BinderyBox Books vs Scuba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BinderyBox Books
This reading companion allows you to search millions of books, scan ISBNs, and build a personal library. Track your reading progress, add notes, and enjoy a themed interface with offline access to your saved data.
- Search millions of books
- Scan ISBNs
- Build personal library
- Track reading progress
- Add notes
- Offline access
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BinderyBox is a reading companion powered by Open Library: search millions of books, scan ISBNs, build your library, track progress, rate titles, add notes, and enjoy a comfortable themed interface with offline access to your saved data.
Scuba
Discover and read classic books with a modern, mobile-first approach. This app breaks down stories into digestible beats, using vertical swipes for natural phone navigation. Story recaps and offline reading features help you maintain your reading habit.
- Story beats for easier reading
- Recaps to remember story progress
- Vertical swiping for phone reading
- Home screen widget for current book
- Offline reading support
- Curated bookstore
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Scuba is a new way to read books on your phone. Browse a curated bookstore, then read with Story Beats™, a new reading experience designed for your phone. Natural vertical swiping, beautifully designed pages and Story So Far recaps make books feel at home on your screen. Your first book is free. Features • Story Beats™ designed for reading on your phone • Natural vertical swiping • Story So Far recaps to help you dive back in • Adjustable text size, themes and page design • Home Screen widget for your current book • Offline reading • A curated bookstore of classic books Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BinderyBox Books at none against Scuba's 2. Scuba's advantage is device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. Scuba sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BinderyBox Books asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BinderyBox Books | Scuba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delaney Hargrove | Tim Brown |
In-app purchases
BinderyBox Books
No in-app purchases
Scuba
- Scuba Reading Pass$4.991 Month
- Scuba Reading Pass7 Days trial$24.991 Year
