Bookly vs Book Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookly
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.
- Real-time reading timer
- Detailed reading statistics
- Custom book ratings
- Book library management
- Reading goals and reminders
- Character tracking
- Readathon tracking
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Bookly helps you track your reading in real-time, manage your books, make a habit out of reading and see your progress over time. Add books, e-books or audiobooks to your collections, use the timer to track your reading and get access to awesome stats that will help you improve and read even more. Set goals and reminders to stay motivated, get weekly and monthly or yearly reports on your progress. You can better rate your books by going beyond the classic five star ratings by adding custom ones like: inspiration, heartfelt, love, spice, humor, and many more. Bookly also allows half-star ratings. TRACK YOUR READING IN REAL-TIME - Start the timer every time you read with a simple tap - Record your current page number of the books you're reading - See how long it will take you to finish the book at your current pace - Set a Book Goal to finish your book by a given time - Add your own rating, thoughts, and quotes for each book - Play ambient sounds while you read - Generate awesome Infographics style reports for every book - Unlock achievements to stay motivated and read even more GET READING STATS & RESULTS - Get tons of insightful Stats: total read time, pages read, reading speed, estimated book finish time, daily reading time, days you read in a row, reading streak and more - Generate Reading Reports with graphs and stats per book/month/year - Set Monthly or Yearly Goals in number of hours, pages or books - Set daily reminders to keep you motivated to achieve your reading goals - Use the powerful Bookly Assistant to read more, get personalized reading suggestions, reminders, reports and a lot more - Share your progress directly from the app KEEP TRACK OF YOUR BOOKS - Track and manage your entire library of books, e-books and audiobooks - Setup your own custom book Collections, like "Wishlist", "Favourites" - Get book details by scanning the ISBN barcode or searching online directly in the app - Store and sync your books among devices using iCloud - Never lose a book again, mark a book as lent or borrowed KEEP TRACK OF YOUR BOOK CHARACTERS - Track and manage all characters that you meet in your reading journey - Track how they evolve over time, what challenges they face, the relationships between them and much more. KEEP TRACK OF READATHONS - Track your readathon progress in real time - Track books read, reading time and pages for any period of time - Track readathon prompts - Get notifications and stay on track - - - Bookly is free to download and use. No online account or signup needed. The Pro version is free with a 7 day trial, after which we offer three subscription packages: $4.99/month (1 Month Subscription), $19.99/6 months (6 Month Subscription), and $29.99/year (1 Year Subscription). All other features remain free to use indefinitely. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Subscription service conditions: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage your subscription and switch off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase - Refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - All personal data is handled under the terms and conditions of Bookly’s privacy policy. More details can be found here: http://getbookly.com/privacy-policy/ http://getbookly.com/terms-of-use/ *Important: This app is for book TRACKING and MANAGEMENT. Book content and the actual reading is not done in the app.*
Book Tracker
This app helps you organize your book collection, track your reading progress, and build a reading habit. It features a visually stunning interface with customizable themes and advanced tracking options. Capture insights, set reading challenges, and visualize your reading journey.
- Book tracking and digital bookshelf
- Customizable themes and Liquid Glass design
- Reading journal with notes and quotes
- Reading challenge and progress tracking
- Advanced metadata and custom properties
- Year-in-books visualization
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Bookie: Book Tracker is your ultimate reading companion, a powerful book tracker, reading journal, and digital bookshelf. Experience a world-class app where accountability meets stunning, next-generation design. Whether you're planning your next reading challenge or capturing insights from your latest novel, Bookie: Book Tracker makes it effortless to stay organized and inspired. The Next Evolution of Design: Liquid Glass & Themes Stop settling for plain interfaces. Bookie: Book Tracker introduces two revolutionary features that transform your digital bookshelf: Liquid Glass Design: Experience a minimalist, immersive UI built on frosted, semi-transparent layers that subtly shift with your content, giving your app depth and modern elegance. Requires iOS 26. Themes: Go beyond light and dark mode. Personalize every corner of your reading life with deeply customizable themes that let you control colors, backgrounds, and accents for a look that is uniquely yours. Master Your Library & Reading Challenges Go deeper than just tracking. Bookie: Book Tracker gives you the control and motivation to master your reading habits and library data: Effortless Tracking: Easily log books you're currently reading, finished, or want to read next with quick search and barcode scanning. Advanced Properties: Take total control. Add custom metadata, manage multiple editions, private tags, and track specific progress metrics for every title. Reading Challenge: Set yearly reading targets and track your progress against the Annual Reading Challenge. Bookie provides the motivation and visualization to crush your goals. Organize Your Way: Keep your wishlist, TBR pile, and completed reads in one streamlined place with custom bookshelves, genres, and statuses. Capture Knowledge & Reflect on Success Bookie is built to maximize your retention and reward your efforts with beautiful insights: Reading Journal: Log reading sessions with dates, times, and personal notes. Capture Every Insight: Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and mark memorable passages for easy recall. Your Year in Books (Lookback): Visualize your entire reading journey with insightful trends, detailed statistics, and a beautiful, shareable year-end summary. Sync, Read, and Upgrade Sync & Read Anywhere: Enjoy seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Distraction-Free Experience: Maintain focus with a clean, minimalist design built for concentration. Upgrade with Bookie+ Unlock the full power of Bookie: Book Tracker with Bookie+: Add unlimited books to your shelf. Use genres, dynamic filters, and advanced search to find books, notes, and quotes in seconds. Deeply customize your reading experience for ultimate control and clarity. Download Book Tracker: Bookie: Book Tracker today—the best way to log books, build a lasting reading habit, and experience the future of digital bookshelf design. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookly at 84% against Book Tracker's 29%. Bookly also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (63K vs 107). Book Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bookly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Book Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookly holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookly has 63K ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Bookly's written reviews are positive against 29% of Book Tracker's.
Bookly ships an update every 4 weeks, Book Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookly | Book Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (63K ratings) — better | 4.1 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63K — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 468 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TwoDoor Games | Jakub Milcarz |
Customer experience
Bookly
Book Tracker
Bugs and requests
Bookly
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reading sessions not always accurately recorded
- Inconsistencies in page count/progress tracking
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete/edit books
- Option to track audiobook progress
- Sync reading progress across devices
- More customization options
- Integration with other reading apps
Book Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookly
- Monthly Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly Pro Family Plan$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Yearly Pro 50% OFF$14.991 Year
- Six Months of Pro$19.996 Months
- Yearly Pro 30% OFF$19.991 Year
- Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
- Yearly Pro (50% OFF 1st year trial)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Pro 20% OFF3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Bookly Pro$79.99
Book Tracker
- Bookie+ Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bookie+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Bookie+ (Annual)$12.991 Year
- Bookie+ Annual$19.991 Year
- Bookie+ (Annual)$24.991 Year
- Bookie+ (Lifetime)$24.99
- Bookie+ Lifetime$39.99
- Bookie+ (Lifetime)$49.99









