iGlibbo vs Restricted Section
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGlibbo
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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
Restricted Section
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | iGlibbo | Restricted Section |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e-Soft s.r.l. | Elijah Winter |
In-app purchases
iGlibbo
No in-app purchases
Restricted Section
No in-app purchases









