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Name: Gutenberg Project
Rating: 3.3 (43 reviews)
Author: himalaya-soft

by himalaya-soft

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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3.3 43 ratings · App Store

2/5Read-A-Long nearly impossible to see… Useless Eye Strain
Yellow on Orange? It looks good in the screenshot but in real life it’s nearly impossible to see and follow along with. All those color combinations do is slowly make you go blind. I would consider paying for it if the paid version let me choose my favorite colors. To me what really pops is basic white on a basic blue background. Those color combinations are really good for cutting through background glare from lighting. How about it? A paid premium version where we could choose our own color combinations? Face it some people just like dark modes. It’s a good bit less of a battery drain overall. All the blue light before bedtime they say keeps us from getting a good nights sleep.

John Goodin · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Amazing
Just amazing, audio books, and read-along with each reading word highlighted.

cal_12 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5It is all I wanted to do with books
I always wanted to read the best books ever published. But books are just like trees in a forest, most are of little value. With this app I get some of the best book recommendations. The list alone is worth the effort of downloading!

life-time reader · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Very functional
The list of book recommendation is very helpful. The simple introduction to each book and a link to Wikipedia is absolutely delightful!

waveheatin · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Listen to any of the 50k books!
I was initially skeptical of the claim but was amazed after testing it. Some of popular books are available in both human-read audiobooks and in text-to-speech, but I find the voice of Ava in tts is more than adequate for most of the books. I now can listen to any of the 50,000+ books when I cannot find time to sit down to read,on the bus, doing chores...

Feg1tru · 31 Jul 2026

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10.0
This release substantially improves both functionality and usability. Specifically (1) full support of dark mode; (2) allows both page turning and scrolling; (3) precise control of font style, size, background color, and contrast; (4) improved TTS reading of all 60,000+ books; (5) added a new book category: newly released known books in public domain.
10.2
Fixed some broken links.
10.3
Fixed a bug in downloading audio books.
10.4
Fixed a bug in audio book search
10.5
Fixed one bug in TTS (Text To Speech) reading books.
10.6
Added a new "quick Search", so clean, so easy to use. We just love it!
11.0
A major release with the following changes: 1. Improved synchronization between human voices and currently reading text in read-along; 2. Added a new collection of read-along books; 3. Fixed some bugs in audio book download; 4. Fixed a bug in search text within a book; 5. Improved ad banner display.
11.1
A minor release: Fixed one little bug in read-along
11.2
(1) Fixed one bug in Quick Book Search (2) Improved book page display for iPhone 12
12.0
Substantially tested against new iPhone devices. Fixed many bugs.
26.5 · 23 May 2026
Updated for better compatibility with the latest iOS version. Improved the book reading, text-to-speech, and audiobook listening experience. Includes general bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.6
Fixed one bug: restored the dedicated bookmark--remember and resume reading last page.
7.7
(1) A new text search function: You can now search either current chapter or the entire book for any text. (2) Bookmarking has been greatly enhanced: You can now insert bookmark on any page, select any paragraph to bookmark, search for bookmarks, and jump to the latest bookmark. (3) Offline books easily sorted by last reading date or by book title.
8.0
(1) share books (including bookmarks, notes) between your iPhone and iPad using airDrop; (2) Export book, bookmarks, notes in an .html file to any device; (3) Bookmark selected text; (4) Insert notes, edit and remove notes. Export notes with editing dates.
8.1
Landscape display enabled: Now read your books leisurely, hands free! In-between readings, for a break, enjoy a beautiful video to enrich your reading experience.
8.10
1. Change page turning speed: Fast, Normal, Slow 2. Select and download any individual chapter (audio track) in an audio book. 3. Delete unwanted audio tracks, and keep only the few needed in the immediate future ( to save storage). 4. Audio controller on lock screen: jump to next /previous audio track, pause/resume, adjust volume. 5. Improved display for iPhoneX. 6. Fixed a few bugs.
8.2
(1) allows TTS reading of any book, and highlight each word as it is read. (2) fixed a bug in changing font size. Text stays in view after changing font size. (3) fixed a bug in searching audio book catalog.
8.3
1. Audio books are separated from non-audio books into its own category and offers a greatly improved user experience. 2. Gutenberg Bookshelves have been enhanced, making it a bit easier to mine the great treasure in Gutenberg 3. My off-line Books also improved. 4. fixed a few bugs.
8.4
(1) shorten app launch time (2) speed up display of the home screen (3) optimized for iPhoneX display
8.5
fixed two bugs showing up in the latest version of IOS
8.6
(1) optimized for iPhone X (2) fixed a bug in search (3) fixed a bug in iserting notes (4) easier to export book and notes
8.7
(1) optimized for iPhone X (2) fixed a bug in search (3) fixed a bug in inserting notes (4) easier to export book and notes (5) added a "Top College Reading List"
9.0
Fixed a few minor bugs
9.1
Automatically save the page number of the page you are reading.
9.2
Emergency fix: Fixed a bug in IOS 13.2, which crashes the app.

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