Book Corner vs Reading log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Corner
Organize your personal book collection, including books read, owned, and desired. Utilize online lookup and barcode scanning to easily add publication details. Ideal for book groups, it keeps your reading habits private and syncs across all your Apple devices.
- Manage read, owned, and wish lists
- Online book lookup (OpenLibrary, Google Books)
- ISBN barcode scanning
- Track book group meetings
- Private data storage
- Cross-device synchronization
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Book Corner helps you manage your personal book catalog — • Books you’ve read • Books you’d like to read • Books you own • Books you’d like to buy • Your favorites • Books you might like to give as gifts You can look at your library in a variety of ways. You can use online lookup (using OpenLibrary.org and Google Books) to fill in publication information. And if the book has an ISBN barcode, you can scan it to collect this information. If you belong to one or more book groups, you’ll find this app particularly handy, because you can keep track of your meetings, what you read, etc. Your reading interests and habits are completely private. All data in Book Corner is stored locally on your device (and backed up securely to iCloud) and are not available to anyone else. Book Corner runs on iPhone (iOS 15+), iPad (iPadOS 15+) and Macintosh (macOS 12+) and automatically synchronizes between all of your devices.
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 rating: Book Corner at 5.0 against Reading log's 4.1. Book Corner also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Reading log's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). 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.
Book Corner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively.
Book Corner ships an update every 22 months, Reading log every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Corner | Reading log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Aurbach | Francesco Paciello |
Customer experience
Book Corner
Reading log
In-app purchases
Book Corner
No in-app purchases
Reading log
No in-app purchases
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