StoryHaven vs Blubb Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StoryHaven
Organize your reading life with this app. Track books you own, have read, and want to read. View reading statistics and create custom collections for your wishlisted titles. Your library is stored locally for privacy.
- Track owned, read, and wishlisted books
- Organize into custom collections
- Log reading progress and finish dates
- View reading statistics by time period
- Search millions of titles via Google Books
- Local data storage for privacy
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StoryHaven — Your Personal Book Tracker Keep your reading life organized with Book Vault, the simple and beautiful app for tracking every book you own, have read, and want to read. Your Library, Your Way Add books to your personal library by searching millions of titles from Google Books. Organize your collection across three categories — Library, Unread, and Wishlist — so you always know what's on your shelf and what's next on your list. Track Your Reading Journey Mark books as read, log your finish date, and watch your reading stats grow over time. See how many books you've read this month, this year, or all time — and stay motivated to keep turning pages. Wishlist Collections Plan your next great read with Wishlist Collections. Group the books you're eyeing into custom collections like "Non-fiction", "Beach Reads", or "Book Club" so you never lose track of what you want next. Reading Stats at a Glance Get a snapshot of your reading habits with the Stats tab. Filter by time period and see your total books, pages read, average pages per book, and favorite genres. Clean, Distraction-Free Design Book Vault is built to be fast and focused. No social feeds, no ads — just your books. Privacy: All your data is stored locally on your device. Nothing is shared or uploaded. --- Developed by: Brodie Newman Logo Created by: Reagan Newman Designed by: Reagan Newman
Blubb Reader
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StoryHaven at 15.1 against Blubb Reader's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | StoryHaven | Blubb Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRODIE JAMES NEWMAN | Chuanjie Duanmu |
In-app purchases
StoryHaven
No in-app purchases
Blubb Reader
No in-app purchases
