# Bibliography vs Bookbear

The clearest difference is price: Bookbear at Free against Bibliography's $0.99. Bookbear also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 15 months). Bibliography's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Bookbear is free to download; Bibliography costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Bookbear holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookbear has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bibliography's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bookbear's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Bibliography ships an update every 15 months, Bookbear every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bibliography | Bookbear |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bibliography/id1329347018/reviews) | **[4.5 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookbear-book-tracker/id6708232404/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **21** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 94.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 24 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Valerii Dubovoi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1329347017) | [WOO MIN PARK](https://appshunter.io/developer/1021439964) |

## What reviewers say

### Bibliography

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bibliography/id1329347018)

Manage your personal book collection with this app. Organize your library, track books you own, want to buy, or have lent out, and group series for easy reading order. It helps you catalog books, add unreleased titles, and rate your reads.

**Highlights:** Organize personal book catalog, Group books by series, Track book status (owned, lent, to buy), Add unreleased books, Rate and genre books, Sync across devices via iCloud

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Bookbear

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookbear-book-tracker/id6708232404)

Easily track your reading progress, build a virtual library of your collection, and discover trending books. Scan barcodes to add books instantly and share your reading list with friends.

**Highlights:** Seamless book tracking, Build and admire your collection, Scan and discover instantly, Discover trending books, Share reading lists, Track progress at a glance

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Clean and simple UI
- 👍 Intuitive design
- 👍 Minimalistic interface
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Essential features only

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Missing book database
- 🐛 Inaccurate book information
- 🐛 No option to update release dates
- 🐛 Limited statistics
- 🐛 Calendar view shows only completed books

**Reported bugs**

- Book search not working (Lazykit.XOR error)
- Unable to delete incorrectly added books
- Calendar date selection jumps unexpectedly

**Requested features**

- Add ability to manually add books
- Implement account/login for data backup
- Add a memo/note-taking feature for books
- Include statistics (annual/monthly reading count, genre/author rankings)
- Allow editing of release dates


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bibliography free?

Bibliography costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Bookbear free?

Bookbear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bibliography or Bookbear?

Bookbear is rated higher. Bibliography averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bookbear averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.

### Do Bibliography or Bookbear have ads?

Neither Bibliography nor Bookbear shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bibliography or Bookbear?

Bibliography ships an update every 15 months, and Bookbear every 9 days. Most recently, Bibliography was updated on October 12, 2026 and Bookbear on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*