Comparison

Kitapstan vs Tomeum

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

Head to head
About

Kitapstan

Features
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Kitapstan — қазақ және орыс тілдеріндегі кітаптарды іздеуге, таңдауға және оқуға арналған мобильді қосымша. Мүмкіндіктері: • кітаптарды атауы, авторы және жанры бойынша іздеу; • жанрлар, жаңа кітаптар және ұсыныстарды қарау; • кітап туралы толық ақпарат пен қолжетімді нұсқаларын көру; • оқу барысын сақтау; • таңдаулылар мен жеке кітапхананы басқару; • профиль мен аккаунт баптауларын өзгерту. Kitapstan оқуды ыңғайлы, түсінікті және қолжетімді етеді.

About

Tomeum

Features
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Every book becomes an exhibit: cover, edition, dates, rating, photos of favourite pages, quotes and your own impressions. Years grow into halls; feelings and genres gather into quiet statistics about your taste. Never about pace, streaks or goals. • Add books in seconds by barcode scan, search or by hand • Keep photos, quotes and impressions with every book • Walk your reading years in the diary and the archives • The Hall of Feelings and the Hall of Genres: what the museum learned about your taste from your own records • Works fully offline, no account required Museum Keeper subscription ($19.99/year with a 14-day free trial, or $2.99/month) adds cloud backup and sync between devices, the seasonal Autumn appearance, and opens the museum’s halls. Reading and recording stay free forever. Terms of Use: https://evgocheredko.github.io/tomeum-legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://evgocheredko.github.io/tomeum-legal/privacy/

Screenshots

Kitapstan4 screens
Tomeum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitapstan at none against Tomeum's 2. Kitapstan also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Tomeum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kitapstan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitapstan ships an update every 9 days, Tomeum every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Kitapstan versus Tomeum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitapstanTomeum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB96 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShyngys MukanEvgeniia Ocheredko

In-app purchases

None

Kitapstan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tomeum

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Kitapstan free?
Kitapstan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomeum free?
Tomeum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kitapstan or Tomeum have ads?
Neither Kitapstan nor Tomeum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitapstan or Tomeum?
Kitapstan ships an update every 9 days, and Tomeum every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kitapstan was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tomeum on October 31, 2026.

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