Comparison

GutenbergListen vs Romance Gold

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

Head to head
About

GutenbergListen

Features
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GutenbergListen's raison d'Γͺtre is to provide simple access to the Project Gutenberg website of 70,000 plus books to blind user or to anyone using a screen reader to by providing a succinct browsing experience (declutered, to use the vernacular) to speed navigation. Everyone is, of course, welcome to use it. It is provided without out charge under the agpl-3.0 license. Selected eBooks and audio books are downloaded to the user's phone or tablet and remain until deleted by the user. Downloaded books can be accessed on or offline. eBooks are spoken in a user select-able voice that can be managed by speed, pitch and other basic controls including a sleep timer. Audio books are played at a user select-able speed and the basic controls also include a sleep timer. No personal data is collected, no account creation is required, no location or device information is collected, your location is not tracked and there are no analytics used.

About

Romance Gold

Features
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Fall in love with your next story. Romance Gold is a free novel reader app with thousands of werewolf, billionaire, and fantasy romance stories. Browse novels by genre, read chapter by chapter, and pick up where you left off with auto-bookmark. Switch to offline voice playback when you want to listen instead of read. Browse by Genre Find werewolf, billionaire, fantasy, and young adult romance novels all in one place. Read Chapter by Chapter A clean reading interface made for long sessions. Dark mode included for comfortable reading at any time. Listen Offline Voice playback with natural English voices. Download chapters and listen without an internet connection. Your Personal Library Save your favorite novels, track reading progress, and pick up where you left off across devices. New chapters and novels added every day. Download Romance Gold for free and start reading.

Screenshots

GutenbergListen3 screens
Romance Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GutenbergListen at none against Romance Gold's 3. Romance Gold's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Romance Gold sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GutenbergListen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
GutenbergListen versus Romance Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenbergListenRomance Gold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.613.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB234 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrank D DucrestδΈ°θ”š ι‚Ή

In-app purchases

None

GutenbergListen

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Romance Gold

One-time3
  • 500 Coins Pack$4.99
  • 1000 Coins Pack$9.99
  • 2000 Coins Pack$19.99

Questions

Is GutenbergListen free?
GutenbergListen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Romance Gold free?
Romance Gold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GutenbergListen or Romance Gold have ads?
Neither GutenbergListen nor Romance Gold shows ads.

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