Comparison

Glose vs OBC Reader

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

Head to head
About

Glose

This reading app enhances the experience with social features, allowing users to connect with others, share notes, and join online book clubs. Explore a vast ebookstore, read excerpts for free, and import your own EPUBs for offline access.

Highlights
  • Social reading and annotation sharing
  • Access to 1 million ebooks
  • Read up to 10% of any book for free
  • Import your own EPUBs
  • Offline reading capabilities
  • Create and join online book clubs
  • Generate and share quote cards
Features
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The next-generation READING APP that makes reading AWESOME with features to keep you engaged and motivated. Pick a book in our choice of 1 million, start reading any book for free, connect with other readers and share notes, highlights, and conversation - and become a better reader. Build your bookshelf in seconds : Create a free reader profile, organize your books, create lists. Browse our ebookstore : 1 million ebooks in all categories. Best sellers, fiction, non fiction, young adult, business, education etc... with great discounts and free classics. Start any book for free! One touch and you’re into any book for free. Read up to 10% of the content before deciding to pursue and purchase the book. Also, upload an import your own epubs from Dropbox, your desktop of anywhere else! Read anywhere, anytime, online and offline. Glose stores your current reads so you can read them offline, in the bus, subway, in the depths of a mysterious forest or a far away galaxy. Join the Community : see what other people are reading, recommending, highlighting, and annotating. Read with your friends! Create reading groups to read with your friends and share highlights and annotations. Shared annotations in the margins of the text make reading more engaging and exciting. Post a note and see what other readers think. Start an online book club! Create a group, pick a name and image, invite people and choose books : you’ve got your online book club read to go - around the world! Make reading beautiful : create beautiful quote cards from the books you read. Choose a sentence that inspires you, choose a background photo, and share the quote card on social media. More about Glose : Reading for better learning : our unique features makes your reading more conducive to text analysis, memorization, and study. Glose is used in leading schools and universities to power distribution of reading material and discussion around text. Our bookstore features the works of Malcolm Gladwell, Walter Isaacson, Stephen King, John Green, Paulo Coelho, James Patterson, E.L. James, Suzanne Collins, Danielle Steel, David Baldacci, Janet Evanovich, Nora Roberts, Dan Brown, Dean Koontz, John Grisham, George R.R Martin, and many more ! 
 • Read popular FREE ebooks by classic authors : Moby Dick, Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes, The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Tales from Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet, Pride & Prejudice and more. 
 On Glose, reading becomes social. You can highlight your favorite quotes with one touch, archive them, share them on social networks, and annotate them. So join our community of readers who read, share, and discuss the books they love! Glose provides the most powerful reading experience online. • Customise your reading settings to personalise your experience
 : fonts, spacing, page structure, background color (might mode and more). • Always pick up your reading at the right page thanks to automatic synchronisation of your Reading activity on all devices. 
 • Make new friends through books
 So what are you waiting for ? Don’t miss the inspiring conversations happening every day in Glose, and Download our app ! Connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GloseApp) Follow Glose on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Glose)

About

OBC Reader

Access a library of ePub2 books, download free titles from a community collection, and enjoy private books for members. Features include copy-paste, bookmarking, and text search for an enhanced reading experience.

Highlights
  • Read ePub2 books
  • Download free books
  • Community library access
  • Private member books
  • Copy-paste text
  • Bookmarks
  • Text search
Features
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You can read books, download free books from the community library, and private books for Online Book Club members. This first version supports ePub2 format books in English. The e-reader allows copy-paste, bookmarks, and text search.

Screenshots

Glose4 screens
OBC Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OBC Reader at 78% against Glose's 27%. OBC Reader also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Glose's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glose holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glose has 8.1K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Glose's written reviews are positive against 78% of OBC Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glose ships an update every 3 weeks, OBC Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Glose versus OBC Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGloseOBC Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.1K ratings) — better3.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperReadwise, IncOnlineBookClub.org LLC

Customer experience

Glose

All ratings8,049 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative63.6%

OBC Reader

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Glose

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Pages skipping or jumping unexpectedly
  • Highlighting and note-taking features not working as expected
  • Audiobook playback issues like skipping and glitching
  • Login and account management problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bookmark and annotation management
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Seamless sync across devices
  • Improved search and organization of library

OBC Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Glose

No in-app purchases

None

OBC Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glose free?
Glose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBC Reader free?
OBC Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glose or OBC Reader?
Glose is rated higher. Glose averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while OBC Reader averages 3.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Glose or OBC Reader have ads?
Neither Glose nor OBC Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glose or OBC Reader?
Glose ships an update every 3 weeks, and OBC Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Glose was updated on November 1, 2026 and OBC Reader on November 3, 2026.

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