becomes a book on a beautiful shelf, complete with cover art. โข Customize covers โ not happy with the auto-generated cover? Long-press any book and set your own image. โข Read anywhere โ your entire library lives in the cloud. Switch devices, your books follow. โข Read comfortably โ clean in-app reader with light and dark mode support. โข Listen while you read โ turn any page into audio with the built-in narration feature. โข Your files, your privacy โ everything is stored in your own account, under your control. No third-party access. Whether you're a student organizing lecture notes, a reader managing a PDF book collection, or someone who just wants their documents in one beautiful place โ Estante is the library you always wished you had.
Liburu
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Liburu turns your bookshelf into a living library โ on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Scan a book by its barcode and it appears on your shelf, covers and details filled in automatically โ even regional and self-published titles. Track your reading, rate with half-stars, and keep the quotes that moved you alongside the emotion you felt. READ & LISTEN โข Read your own EPUB and PDF files right inside the app โข A separate audiobook library with listening time and covers from Apple โข Open a book straight from Files or Apple Books into Liburu ORGANIZE โข Shelves for reading, finished, to-read and your wishlist โข Sort by date, title, author or genre; collections you can make public โข Quotes & notes with an emotion, favorites, lending tracker, book location READ TOGETHER โข A profile with a unique @username others can find โข Follow readers, see who's reading a book, share recommendations โข Reviews with likes and comments; an activity feed and notifications YOURS & PRIVATE Your library lives in your own iCloud โ the same books, progress and notes on every device, automatically. Never on our servers. Works offline. One-time purchase. No subscription. Unlock everything, forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paged at none against Liburu's 1. Paged also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Liburu's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads and device support 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. Liburu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paged asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paged ships an update every 3 days, Liburu daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paged | Liburu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luccas Martins de Melo Barbosa | josuar ochoa |
In-app purchases
Paged
No in-app purchases
Liburu
- Liburu Premium$24.99









