Comparison

Blurbl vs LiBook

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

Head to head
About

Blurbl

This app transforms classic literature into engaging, color-coded text message conversations. It breaks down dense text into easily digestible chat threads, making reading effortless and enjoyable. Follow dialogue seamlessly with distinct character bubbles and colors.

Highlights
  • Classic literature as chat threads
  • Color-coded characters for easy dialogue
  • Adjustable text size
  • Light/dark reading themes
  • Tap to continue reading
Features
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Blurbl converts books into chat message format. Our goal is to make reading fun and engaging. Instead of reading through a dense text page, you'll read through a chat thread. Each character has their own chat bubble, so it's easy to follow and stay engaged. With Blurbl, you gain the same benefit as reading with a normal e-reader but at 2x the speed. You'll read faster and process words faster than you would with the typical e-reader. You'll also be able to: * Look up unfamiliar vocabulary words and add them to your vocabulary list * Download books for offline reading * Adjust text size and theme for nighttime reading Terms of Use: https://joshuayoungg.github.io/blurbl-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://joshuayoungg.github.io/blurbl-legal/privacy.html

About

LiBook

Organize and read all your digital books in one app. Supports EPUB, PDF, and TXT files with features like character tracking, customizable reading settings, and text-to-speech. Easily navigate, bookmark, and search your library.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, TXT
  • Library and collection management
  • Character tracking
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Text-to-speech playback
  • Bookmarks and highlights
Features
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LiBook is a personal reading app that brings all your ebooks together in one place. Import your EPUB, PDF, and TXT files, organize them into your library and collections, and pick up right where you left off. With support for table of contents, search, bookmarks, and highlights, you can easily find what you need—even in long books—and come back to it whenever you want. With iCloud, your reading experience continues seamlessly across your devices. Your books, highlights, and reading positions are stored in your own iCloud and stay in sync across devices using the same Apple Account. If a book isn't currently stored on your device, a download indicator appears on its cover, allowing you to download it whenever you need it. You can also download an entire collection in advance for offline reading. When you need to free up storage space, you can remove books from your device while keeping them safely stored in iCloud. Keep track of characters while reading novels and long-form books. In EPUB and TXT books, you can select a character's name and save it as a character card with your own notes and descriptions. You can also see where a registered character appears throughout the book, making it easier to keep track of characters in stories with large casts. Customize your reading experience to suit each book and your preferences. For EPUB books, you can adjust font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, margins, themes, and more. For PDFs, you can configure screen fitting, scrolling direction, and page-turning behavior. When reading isn't convenient, listen to your books with TTS. LiBook supports play, pause, previous and next navigation, adjustable speech speed, and a sleep timer, so you can listen comfortably whenever you want. ### Key Features * Import EPUB, PDF, and TXT files * Organize your library and collections * Manage book covers * Sort collections by recently modified, newest, name, or number of books * Save reading position and progress * iCloud sync for books, highlights, and reading positions * Download entire collections for offline reading * Remove books from your device while keeping them in iCloud * Table of contents, search, bookmarks, and highlights * Character registration and character cards for EPUB/TXT * View character appearances throughout a book * EPUB reading customization * PDF viewing settings * TTS playback and sleep timer * Multilingual UI support LiBook focuses on the reading experience rather than complicated features. Import your books, organize them your way, pick up where you left off, and quickly find what you need when you need it. LiBook keeps the essentials of personal reading simple, clean, and comfortable. Partnerships & Inquiries [miriworksdev@gmail.com](mailto:miriworksdev@gmail.com)

Screenshots

Blurbl4 screens
LiBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: LiBook at 3 against Blurbl's 1. Blurbl's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blurbl against 5.0 for LiBook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blurbl ships an update every 4 days, LiBook weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blurbl versus LiBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlurblLiBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua YoungJOOYOUNG MAENG

Customer experience

Blurbl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LiBook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blurbl

No in-app purchases

None

LiBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blurbl free?
Blurbl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiBook free?
LiBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blurbl or LiBook?
Blurbl and LiBook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Blurbl or LiBook have ads?
Neither Blurbl nor LiBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blurbl or LiBook?
Blurbl ships an update every 4 days, and LiBook weekly. Most recently, Blurbl was updated on September 13, 2026 and LiBook on September 21, 2026.

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