Comparison

unQbd vs Books Pro

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

Head to head
About

unQbd

Access a vast library of ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows in one place. Enjoy content for all ages, from classics and technical books to children's stories and learning journeys. Connect with authors and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Ebooks, audiobooks, and animated shows
  • Content for all ages
  • Learning journeys with certificates
  • Kids Mode with PIN protection
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Follow and connect with authors
Features
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Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd brings your favorite books to life. Read them, listen to them, and now watch select stories become animated shows, all in one library synced across your devices. One subscription for the whole family. Tech books and classics for you, story time for the kids, animated shows you can watch together. All of it for US$49 a year. What's inside: - Ebooks: fiction, classics, technical, and kids' titles, all in one library - Audiobooks paired with the books you're reading - unQbd Watch: animated shows that bring stories to the screen - For your kids: read-along books that read every word aloud, phonics Learning Journeys, and stickers and badges they collect as they go - Kids Mode: lock the app to kid-safe content behind a PIN you set - Learning Journeys for grown-ups too: guided coding trails with certificates - Connect: follow the indie authors you love and join the conversation - Cross-device sync, ratings and reviews, and new titles added every month Bring a book home, too. Eligible first-time annual Premium members can choose a complimentary paperback or five-book Kids starter set where available. The starter set ships within the U.S.; paperback availability and supported shipping countries vary. One welcome gift per eligible member after a qualifying payment. Pick up where you left off. Rate what you read. Back the authors you love. For readers who want range. For families who want more than words on a page. For authors who want a real home. Read. Listen. Watch. Connect. unQbd is an annual auto-renewing subscription (US$49/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for another year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://unqbd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://unqbd.com/privacy

About

Books Pro

This app provides a fast and elegant offline reading experience for your books. Keep your entire library on your device for reliable access anytime, anywhere, without needing an internet connection. Organize your reading space, save quotes, and track your progress with ease.

Highlights
  • Reliable offline reading
  • One Click access
  • Clean personal library
  • Book collections
  • Reading progress saving
  • Quote saving and sharing
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Books Pro is a fast, elegant offline reader built around a simple One Click system. Books Pro keeps your books on your device, so they stay available even when there is no internet connection. No surprise downloads, no missing books when you are offline. Your library is ready whenever you want to read. Import your books, open your library, continue reading, save quotes, share progress, and organize your reading space with fewer steps. Books Pró is designed to feel quick, clean, and natural every time you read. Features: - Books stay on your device for reliable offline reading - One Click access to your books and reading tools - Fast offline book reading - Clean personal library - Book collections with custom reading order - Manual book sorting - Reading progress saving - Quote saving and sharing - Tap a quote to jump back to its place in the book - iCloud sync between your devices - Reading time statistics for day, week, and year - Reading streaks and challenges - Custom reading reminders - Beautiful share cards for reading progress - Dark and light mode support - Localized for many languages Books Pro is your personal books space: simple, private, and ready whenever you want to read.

Screenshots

unQbd4 screens
Books Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Books Pro at none against unQbd's 1. unQbd's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. unQbd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.00 per year. Books Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for unQbd against 5.0 for Books Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

unQbd ships an update every 5 days, Books Pro every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
unQbd versus Books Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterunQbdBooks Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperunQbdEcologicalm UAB

Customer experience

unQbd

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Books Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

unQbd

Subscriptions1
  • unQbd Premium$49.001 Year
None

Books Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is unQbd free?
unQbd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Books Pro free?
Books Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, unQbd or Books Pro?
unQbd and Books Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do unQbd or Books Pro have ads?
Neither unQbd nor Books Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, unQbd or Books Pro?
unQbd ships an update every 5 days, and Books Pro every 3 days. Most recently, unQbd was updated on October 31, 2026 and Books Pro on October 31, 2026.

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