Comparison

Book Towers vs Piled

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

Piled

Features
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Piled helps you collect all your books! Log the books you've read, build your yearly reading overview, and watch your reading life take shape. Visually, personally, yours. Whether you finished three books last year or thirty, Piled turns your reading history into something beautiful to look back on. Piled is built around visuals, not spreadsheets. Flip through your reading year by year, spot patterns in what you love, and watch your stats grow. Pages read, genres explored and your most-read year. It's the kind of overview that makes you want to read just one more. A reading life, not just a reading list. It's warm, simple and made for people who love books. What's inside: Yearly reading overview Rating and your own notes Personal reading stats (yearly and overall) TBR list split into books you own and books you want Add books with just a link Start your pile today.

Screenshots

Book Towers4 screens
Piled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piled at none against Book Towers's 14. Piled also leads on ads (none vs shown). Book Towers's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price and update cadence 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Piled asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Towers ships an update every 3 weeks, Piled monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Towers versus Piled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TowersPiled
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (265 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings265 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungeun ParkSnega AS

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Book Towers

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time12
  • 레벨2$0.99
  • 3단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 4단계 캐릭터$0.99
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  • 5단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 6단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 7단계 캐릭터$0.99
  • 코인 100$1.49
  • 코인 150$2.79
  • 코인 300$4.99
  • 코인 500$7.99
  • 코인 700$9.99
  • 코인 1200$14.99
None

Piled

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Towers free?
Book Towers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piled free?
Piled is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Towers or Piled have ads?
Book Towers shows ads; Piled does not.
Which is updated more often, Book Towers or Piled?
Book Towers ships an update every 3 weeks, and Piled monthly. Most recently, Book Towers was updated on September 25, 2026 and Piled on September 14, 2026.

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