Comparison

Book Tracker vs Wordshelf

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker

Capture, organize, and revisit key passages from your books with advanced text recognition. Create collections, add tags and notes, and easily export your highlights. Stop forgetting what you read and make your reading more impactful.

Highlights
  • Text recognition
  • Book collections
  • Tags and notes
  • Highlight export
  • Page number detection
  • Search functionality
  • Photo highlighting
Features
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4x App of the Day - Apple Remember more of what you read. Highlighted helps you capture meaningful passages from books, organize them into a searchable library, and revisit the ideas you do not want to forget. Point your camera at a page, select the text that matters, and save it with the book, page number, notes, and tags. Build your personal bookshelf, group books into collections, import highlights from Kindle or CSV, export everything in bulk, and share beautiful quote cards. Trusted by 150,000+ readers. ______ CAPTURE • Best-in-class text recognition • Smart sentence and paragraph detection • Photo highlighting from your library • Page number detection • ISBN barcode scanning • Kindle highlights import • CSV highlights import ORGANIZE • Personal book library • Book collections and reading status • Tags, notes, page numbers, and favorites • Powerful search and filters REVISIT • Highlight reminders • Home Screen widgets with random highlights • Siri Shortcuts • Offline mode SHARE & EXPORT • Beautiful highlight sharing cards • Bulk highlights export • Export to multiple formats • Include notes, tags, and page numbers • iPad drag and drop highlighting Highlighted is free to start. The core reading and highlight experience is free, and Highlighted+ unlocks optional power features. ______ Privacy Policy: https://highlighted-app.webflow.io/terms-and-policies#privacy-policy-heading Terms: https://highlighted-app.webflow.io/terms-and-policies#terms-of-service-heading ______ ABOUT ME I'm Damir, an independent creator from Europe who loves to read. Say hello at damir.stuhec@gmail.com

About

Wordshelf

Effortlessly capture, understand, and remember new words encountered while reading or studying. Utilize AI-powered mnemonics and visual aids to enhance retention. Track your vocabulary growth and organize learned words by the book you're reading.

Highlights
  • Scan pages or type words to look up
  • Definitions, pronunciation, examples, synonyms, etymology
  • Personalized AI mnemonics and memory images
  • Words organized by book
  • Vocabulary progress tracking
  • Supports 20+ languages
Features
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Learn smarter while you read. Wordshelf makes it effortless to capture, understand, and remember every new word you come across — whether you're reading a book, studying, or exploring ideas. HOW IT WORKS Scan any page with your camera to instantly identify and look up words, or type them in. Get definitions, pronunciation, examples, synonyms, and etymology. Each word gets a personalized mnemonic and AI-generated memory image to make it stick. Every word is saved and organized by the book you're reading. BUILT FOR READERS Unlike generic dictionary apps, Wordshelf is designed around how you actually read. Set your current book, and every word you look up is automatically linked to it. When you finish, you'll have a beautiful collection of everything you learned. REMEMBER MORE WITH AI Each word gets a custom mnemonic using the keyword method — linking the word's sound to a vivid mental image. Plus an AI-generated illustration to reinforce it. No more forgetting words you've looked up before. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your vocabulary grow with a visual activity grid. See your streaks, total words learned, word difficulty stats, and books completed at a glance. 20+ LANGUAGES Supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, and more. Start building your vocabulary today. Every book you read becomes an opportunity to learn. Terms of Use: https://wordshelfapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://wordshelfapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
Wordshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wordshelf at none against Book Tracker's 6. Wordshelf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Book Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (733 vs 122). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wordshelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Book Tracker against 4.9 for Wordshelf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 733 ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Book Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wordshelf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Wordshelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Tracker versus Wordshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerWordshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (733 ratings)4.9 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings733 — better122
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB110 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDamir StuhecSourse Labs LLC

Customer experience

Book Tracker

All ratings733 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.4%

Wordshelf

All ratings122 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Book Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Issues with recognizing text from curved pages
  • Problems with losing previously saved highlights

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to highlight and annotate PDFs
  • Integrate with ebook readers like Kindle
  • Implement cloud sync and backup
  • Add more customization options for highlights
  • Improve search and filtering functionality

Wordshelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Highlighted Club Monthly$2.991 Month
  • plus weekly$4.997 Days
  • plus yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small tip$9.00
  • Medium tip$25.00
  • Large tip$49.00
None

Wordshelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wordshelf free?
Wordshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Book Tracker or Wordshelf?
Book Tracker and Wordshelf are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 733 and 122 ratings respectively.
Do Book Tracker or Wordshelf have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor Wordshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or Wordshelf?
Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wordshelf every 4 days. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Wordshelf on October 16, 2026.

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