BookLog vs Reading log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookLog
Easily track your reading list and books you want to read. This app is ideal for managing collections by author or series. Scan book barcodes with your device's camera or search for titles.
- Track read and to-read books
- Organize by author or series
- Scan ISBN barcodes with camera
- Search titles on Google Books
- Manage personal library
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BookLog helps you keep track of what books you've read and what books you want to read. It's specifically designed to keep track of books in a particular series or by a particular author. Use the camera in you iPhone or iPad to scan ISBN barcodes, or search for titles on Google Books.
Reading log
Easily track your reading progress with a simple and intuitive interface. Log your books quickly without wasting time, making it the ideal companion for avid readers.
- Simple design
- Fast logging
- Reading tracking
- Book logbook
- Reading list management
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Readinfy is the #1 app for tracking your readings. WHY? Readinfy is simple, it has a simple design and you can log your readings without wasting your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookLog at 100% against Reading log's 50%. BookLog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Reading log's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BookLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading log has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BookLog's written reviews are positive against 50% of Reading log's.
BookLog ships an update every 10 months, Reading log every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookLog | Reading log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Austin Code Factory | Francesco Paciello |
Customer experience
BookLog
Reading log
In-app purchases
BookLog
No in-app purchases
Reading log
No in-app purchases
