Comparison

iGlibbo vs Restricted Section

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

Head to head
About

iGlibbo

Features
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iGlibbo - Ebook Reader is an application for apple devices (iPhone, iPad) to read unprotected electronic books like epub and pdf. Main features: •Read unprotected pdf and epub. •Fullscreen mode. •View and edit ebooks data (title, authors, cover, description/comments) •Adjust the display brightness. More features of iGlibbo epub reader: •Choose the font size. •Change padding for pages. More features of iGlibbo pdf reader: •Zoom in and out. •Rotate the page orientation. Save new ebooks from iTunes or download them from Safari. Share quote with socials

About

Restricted Section

Features
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Never buy a book you already own. Restricted Section is your personal book catalog for iPhone. Scan the barcode on any book to add it instantly — cover art, author, series, and metadata included. When you're browsing a store or a friend's shelf, scan to check ownership in seconds. SCAN TO ADD Point at any book's barcode. Restricted Section looks it up via Google Books and adds it to your library automatically. No typing required. ENTER ISBN MANUALLY Can't scan the barcode? Type the ISBN directly and get the same instant lookup. CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY A single tap launches the Check scanner. Scan any book for an immediate answer — green checkmark if you own it, red X if you don't. No more duplicates. TRACK YOUR READING Mark books as Unread, Reading, Finished, or Wishlist. Add a 1–5 star rating and personal notes to any book in your collection. BROWSE BY SERIES Group your books by series and see which volumes you have — and which are still missing. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud sync. No analytics. The only network requests the app makes are ISBN lookups to fetch book metadata — nothing personal ever leaves your phone. Restricted Section is free, open source, and built for people who take their bookshelves seriously.

Screenshots

iGlibbo4 screens
Restricted Section1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Restricted Section at every 2 weeks against iGlibbo's every 2 months. iGlibbo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGlibbo ships an update every 2 months, Restricted Section every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
iGlibbo versus Restricted Section: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGlibboRestricted Section
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developere-Soft s.r.l.Elijah Winter

In-app purchases

None

iGlibbo

No in-app purchases

None

Restricted Section

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGlibbo free?
iGlibbo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restricted Section free?
Restricted Section is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iGlibbo or Restricted Section have ads?
Neither iGlibbo nor Restricted Section shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGlibbo or Restricted Section?
iGlibbo ships an update every 2 months, and Restricted Section every 2 weeks. Most recently, iGlibbo was updated on October 26, 2026 and Restricted Section on October 18, 2026.

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