Comparison

Gutenberg eBooks Reader vs Book Memo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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: • Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle • Frankenstein — Mary Shelley • Dracula — Bram Stoker • Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë • Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë • A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens • Great Expectations — Charles Dickens • The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde • The Time Machine — H. G. Wells • The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas READING FOCUS — 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 • Set a daily reading goal. • Track your reading time and progress. • Build and maintain reading streaks. • Use daily reading reminders to make reading a routine. • See your reading journey over time. A READER MADE FOR YOU • Enjoy a clean, distraction-free reading experience. • Customize fonts, text size, themes, and reading layout. • Explore books by author, subject, and collection. • Save books to your personal library. • 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.

About

Book Memo

Features
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"How many books did I finish this year?" — the answer lives on your shelves. Book Memo is a simple reading log: organize the books you're reading, have finished, or want to read; track page progress and reading time; and keep the passages that stayed with you. ■ Three shelves ・Sort books into Reading, Finished, and Want to Read ・Enter title and author, then design your own cover with a color and emoji ・No book-database connection by design — everything is recorded by you ■ Progress and time ・Log "up to page 120" or "read 30 minutes" in seconds ・A progress bar shows where you are in every book ・Finished books move to your Finished shelf with the date ■ Notes and quotes ・Save memorable passages with page numbers ・Keep thoughts per book and look back over them in order ■ Stats that keep you going ・Reading streak (consecutive days) ・Books finished this year vs. your annual goal ・Reading time and total pages this month and year ■ Widgets ・Your current book with progress and your streak, right on the Home Screen ・Optional daily reading reminder at a time you choose ■ Private by design ・All data stays on your device — nothing is sent to a server ・No account, no sign-in, no internet needed ・Available in Japanese, English and Simplified Chinese Start your record with one page today.

Screenshots

Gutenberg eBooks Reader4 screens
Book Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Book Memo at every 2 days against Gutenberg eBooks Reader's every 2 months. Gutenberg eBooks Reader's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Gutenberg eBooks Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, Book Memo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Gutenberg eBooks Reader versus Book Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg eBooks ReaderBook Memo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaneet Gupta丽佳 施

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gutenberg eBooks Reader

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Book Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Gutenberg eBooks Reader free?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Memo free?
Book Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Book Memo have ads?
Both Gutenberg eBooks Reader and Book Memo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Book Memo?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Book Memo every 2 days. Most recently, Gutenberg eBooks Reader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Book Memo on October 31, 2026.

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