Comparison

Буквоед vs cMate

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

Head to head
About

Буквоед

Discover thousands of books, stationery, and gifts. Enjoy a loyalty program with bonus rewards and personalized recommendations. Get your orders delivered quickly to stores, via courier, or postal services.

Highlights
  • Thousands of books, stationery, and gifts
  • Loyalty program with bonus rewards
  • Personalized recommendations and in-store assistance
  • Multiple delivery options
  • Gift certificates
  • Information on discounts and promotions
Features
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Привет! С вами Буквоед, Знаковые книжные. Почему Знаковые? Уже больше 20 лет Буквоед делает чтение доступнее: помогает ориентироваться в мире литературы, знакомит с авторами, играет важную роль в культурной жизни Петербурга. А это мобильное приложение, где книголюбы могут найти: • Тысячи историй, сувениров, канцтоваров и подарков. Быстро и бесплатно привезём ваш заказ в магазины Буквоеда и Читай-города, а ещё доставим курьером, Почтой России, в постаматы и ПВЗ. • Программу лояльности Книголов для Знаковых Читателей: она действует в Буквоеде, Читай-городе, book24.ru и Литрес. Возвращайте до 15% от заказа бонусами, которыми можно оплатить до 100% с покупок. • Рекомендации, чтобы не заблудиться в книжном многообразии. Например, литературные подборки, а ещё сервис «Я в магазине». Он подскажет, где стоит интересующий вас сюжет и предложит истории по запросу. • Подарочные сертификаты — их можно обменять на любые истории, сувениры, настольные игры и даже сладости. • Информацию о действующих скидках, предложениях от издательств и других акциях. Нам есть куда ещё стремиться – пока обзоры новинок и расписание встреч с авторами доступны только на сайте bookvoed.ru. Но разделы будут постепенно появляться и здесь со следующими обновлениями. Будем рады вашим отзывам и предложениям о том, что нужно изменить и добавить в первую очередь: customer@bookvoed.ru. До встречи в Знаковых книжных!

About

cMate

This app provides comprehensive maritime regulations and codes, including collision prevention, international signals, life-saving appliances, and safety at sea conventions. It also features weather forecast reading and maritime dictionaries.

Highlights
  • Collision prevention regulations
  • International signal codes
  • Life-saving appliance code
  • Safety of life at sea conventions
  • Weather forecast reading
  • Maritime dictionaries
Features
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This application contains: - Flags of State - ColReg-72(- International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea) - Description of the system IALA (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) - ICS (International Code of Signals) Includes signal flags, phonetic alphabet, Morse code - IMO signs - Sound and lights signals ColReg-72 (Lights and shapes ColReg-72) - Reading weather forecasts (NAVTEX Inmarsat-C) - Maritime and general language dictionaries - LSA code (International life-saving appliance code. 1-7 Chapters) - SOLAS-74 (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea)

Screenshots

Буквоед4 screens
cMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Буквоед and cMate both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of cMate's written reviews are positive against 49% of Буквоед's. cMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Буквоед's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 3). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Буквоед against 5.0 for cMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Буквоед has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Буквоед's written reviews are positive against 87% of cMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Буквоед ships an update fortnightly, cMate every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Буквоед versus cMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterБуквоедcMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 51 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB52 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGRAMOTA, OOOMaxim Lukyanenko

Customer experience

Буквоед

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative40.7%

cMate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

Буквоед

No in-app purchases

None

cMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Буквоед free?
Буквоед is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is cMate free?
cMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Буквоед or cMate?
cMate is rated higher. Буквоед averages 4.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while cMate averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Буквоед or cMate have ads?
Буквоед shows ads; cMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Буквоед or cMate?
Буквоед ships an update fortnightly, and cMate every 51 months. Most recently, Буквоед was updated on September 24, 2026 and cMate on September 28, 2026.

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