Comparison

Liberotus vs Sutra

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

Head to head
About

Liberotus

Access and read your self-hosted ebook collection from your Grimmory server. Enjoy a private, elegant reading experience with offline access and seamless progress syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Connect to self-hosted Grimmory server
  • Browse entire ebook collection
  • Sync reading progress
  • Download books for offline reading
  • Fast metadata browsing and search
  • Support for large libraries
  • Privacy-first design
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Your library, everywhere. Liberotus is a beautifully designed, privacy-first ebook reader and library app built specifically for Grimmory. Connect directly to your self-hosted Grimmory server and access your entire ebook collection anywhere, with a fast, elegant experience designed for serious readers and collectors. Built for Grimmory Liberotus is a dedicated companion app for Grimmory, giving you a native mobile experience for browsing, organising, and reading your self-hosted ebook library. * Connect securely to your own Grimmory server * Browse your complete ebook collection * Sync reading progress across devices * Continue reading exactly where you left off * Download books for offline reading * Fast metadata browsing and search * Support for large personal libraries A modern ebook experience Designed with rich typography, fluid navigation, and a clean interface that keeps the focus on your books. * Beautiful library browsing * Custom collections and organisation * Powerful search across titles, authors, and series * Responsive performance optimised for large libraries * Comfortable reading experience built for long sessions Privacy first by design Your library should belong to you — not advertisers or analytics platforms. Liberotus is built around a privacy-focused philosophy: * No advertising * No invasive analytics * No third-party tracking SDKs * Optional user-generated diagnostics only * Apple-native crash reporting support * Your data stays under your control Because your books, reading habits, and library are personal. Self-hosted freedom Liberotus works with your own Grimmory installation, giving you full ownership of your ebook ecosystem while providing a polished native app experience on iPhone. Your library, everywhere. Privacy Policy: https://broadlyfine.com/liberotus/privacy/ Terns of Usde: 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

Liberotus4 screens
Sutra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sutra at 4.4 against Liberotus's 2.5. Sutra also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Liberotus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year and Sutra sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sutra holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sutra has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Liberotus's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sutra's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liberotus ships an update every 9 days, Sutra weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Liberotus versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiberotusSutra
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve JamesKoustav Dasgupta

Customer experience

Liberotus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sutra

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Liberotus

Subscriptions1
  • Liberotus Annual$7.991 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 Liberotus free?
Liberotus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sutra free?
Sutra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Liberotus or Sutra?
Sutra is rated higher. Liberotus averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sutra averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Liberotus or Sutra have ads?
Neither Liberotus nor Sutra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liberotus or Sutra?
Liberotus ships an update every 9 days, and Sutra weekly. Most recently, Liberotus was updated on October 10, 2026 and Sutra on October 12, 2026.

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