Bruno by ablemagic vs BookBites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bruno by ablemagic
This interactive storybook features a playful narrative about a boy seeking inspiration for his grandfather. It includes beautiful hand-drawn graphics, soothing music, and unique animations. An added coloring activity and jigsaw puzzle enhance the experience.
- Interactive picture book
- Rhyming narrative
- Origami animations
- Coloring activity
- Jigsaw puzzle
- English and Norwegian language options
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DIGITAL EHON AWARD WINNER 2015! Beautiful picture book in English and Norwegian. "Bruno is a carefully crafted storybook filled with soothing music, superb hand-drawn graphics, wonderful animation, and an enchanting story written in rhymes. It is a storybook experience quite unlike any other. If you or your kids want to read a great story tonight, be sure to pick up Bruno!" AppSaga Playful and exciting picture book about the little boy Bruno and his grandfather, the painter, and what we do to make the people we love happy. When Bruno's grandpa loses inspiration and refuses to paint, Bruno travels the town in search of a new color. Will he find it among bright blue cars, red parrots and green melons? Bruno is a book written in rhyme for all children – also the ones that have grown up! The new version contains also a coloring activity that captures the water-color feel of the illustrations of the story, and a jigsaw puzzle. Features • Beautiful graphics and design • Playful and poetic narrative • Unique origami animations • Coloring activity with water-color feel • Jigsaw puzzle Appropriate for children: no in-app purchases
BookBites
This app centralizes your reading, whether physical or digital, offering insights into progress for students and teachers. Discover thousands of digital books, track reading habits, and engage with a community for inspiration.
- Centralized reading overview
- Access to thousands of digital books
- Progress tracking for students
- Classroom reading analytics for teachers
- Community features for book inspiration
- Physical book reading logging
- Customizable e-book reader
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The world's best digital reading experience! BookBites gathers all your reading in one place: whether you read physical or digital books, BookBites provides an overview and insight into reading - for both students and teachers. In BookBites you will find thousands of digital books from big and small publishers. The latest books are always available and you never have to wait in line. BookBites gives students ongoing insight into their own progress, keeping them engaged in the world of books and motivating them to take another bite. It is also possible to log readings from physical books in BookBites. BookBites gives the teacher an accurate insight into the reading ability and reading patterns of the class. The teacher can see statistics for individual students or get an overview of all students. With BookBites, teachers can target their support even more precisely, and students can also inspire each other to read new books under 'Community'. - Books for everyone - Search the entire catalog - An e-book reader at the forefront - Visualize how much of the book you have read - Customize text - Make markings and notes - Look up words - Focus on lines - Qualified book suggestions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bruno by ablemagic at 100% against BookBites's 50%. Bruno by ablemagic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). BookBites's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
BookBites is free to download; Bruno by ablemagic costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bruno by ablemagic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookBites has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bruno by ablemagic's written reviews are positive against 50% of BookBites's.
Bruno by ablemagic ships an update every 9 months, BookBites monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bruno by ablemagic | BookBites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ablemagic | BookBites |
Customer experience
Bruno by ablemagic
BookBites
In-app purchases
Bruno by ablemagic
No in-app purchases
BookBites
No in-app purchases
