Comparison

Rivro 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

Rivro

Features
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Rivro: Gutenberg Reader is a calm, modern reading app for discovering and reading timeless public-domain books. Explore classic literature, find authors you love, follow subjects and bookshelves, save books to your library, and read in a clean EPUB reader designed for long reading sessions. What you can do: • Discover classic books through curated shelves • Browse authors, subjects, and bookshelves • Search for books and writers • Read EPUB books in a clean, distraction-light reader • Save books to your Library • Continue reading from where you left off • Create and revisit highlights • Track your reading activity and progress • Download books for offline reading with Premium • Remove ads with Lifetime Premium No account is required. Open the app and start reading. Rivro: Gutenberg Reader is built for readers who enjoy classic novels, literature, philosophy, history, adventure, science fiction, poetry, and timeless public-domain books. Premium is optional. Free users can read books online with ads. Lifetime Premium removes ads and unlocks offline reading. This app is independent and is not affiliated with Project Gutenberg.

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

Rivro4 screens
Book Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Book Memo at every 2 days against Rivro's every 2 months. Rivro'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. Rivro 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

Rivro ships an update every 2 months, Book Memo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Rivro versus Book Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRivroBook 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
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaneet Gupta丽佳 施

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rivro

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Book Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Rivro free?
Rivro 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 Rivro or Book Memo have ads?
Both Rivro and Book Memo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rivro or Book Memo?
Rivro ships an update every 2 months, and Book Memo every 2 days. Most recently, Rivro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Book Memo on October 21, 2026.

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