Comparison

Next Chapters vs Rivro

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

Head to head
About

Next Chapters

Features
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Next Chapter is your personal reading companion — organize your entire book life in one beautiful app. BUILD YOUR BOOKSHELF Keep every book in the right place with four smart reading lists: • Currently Reading — stay focused on what you're reading now • To Be Read — your ever-growing stack of future reads • Wishlist — books you want to buy or borrow • Finished — your reading history, always close at hand SEARCH & DISCOVER Search millions of books from the Open Library catalog. Scan any book's barcode with your camera for an instant lookup. Add books manually or enter an ISBN directly. TRACK YOUR GOALS Set a yearly reading goal and watch your progress in real time. Stay motivated with stats showing everything you've read this year and all time. BROWSE FOR YOU Discover books across your favorite genres — Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Thriller, and Sci-Fi — curated just for you on your personal For You page. SYNC WITH OPEN LIBRARY Connect your Open Library account to access and manage your reading lists from anywhere. PRIVACY FIRST Sign in securely with Apple — or explore as a guest with no account required. Your library is stored on your device. Club Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly, that unlocks more book clubs, member invites, unlimited club shelves and club challenges. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lumaraysoftware.com/next-chapter/privacy/

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

Next Chapters4 screens
Rivro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Next Chapters at none against Rivro's 1. Next Chapters also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rivro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Next Chapters versus Rivro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext ChaptersRivro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB51 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperLumaRayVaneet Gupta

In-app purchases

None

Next Chapters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rivro

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Next Chapters free?
Next Chapters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rivro free?
Rivro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Next Chapters or Rivro have ads?
Rivro shows ads; Next Chapters does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Chapters or Rivro?
Next Chapters ships an update every 2 months, and Rivro every 2 months. Most recently, Next Chapters was updated on October 10, 2026 and Rivro on October 5, 2026.

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