Comparison

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 vs Reading notes BookClip

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

This app helps you manage your reading history like a bank book. Track book titles, dates, prices, ratings, and reading status. Save summaries, images, and notes, organized by category for efficient review.

Highlights
  • Track book title, date, price, and rating
  • Manage reading status (read, reading, unread)
  • Record book summaries and notes
  • Save book-related images and charts
  • Organize saved content by category
  • View reading history on a calendar
  • Access statistical information on books read
Features
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"RecoDoku" is an application that can manage the history of the read book like a bank book. This app allows you to check the book's title and date, as well as the book's price, rating, reading status (read, reading, unread,). It is fun to record as you save a book. In addition, it is possible to record the summary in texts for each book, and save images, graphs, and notes written in books as images. Saved summaries and images are organized into categories and can be read back in a batch. Basically, once a book has been read, it is not necessary to read it from the beginning unless it is a good book. It is possible to establish the knowledge efficiently by carefully selecting the necessary part for yourself and reading it back repeatedly. [Characteristics of RecoDoku] ・ Display of book can be switched by "category" or "date" ・ Check the evaluation after reading in a list ・ Check the reading status (read, reading, unread) in a list ・ For books that need to be returned, alert notification function prevents forgetting to return ・ Record and save abstracts of books ・ Save memos, charts, etc. of books as images ・ Saved summary and memo images can be checked together by category ・ Check which book you read on the calendar ・ Statistical information such as "total number of books", "total price", "total number of pages" is also enhanced

About

Reading notes BookClip

Capture and organize favorite sentences from books by taking pictures. Highlight important text digitally without needing a pen. Back up your notes to iCloud for easy transfer between devices.

Highlights
  • Save sentences from pictures
  • Digital highlighting
  • Organize favorite quotes
  • iCloud backup
  • No typing required
Features
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BooKClip is an application that allows you to easily manage your favorite sentences from the books you read. If you use BookClip, you can easily save and manage sentences by taking pictures with the camera without typing each sentence. You can highlight important parts of the text so you don't have to use a pen to mark your important books. You can also save your backups to iCloud so that you can change your phone model. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Screenshots

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」4 screens
Reading notes BookClip4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 and Reading notes BookClip both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Reading notes BookClip's written reviews are positive against 38% of Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's. Reading notes BookClip also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 against 5.0 for Reading notes BookClip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading notes BookClip has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's written reviews are positive against 72% of Reading notes BookClip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, Reading notes BookClip every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 versus Reading notes BookClip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading record notes「RecoDoku」Reading notes BookClip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermitsuhiro naraYugo Matsuda

Customer experience

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Reading notes BookClip

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

None

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

No in-app purchases

None

Reading notes BookClip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 free?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading notes BookClip free?
Reading notes BookClip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Reading notes BookClip?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 and Reading notes BookClip are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Reading notes BookClip have ads?
Both Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 and Reading notes BookClip show ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Reading notes BookClip?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, and Reading notes BookClip every 11 days. Most recently, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Reading notes BookClip on October 20, 2026.

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