Comparison

Greenlight Publishing vs Artale Novel

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

Head to head
About

Greenlight Publishing

Access a vast library of original fiction and audiobooks. Seamlessly switch between reading and listening, with progress syncing across devices. Enjoy offline access and a customizable reading experience.

Highlights
  • Original fiction and audiobooks
  • Read and listen on any device
  • Offline access
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Customizable reader themes
  • Sleep timer and playback speed control
Features
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Greenlight is original fiction and audiobooks from the Greenlight catalogue — 662 books, 254 audiobooks, and new titles every day. READ, OR LISTEN, OR BOTH Every Greenlight title is born as a book, and many come with a professionally narrated audiobook. Switch between reading and listening without losing your place — your progress follows you. A LIBRARY THAT TRAVELS • Download books and audiobooks for planes, subways, and dead zones — they work fully offline • Your progress, shelf, and purchases sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web • Pick up mid-sentence on any device MADE FOR READERS • A beautiful, distraction-free reader: paper, night, and true-black themes, serif or sans type, adjustable sizes • Table of contents, resume-where-you-left-off, time-left estimates • Sign in with Apple with Face ID — and an optional Face ID lock for the whole app MADE FOR LISTENERS • A dedicated Listen tab for audiobook-first browsing • Sleep timer, playback speed, chapter navigation, background playback • Continue-listening rail so your current book is always one tap away TRY BEFORE ANYTHING The first chapters of every book and every audiobook sample are free — no account needed to browse. GO UNLIMITED, OR BUY ONE BOOK AT A TIME Greenlight Unlimited unlocks every book and every audiobook with a monthly or yearly subscription. Prefer to own? Buy any single title outright — text and audiobook included, yours to keep on your Greenlight account, on every platform. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Terms: https://www.greenlight-publishing.com/terms Privacy: https://www.greenlight-publishing.com/privacy

About

Artale Novel

Listen to community-published audio dramas and novels. Follow your favorite series, pick up where you left off, and discover new stories with advanced playback controls. Free to download with optional iOS memberships for enhanced listening.

Highlights
  • Community-published audio stories
  • Resume playback seamlessly
  • Discover by creator, genre, and tags
  • Subscribe to follow series
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Sleep timer
  • Lock screen controls
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Artale Novel is a free listening app for audio novels published by the Artale creator community. Follow a series, press play, and pick up exactly where you left off. COMMUNITY-PUBLISHED STORIES Every series in the catalog is written, cast, and published by creators on the Artale web studio. Artale Novel is a listener app — it plays what the community has already published. There is no recording, writing, or uploading inside the app. LISTEN IN Continue what you were last playing and catch new episodes from the series you follow. A compact mini player keeps going while you browse. DISCOVER Search titles and descriptions, then narrow things down by creator, genre, and tags. Subscribe to a series and its new episodes show up under Listen. LIBRARY Your subscriptions and in-progress titles in one place, so a half-finished episode is always one tap away. BUILT FOR LONG LISTENS Drag across the cover art to seek, adjust playback speed, set a sleep timer, line up what plays next, and control everything from the lock screen. Episodes stream as you listen. FREE TO DOWNLOAD, OPTIONAL iOS MEMBERSHIP Artale Novel is free to download. Optional auto-renewing listening memberships are sold only on iOS through Apple In-App Purchase: • Reader Standard — 1 month, USD 2.99 (or local equivalent). Unlimited listening time, plus 10 hours of Premium catalog per billing period. • Reader Premium — 1 month, USD 9.99 (or local equivalent). Unlimited listening plus unlimited Premium catalog episodes. Subscriptions auto-renew until you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/subscriptions Privacy: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/privacy Sign in with a free Artale account using email, Sign in with Apple, or Google. The account is used for authentication and to keep the series you follow. Learn more at https://www.artale.ai Privacy Policy: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/privacy Terms of Service: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/terms Subscriptions: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/subscriptions

Screenshots

Greenlight Publishing4 screens
Artale Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Artale Novel at 5 against Greenlight Publishing's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Greenlight Publishing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Artale Novel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Greenlight Publishing against 5.0 for Artale Novel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artale Novel has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Greenlight Publishing ships an update weekly, Artale Novel every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Greenlight Publishing versus Artale Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreenlight PublishingArtale Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLUC SCHURGERSArtale AI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Greenlight Publishing

Subscriptions2
  • Greenlight Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Greenlight Unlimited Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Book unlock$4.99
2 purchases

Artale Novel

Subscriptions2
  • Reader Standard$2.991 Month
  • Reader Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Greenlight Publishing free?
Greenlight Publishing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artale Novel free?
Artale Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Greenlight Publishing or Artale Novel?
Greenlight Publishing and Artale Novel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Greenlight Publishing or Artale Novel have ads?
Neither Greenlight Publishing nor Artale Novel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Greenlight Publishing or Artale Novel?
Greenlight Publishing ships an update weekly, and Artale Novel every 10 days. Most recently, Greenlight Publishing was updated on October 31, 2026 and Artale Novel on November 7, 2026.

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