Comparison

Book Corner vs Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Book Tracker

This app helps you organize your book collection, track your reading progress, and build a reading habit. It features a visually stunning interface with customizable themes and advanced tracking options. Capture insights, set reading challenges, and visualize your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Book tracking and digital bookshelf
  • Customizable themes and Liquid Glass design
  • Reading journal with notes and quotes
  • Reading challenge and progress tracking
  • Advanced metadata and custom properties
  • Year-in-books visualization
Features
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Bookie: Book Tracker is your ultimate reading companion, a powerful book tracker, reading journal, and digital bookshelf. Experience a world-class app where accountability meets stunning, next-generation design. Whether you're planning your next reading challenge or capturing insights from your latest novel, Bookie: Book Tracker makes it effortless to stay organized and inspired. The Next Evolution of Design: Liquid Glass & Themes Stop settling for plain interfaces. Bookie: Book Tracker introduces two revolutionary features that transform your digital bookshelf: Liquid Glass Design: Experience a minimalist, immersive UI built on frosted, semi-transparent layers that subtly shift with your content, giving your app depth and modern elegance. Requires iOS 26. Themes: Go beyond light and dark mode. Personalize every corner of your reading life with deeply customizable themes that let you control colors, backgrounds, and accents for a look that is uniquely yours. Master Your Library & Reading Challenges Go deeper than just tracking. Bookie: Book Tracker gives you the control and motivation to master your reading habits and library data: Effortless Tracking: Easily log books you're currently reading, finished, or want to read next with quick search and barcode scanning. Advanced Properties: Take total control. Add custom metadata, manage multiple editions, private tags, and track specific progress metrics for every title. Reading Challenge: Set yearly reading targets and track your progress against the Annual Reading Challenge. Bookie provides the motivation and visualization to crush your goals. Organize Your Way: Keep your wishlist, TBR pile, and completed reads in one streamlined place with custom bookshelves, genres, and statuses. Capture Knowledge & Reflect on Success Bookie is built to maximize your retention and reward your efforts with beautiful insights: Reading Journal: Log reading sessions with dates, times, and personal notes. Capture Every Insight: Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and mark memorable passages for easy recall. Your Year in Books (Lookback): Visualize your entire reading journey with insightful trends, detailed statistics, and a beautiful, shareable year-end summary. Sync, Read, and Upgrade Sync & Read Anywhere: Enjoy seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Distraction-Free Experience: Maintain focus with a clean, minimalist design built for concentration. Upgrade with Bookie+ Unlock the full power of Bookie: Book Tracker with Bookie+: Add unlimited books to your shelf. Use genres, dynamic filters, and advanced search to find books, notes, and quotes in seconds. Deeply customize your reading experience for ultimate control and clarity. Download Book Tracker: Bookie: Book Tracker today—the best way to log books, build a lasting reading habit, and experience the future of digital bookshelf design. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Book Corner4 screens
Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Book Corner at 5.0 against Book Tracker's 4.1. Book Corner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Book Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (107 vs 5). On price, ads and device support 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 Tracker sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Book Corner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Corner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 107 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Corner ships an update every 22 months, Book Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Book Corner versus Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook CornerBook Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.1 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews—29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5107 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRick AurbachJakub Milcarz

Customer experience

Book Corner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Book Tracker

All ratings107 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral19.4%
Negative51.6%

In-app purchases

None

Book Corner

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Bookie+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bookie+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Bookie+ (Annual)$12.991 Year
  • Bookie+ Annual$19.991 Year
  • Bookie+ (Annual)$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Bookie+ (Lifetime)$24.99
  • Bookie+ Lifetime$39.99
  • Bookie+ (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Book Corner free?
Book Corner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Corner or Book Tracker?
Book Corner is rated higher. Book Corner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Book Tracker averages 4.1 from 107 ratings.
Do Book Corner or Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Book Corner nor Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Corner or Book Tracker?
Book Corner ships an update every 22 months, and Book Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Book Corner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Book Tracker on October 26, 2026.

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