Comparison

Book Towers vs Topik Test

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

Head to head
About

Book Towers

Track your reading progress by stacking virtual books to reach a height goal. Log finished, current, and desired reads with ratings and notes. Unlock and customize collectible characters as your tower grows.

Highlights
  • Stack virtual books to reach height goals
  • Track reading status (Finished, Current, Want to Read, Stopped)
  • Add ratings, reviews, and notes
  • Unlock and customize over 60 characters
  • View monthly reading statistics
  • Export reading logs
  • Customize app appearance
Features
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Was your goal to read 100 books this year? Set a new goal to read enough books to stack up to 100 cm! Every book has its own height. Start stacking your books! Book Towers - The most fun way to build a reading habit! ◼ Start Stacking Your Books! - When you read and record books, you create your own book tower. - As your stack grows taller, you can unlock cute characters. ◼ Quick & Simple Tracking - Save by status: Finished Reading, Currently Reading, Want to Read, or Stopped Reading. - Add ratings, quick reviews, notes! Record only what you want. ◼ Collect Cute Characters - Discover over 60 characters, each with their own story. - Style them with items from the wardrobe! ◼ Growing Feature List - Monthly reading stats at a glance - Export your reading log to back up your records - Customize colors and fonts to design it your way! ◼ Additional Info ※ Access Permissions - Camera, Photos, and Videos: Used for ISBN scanning and book cover uploads. - These permissions are optional. The app works without them. ※ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ◼ Contact - help@studiobustles.com

About

Topik Test

Prepare for the TOPIK Korean language proficiency test with a vast collection of practice questions and past exams. Track your progress and improve your scores across listening, reading, vocabulary, and grammar sections for both TOPIK levels 1 and 2.

Highlights
  • Practice Listening (TOPIK 1 & 2)
  • Practice Reading (TOPIK 1 & 2)
  • Practice Vocabulary (TOPIK 1 & 2)
  • Practice Grammar (TOPIK 1 & 2)
  • 5,000+ Practice Questions
  • 60 Past Exams
Features
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Let the Topik Test help you increase 80 Topik points. With more than 5,000 Topik questions and 60 Topik exams from previous years will be the exam preparation book to store your progress. Topik Test contains the following features: - Practice Listen Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Practice Reading Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Practice Vocabulary Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Practice Grammar Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Prepare for Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Practice for Topik 1 & Topik 2 - Practice Topik 1 - Practice Topik 2 - Practice reading Topik 1 - Prepare for the Topik listening test - Topik Tests with free multiple - choice - Topik Test hangul - Topik Test alphabet

Screenshots

Book Towers4 screens
Topik Test4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Book Towers at 87% against Topik Test's 27%. Book Towers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Topik Test's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Book Towers sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Topik Test sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Towers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 275 and 139 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Book Towers's written reviews are positive against 27% of Topik Test's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Towers ships an update every 2 weeks, Topik Test weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Towers versus Topik Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TowersTopik Test
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (275 ratings) — better4.5 (139 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings275 — better139
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungeun ParkCAO HUNG LE

Customer experience

Book Towers

All ratings272 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral9.9%
Negative2.8%

Topik Test

All ratings139 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative67.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Book Towers

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • 레벨2$0.99
  • 3단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 4단계 캐릭터$0.99
Show 5 more
  • 5단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 6단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 코인 100$1.49
  • 코인 150$2.79
  • 코인 300$4.99
5 purchases

Topik Test

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Discount$9.99
  • Lifetime$11.99

Questions

Is Book Towers free?
Book Towers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Topik Test free?
Topik Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Towers or Topik Test?
Book Towers is rated higher. Book Towers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 275 ratings, while Topik Test averages 4.5 from 139 ratings.
Do Book Towers or Topik Test have ads?
Both Book Towers and Topik Test show ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Towers or Topik Test?
Book Towers ships an update every 2 weeks, and Topik Test weekly. Most recently, Book Towers was updated on November 11, 2026 and Topik Test on November 11, 2026.

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