Letterboxd vs Book Lover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letterboxd
Connect with fellow movie enthusiasts to track your viewing history, share reviews, and discover new films. Log movies, rate them, and engage with a vibrant community of cinephiles.
- Log films with date, rating, and review
- Browse popular and highly rated films
- View and filter activity feed
- Read and comment on reviews
- Create and edit film lists
- Follow members and see their activity
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Letterboxd for iOS puts the popular social network for film lovers on your iPhone or iPad, so you can log films and catch up on your friends’ activity with ease. Sign in with your existing account (or create one for free) to enjoy our native app interface. These features of the web experience are supported, with more to come: – Sign in (with 1Password support) or create an account – Browse popular, highly rated and most anticipated films (including our official list of the Top 250 Narrative Features) – Log films with date, rating, review and tags – View film info (including cast & crew, popular lists and reviews) and rate, like, watchlist or mark as watched – View (and filter) your activity feed – Read and comment on reviews and lists – Create and edit lists – View member profiles including films, reviews, diary entries, tags, stats and more – Follow members to see their activity in your feed – Filter and sort collections of films based on specific criteria – Search for films, content and people – Edit your profile settings Our app offers account upgrades: – Upgrade to 1 Year of Letterboxd Pro or Patron – Pro tier adds annual and all-time stats pages based on your account activity, advanced activity and streaming service filters (including the option to pick and filter by the streaming services you subscribe to, powered by JustWatch.com), list cloning and removes third-party ads. – Patron tier provides all the benefits of Pro, plus the option to customize film posters, backdrops on your profile and content (if available), additional stats, a listing in the Patrons directory on our website and early access to new features. – Payment is charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm purchase and your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for a renewal up to 24 hours before the end of each current period, at the same annual fee. – You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewals in the App Store app following purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable Our terms of use are always available at: https://letterboxd.com/legal/terms-of-use/ We welcome your feedback regarding Letterboxd for iOS. Please email us: hello@letterboxd.com
Book Lover
Connect with fellow book enthusiasts on a social network designed for readers. Curate your digital bookshelf, discover personalized reading plans, and join global or local book communities to discuss literature and find new friends.
- Digital bookshelf management
- Personalized reading plans
- Global and local book communities
- Book reviews and discussions
- Social chat and connections
- Virtual shelf experience
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Your books say something about you. Bring them together in BookLovers and find more to read, discuss, and share. MAKE YOUR BOOKSHELF YOUR OWN Scan a book’s barcode or look it up by ISBN. Explore your collection as a shelf or a list, search for a title, and keep the books you care about close at hand. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Browse book recommendations and genres. Explore authors, book details, reader reviews, and memorable quotes before choosing what to read next. BUILD A READING HABIT Create a reading plan, set goals, and organize the books you want to read, are reading, or have finished. Use the reading timer and see your collection’s statistics. CONNECT THROUGH BOOKS Discover fellow readers, explore their shelves, and start a conversation. Share reviews and join book discussions. Report a reader or block contact from a profile or conversation, and manage blocked readers in your profile. BookLovers offers an optional auto-renewing BookLovers Plus subscription. The current price and available benefits are shown in the app before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://booklove.rs/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Letterboxd at 4.8 against Book Lover's 4.0. Letterboxd also leads on ratings volume (88K vs 4) and chart position (#19 vs unranked). Book Lover's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Letterboxd sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per year and Book Lover sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Letterboxd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterboxd has 88K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Letterboxd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Book Lover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Letterboxd ships an update fortnightly, Book Lover every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letterboxd | Book Lover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (88K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Letterboxd | Lennart Lopin |
Customer experience
Letterboxd
Book Lover
Bugs and requests
Letterboxd
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to save or edit reviews
- Search and navigation issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between app and website
- Syncing and data loss problems when switching devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add TV show support
- Improve social features like notifications and commenting
- Implement offline functionality
- Add more customization options
- Introduce a cheaper tier for basic features
Book Lover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Letterboxd
- Letterboxd Pro (1 Year)$18.991 Year
- Letterboxd Patron (1 Year)$48.991 Year
- Video Store Rental$3.99
- Video Store Rental$4.99
- Video Store Rental$5.99
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- Video Store Rental$6.99
- Video Store Rental$9.99
- Video Store Rental$14.99
- Video Store Rental2 variants$19.99
Book Lover
- BookLovers Plus$2.991 Month
- Bookmark$0.99
- Bookmark 3-pack$1.99
- Bookmark 10 pack$4.99









