Apple Books vs Bluefire Reader
Apple Books
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 9.1M installs
VS
Bluefire Reader
Bluefire Productions
App Store
$43.3K/mo
~$519.8K/yr · 326K installs
Revenue winner
Bluefire Reader wins
+4331600% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Books wins
+2706% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Books wins
+2682% vs other
Rating winner
Bluefire Reader wins
+4% vs other
Why Bluefire Reader is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Bluefire Reader earns roughly 43316× more per month than Apple Books - $43.3K vs $0.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Apple Books
vs
Bluefire Reader
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$43.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$519.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.1M
◀
326K
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
◀
38K
App Store rating
4.44★
▶
4.61★
Total ratings
83K
◀
4K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Book
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 2, 2010
- Last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- File size
- 17.4 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 5.3
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +27 more
- Category
- Book
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Oct 9, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- File size
- 21.0 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.0
- Languages
- Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German +7 more
Apple Books trajectory
Bluefire Reader trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Books or Bluefire Reader? v
Bluefire Reader earns about $43.3K per month, while Apple Books earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$43.3K more per month for Bluefire Reader). Annual revenue: Apple Books ≈ $0/year, Bluefire Reader ≈ $519.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Books or Bluefire Reader? v
Apple Books leads with about 9.1M estimated downloads vs 326K for Bluefire Reader - a 28.1× gap. Apple Books's App Store downloads are estimated from 83K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Bluefire Reader's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings.
Are Apple Books and Bluefire Reader in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Book category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Apple Books and Bluefire Reader have in-app purchases? v
Apple Books does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Bluefire Reader does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Apple Books runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Bluefire Reader runs "Paid app ($4.99)".
Which has better ratings, Apple Books or Bluefire Reader? v
Bluefire Reader edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Apple Books 83K ratings, Bluefire Reader 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Books vs Bluefire Reader revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Books and $43.3K for Bluefire Reader are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Book) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Apple Books or Bluefire Reader to a different App Store app? v
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