Comparison

Albert vs Sutra

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

Head to head
About

Albert

Features
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Albert is a thoughtful reading companion for people who like to track their reading. Import EPUBs, PDFs, follow along with paper books, and watch your reading life take shape over time. READ • Built-in EPUB reader with custom fonts, themes, and text sizing • Built-in PDF reader • Pick up exactly where you left off • Highlights, notes, and quotes alongside the text • Get a recap of the story so far if you're returning to a book after a while CAPTURE • Every session, highlight, and note in one timeline • Organised chapter by chapter — see how each part landed • Quick mood reactions per chapter ORGANIZE • Import EPUB and PDF files from anywhere on your device • Group books into albums by mood or reading list • Currently reading, stash, and finished sections • Search your whole collection BUILD THE HABIT • Weekly minute and yearly book goals • 13-week consistency grid for your streak • Gentle reminders so you don't lose the habit — — — — — ALBERT READER (Premium) • Advanced statistics — reading persona (Evening Bookworm, Night Owl…), mood maps, reading velocity, session distribution, and calendar heat-maps. • Physical book tracking — live session timer with Lock Screen presence, manual progress logging, and a chapter-by-chapter timeline for the books in your hand. • Export your library — CSV, JSON, or Markdown. Your highlights, notes, sessions, and statistics are yours to keep. • Support a tiny indie app. • iCloud sync and more features support coming soon! — — — — — Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Sutra

Access your entire book collection from various sources in one beautiful app. Enjoy a customizable reading experience with synced progress, bookmarks, and highlights across devices. Organize your library with series info, search, and collections.

Highlights
  • Connect Kavita, Calibre, and OPDS servers
  • EPUB and PDF reading with page-curl effect
  • Rich typography and reading themes
  • iCloud sync for progress, bookmarks, and highlights
  • Offline downloads
  • Highlighting and search functionality
  • Series grouping and collections
Features
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Sutra is a warm, thoughtful home for every book and comic you love. Bring together your self-hosted library, your manga, your classic EPUBs, and those “just one more chapter” reads in one beautifully calm reader. Connect Kavita, Komga, or Calibre; explore any OPDS catalogue; or discover a new favourite from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks. READ YOUR WAY • Enjoy EPUB, PDF, CBZ, MOBI, fixed-layout comics, and manga in one place • Move through comics panel by panel, or take in the whole page • Read right-to-left manga and beautiful iPad two-page spreads • Make the page yours with fonts, text size, spacing, themes, auto-scroll, page turns, and Sutra-only brightness control A LIBRARY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Browse dedicated Series and Collection views, with Favorites always close by • Sort by Recently Read, Title, Author, or Date Added while staying in a familiar cover grid • Let Sutra recover missing Calibre series details and keep your library beautifully organised • Pick up where you left off with dependable progress and finished-book sync for Kavita and Komga BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS • Connect Kavita, Komga, Calibre, Grimmory, or another OPDS server • Stream comic pages from Kavita and Komga when available, or download for offline reading • Keep your highlights and reading progress with you across your Apple devices Sutra is free to enjoy for EPUB and PDF reading, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock unlimited CBZ, MOBI, and Komga reading once, and keep it forever.

Screenshots

Albert4 screens
Sutra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sutra at weekly against Albert's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Albert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sutra sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Albert ships an update fortnightly, Sutra weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Albert versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlbertSutra
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominika GajdovaKoustav Dasgupta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Albert

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly reader$2.991 Month
  • Yearly reader7 Days trial$17.991 Year
4 purchases

Sutra

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Sutra Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Albert free?
Albert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sutra free?
Sutra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Albert or Sutra have ads?
Neither Albert nor Sutra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Albert or Sutra?
Albert ships an update fortnightly, and Sutra weekly. Most recently, Albert was updated on October 1, 2026 and Sutra on October 17, 2026.

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