This app helps you track your reading habits in real-time, manage your library, and set reading goals. It offers detailed statistics, custom ratings, and ambient sounds to enhance your reading experience and build a consistent reading habit.
Reviews of Bookly are mostly positive: the Books app is rated 4.6/5 from 63K App Store ratings. What users like most: helpful for tracking reading progress, motivates users to read more. Top complaints: paywall for many features, limited functionality in free version. Summarized from real user reviews.
1.19.2
October 15, 2026
- added a new AZ reading challenge - added tons of new decorations you ca unlock for your bookshelf - new special edition Hexed Readathon bookshelf - new Hexed Bloo Costume - book description now shows in the book details page - added a new Average days needed to finish book statistic in the Stats screen - fixed calendar bug some user experienced - fixed multiple book edit crash - reading sessions now remember their start and end page making editing so much easier - reduced app size and improved startup Happy Reading!
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Oct 3, 2026 — Nov 3, 2026
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Oct 23, 2025 — Nov 2, 2025
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Aug 10, 2024
Jan 1, 2025
3 issues
Reading sessions not always accurately recorded
Inconsistencies in page count/progress tracking
5 requests
Ability to delete/edit books
Option to track audiobook progress
Bookly helps you track your reading in real-time, manage your entire book collection (physical, e-books, and audiobooks), and build a consistent reading habit. It provides detailed statistics, allows you to set goals and reminders, and offers custom rating options for your books.
Key features include a real-time reading timer, the ability to record page numbers, estimate finishing times, set book goals, add custom ratings and thoughts, play ambient sounds, generate infographics reports, and unlock achievements. It also offers insightful reading statistics, progress reports, and personalized suggestions.
The app is free to download and use with many features available indefinitely. A Pro version is available via subscription, offering additional benefits. Subscription packages include monthly, 6-month, and yearly options, with a 7-day free trial for the Pro version.
The app description mentions syncing books among devices using iCloud, suggesting compatibility with Apple devices (iPhone, iPad). Specific operating system requirements are not detailed but it is a mobile application.
Common use cases include tracking how much time you spend reading each day, managing your personal library, setting and achieving reading goals (e.g., number of books or hours per month), discovering reading patterns, and enhancing the overall reading experience with features like ambient sounds and detailed stats.
