Literably vs FOSS eBooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Literably
This app provides a quick and precise method for evaluating reading skills in K-8 students. It includes a comprehensive running record to track fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.
- Reading fluency assessment
- Reading accuracy assessment
- Reading comprehension assessment
- Full running record
- K-8 student focus
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A fast and accurate way to assess reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension for K-8 students, including a full running record. The iOS app is for student use only; classes must be set up elsewhere.
FOSS eBooks
Access and read your FOSS educational eBooks offline with this interactive reader. Enjoy features like portrait/landscape viewing, thumbnail navigation, and listen to audio narration on supported titles.
- Offline eBook access
- Portrait and landscape view
- Thumbnail navigation
- Audio narration on select products
- Interactive learning
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FOSS eBooks is an interactive eBook reader app for users of FOSS (Full Option Science System) educational products. With FOSS eBooks you can: ・Download your FOSS eBooks and access them offline, where and when you choose ・Select portrait or landscape view with thumbnail-based navigation ・Listen to audio of the text on select products
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Literably at 2.8 against FOSS eBooks's 2.2. FOSS eBooks's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Literably holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Literably's written reviews are positive against 40% of FOSS eBooks's.
Literably ships an update every 3 months, FOSS eBooks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Literably | FOSS eBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (39 ratings) — better | 2.2 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Literably, Inc. | Hurix Systems Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Literably
FOSS eBooks
In-app purchases
Literably
No in-app purchases
FOSS eBooks
No in-app purchases
