GutenbergListen vs ShelfTime

GutenbergListen's raison d'être 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.

ShelfTime keeps your reading life in one quiet place. YOUR SHELF, YOUR PACE - Add books in seconds: title, author, pages - The "reading now" card starts a session timer with one tap - Update your page when you stop - progress fills in automatically REMEMBER WHAT MATTERED - Save quotes and thoughts per book - Finish dates, ratings and collections SEE YOUR READING YEAR - Monthly reading time and books finished (Pro) - Unlimited shelf and quotes, CSV export (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no cloud, no ads. 100% offline. HONEST PRICING ShelfTime Pro is $1.99/month or $9.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Free tier: 5 books with full timer and quotes. Privacy Policy: https://goonobu-dot.github.io/batch21-pages/shelftime/privacy.html Support: https://goonobu-dot.github.io/batch21-pages/shelftime/support.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/