Comparison

Book Tracker vs PALIMPS

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

PALIMPS

Features
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Every book you read, in one quiet library. PALIMPS gathers your books, notes and highlights in a single place. Each book has its own page, its own memory. - Photograph a shelf. AI reads the spines, and you confirm what gets added. - Bring your library over from a Goodreads export. - Snap a page, capture highlights, write a note. - Find what you read, years later. No ads, no tracking. Your reading stays yours. Premium keeps your whole library in memory and opens AI features built on your own notes. Privacy Policy: https://palimps.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
PALIMPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PALIMPS at every 3 weeks against Book Tracker's every 5 weeks. PALIMPS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PALIMPS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, PALIMPS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Book Tracker versus PALIMPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerPALIMPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (733 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings733 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamir StuhecHilal ERDOGAN SUMNU

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

PALIMPS

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
2 purchases

PALIMPS

Subscriptions2
  • PALIMPS Premium$4.991 Month
  • PALIMPS Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PALIMPS free?
PALIMPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Tracker or PALIMPS have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor PALIMPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or PALIMPS?
Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and PALIMPS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and PALIMPS on September 29, 2026.

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