Comparison

Gutenberg eBooks Reader vs Paper Comic Reader

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

Head to head
About

Gutenberg eBooks Reader

Features
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Discover over 75,000 classic books, enjoy a comfortable reading experience, and build a daily reading habit with Gutenberg eBooks Reader. Explore timeless literature from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, from beloved novels and mysteries to adventures, romance, science fiction, history, philosophy, and poetry. DISCOVER 75,000+ CLASSIC BOOKS Find great books by some of the world's most celebrated authors: β€’ Pride and Prejudice β€” Jane Austen β€’ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes β€” Arthur Conan Doyle β€’ Frankenstein β€” Mary Shelley β€’ Dracula β€” Bram Stoker β€’ Jane Eyre β€” Charlotte BrontΓ« β€’ Wuthering Heights β€” Emily BrontΓ« β€’ A Tale of Two Cities β€” Charles Dickens β€’ Great Expectations β€” Charles Dickens β€’ The Picture of Dorian Gray β€” Oscar Wilde β€’ The Time Machine β€” H. G. Wells β€’ The Count of Monte Cristo β€” Alexandre Dumas READING FOCUS β€” BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Want to read more and scroll less? Reading Focus helps you protect your reading time. Select distracting apps on your iPhone, set a daily reading goal, and block access to those selected apps until you complete your reading goal. Spend more time reading and less time switching between apps. BUILD A DAILY READING HABIT β€’ Set a daily reading goal. β€’ Track your reading time and progress. β€’ Build and maintain reading streaks. β€’ Use daily reading reminders to make reading a routine. β€’ See your reading journey over time. A READER MADE FOR YOU β€’ Enjoy a clean, distraction-free reading experience. β€’ Customize fonts, text size, themes, and reading layout. β€’ Explore books by author, subject, and collection. β€’ Save books to your personal library. β€’ Continue reading where you left off. READ OFFLINE WITH PREMIUM Download supported books with Premium and enjoy reading even without an internet connection. EXPLORE CLASSIC LITERATURE Whether you enjoy literary fiction, detective stories, adventure, romance, philosophy, or poetry, discover books worth reading and authors worth remembering. Start exploring your next great book and make reading part of every day. Reading Focus requires a compatible iOS device and the necessary permissions. Book availability and public-domain status may vary by country. Some features require Premium. Gutenberg eBooks Reader is an independent reading app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Project Gutenberg or Standard Ebooks.

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Paper Comic Reader

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Paper Comic Reader is a fast, private, native reader for your CBZ comics. No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking β€” just your comics, on your device. BUILT FOR READING β€’ Open CBZ (ZIP) comic archives instantly. β€’ Full-screen, paged reader tuned for smooth, high-frame-rate page turns on ProMotion. β€’ A signature paper reading mode β€” warm paper texture, grain and show-through you can dial in. β€’ Double-page spreads in landscape, pinch to zoom, tap or swipe to turn. β€’ Jump anywhere from a page grid. YOUR LIBRARY β€’ Discover and Recents carousels put the comic you reach for next front and centre. β€’ Bookmark any page β€” each bookmark keeps a thumbnail so you find it at a glance. β€’ Reads ComicInfo.xml metadata: series, issue, credits and a story index in a clean detail view. β€’ A home-screen widget brings back the comic you read last. β€’ Light and dark mode. BRING YOUR OWN COMICS β€’ Import from anywhere the Files app can reach β€” your device, iCloud Drive, or a file server. β€’ Point it at a folder and every comic shows up; each downloads when you open it, and a download can be removed again to save space while the entry stays. β€’ See your CBZ covers as thumbnails right in the Files app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-in, no analytics, no data collection. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Gutenberg eBooks Reader4 screens
Paper Comic Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paper Comic Reader at none against Gutenberg eBooks Reader's 1. Paper Comic Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Gutenberg eBooks Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price 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. Gutenberg eBooks Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paper Comic Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, Paper Comic Reader every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Gutenberg eBooks Reader versus Paper Comic Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg eBooks ReaderPaper Comic Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size78 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaneet GuptaUlf Schuster

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gutenberg eBooks Reader

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99
None

Paper Comic Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutenberg eBooks Reader free?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Comic Reader free?
Paper Comic Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Paper Comic Reader have ads?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader shows ads; Paper Comic Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Paper Comic Reader?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Paper Comic Reader every 5 days. Most recently, Gutenberg eBooks Reader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Paper Comic Reader on November 4, 2026.

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