Comparison

Book Tracker vs SpiceRack

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

SpiceRack

This app helps readers catalog their literary journeys. Track books read, create wishlists, and rate your favorites with detailed metrics. Discover new titles and organize your reading life.

Highlights
  • Track books read and TBR lists
  • Rate books and add reviews
  • Save favorite quotes
  • Track reading count and dates
  • Organize by genre and format
  • View reading metrics on charts
Features
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SpiceRack is your new companion to save the books you've read, the books you want to read and everything in between. SpiceRack is built for all readers, but we tried to cater to BookTok. This is the FIRST app built just for tracking spicy books; give your books ratings, spice ratings, reviews and read count to keep track of the books you loved, and how much you loved them. With SpiceRack you can: - Track the number of books you've read - Search OpenLibrary for the books you love and save them to your library - Save them as 'Read' or 'To Be Read' - Save your favourite quotes for each book - Track the number of reads and first read date - Store the format saved (E-Book, paperback, hardcover) - Store your favourite genres and assign them to your books as you please - See your reading metrics on charts and graphs over time And SO much more!

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
SpiceRack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Book Tracker at Free against SpiceRack's $1.99. Book Tracker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (727 vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Book Tracker is free to download; SpiceRack costs $1.99 up front. Book Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpiceRack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 727 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Book Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpiceRack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, SpiceRack monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Tracker versus SpiceRack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerSpiceRack
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (727 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings727 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamir StuhecThe Sparky

Customer experience

Book Tracker

All ratings727 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.4%

SpiceRack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 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

SpiceRack

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
4 purchases

SpiceRack

One-time4
  • Tiny Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$4.99
  • Good Tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Great Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpiceRack free?
SpiceRack costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Book Tracker or SpiceRack?
Book Tracker is rated higher. Book Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 727 ratings, while SpiceRack averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Book Tracker or SpiceRack have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor SpiceRack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or SpiceRack?
Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and SpiceRack monthly. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 2, 2026 and SpiceRack on September 17, 2026.

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