Comparison

Gutenberg eBooks Reader vs Project Gutenberg eBook Reader

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

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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

Project Gutenberg eBook Reader

Access over 75,000 public-domain classic books offline. Enjoy a customizable reading experience with themes, adjustable text, and bookmarks. Listen to audiobooks with synchronized text highlighting.

Highlights
  • 75,000+ public-domain classic books
  • Offline reading
  • Read-along audiobooks
  • Customizable reader (themes, text size)
  • Bookmarks and table of contents
  • Search and browse by subject
Features
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Gutenberg puts one of the largest libraries ever assembled in your pocket. Over 75,000 public-domain classics — every novel, essay, play and poem that time has released — ready to read, to search, and to carry with you offline. And the ones you love most, you can hear read aloud, with the words lighting up on the page as the narrator speaks. No account. No clutter. Just the whole library, beautifully made. READ EVERYTHING • 75,000+ complete books from Project Gutenberg — fiction, history, philosophy, poetry, drama and more. • A clean, typeset reader that feels like paper, with a real page-curl turn or smooth vertical scrolling — your choice. • Light, sepia and dark themes; adjustable typeface, text size and margins. • Highlight passages, keep bookmarks, and jump anywhere with a full table of contents. • Every book downloads for offline reading — on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. LISTEN, IN SYNC • A growing collection of read-along audiobooks: classics narrated aloud, aligned to the page. • Words highlight as they're read, so you can read and listen at the same time — or just close your eyes and listen. • Background playback, lock-screen controls, adjustable speed, and skip-forward / skip-back. • Pick up exactly where you left off, whether you were reading or listening. FIND ANYTHING • Search 75,000+ titles by book or by author in an instant. • Browse by subject — Literature, History, Science, Poetry and dozens more — each thousands of books deep. • Sort by most downloaded, recently added, title, or reading ease. • Explore curated shelves, popular authors, and picks based on what you're reading. BUILT FOR READERS • Warm, considered design that gets out of the way of the words. • Set the app to Light, Dark, or follow your system. • Fast, offline-first, and respectful of your attention. GUTENBERG PREMIUM Gutenberg Premium removes ads and lifts all limits so you can open every book and every audiobook without interruption. • Premium is offered as a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. • Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • A subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a trial period, where offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. All books are sourced from Project Gutenberg and are in the public domain. Gutenberg is an independent reader and is not affiliated with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Privacy Policy: https://burakkose.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Project Gutenberg eBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Project Gutenberg eBook Reader at every 4 days against Gutenberg eBooks Reader's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Project Gutenberg eBook Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, Project Gutenberg eBook Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gutenberg eBooks Reader versus Project Gutenberg eBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg eBooks ReaderProject Gutenberg eBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaneet GuptaBurak Kose

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gutenberg eBooks Reader

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Project Gutenberg eBook Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is Gutenberg eBooks Reader free?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Project Gutenberg eBook Reader free?
Project Gutenberg eBook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Project Gutenberg eBook Reader have ads?
Both Gutenberg eBooks Reader and Project Gutenberg eBook Reader show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg eBooks Reader or Project Gutenberg eBook Reader?
Gutenberg eBooks Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Project Gutenberg eBook Reader every 4 days. Most recently, Gutenberg eBooks Reader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Project Gutenberg eBook Reader on November 1, 2026.

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