Book Tracker vs EpicX

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

EpicX At A Glance EpicX is a reader-author-community platform in one app: discover/read books, write/publish, and build fan communities through Circles. The product is built around engagement loops: reading activity, social participation, events, polls, and gamified progression. It supports both personal growth (skills, output, consistency) and community growth (fanbase, participation, retention). Reader Features Discovery + reading flow with trending/featured books, chapter reading, library, bookmarks, highlights, and reading history. Daily streak + reading streak systems with recurring rewards. Chapter-level interactions (comments, reactions, social engagement). Audio/TTS-connected reading experience and translation-aware reading flows. Premium voice customization for character/book voice personalization. Author Features Author dashboard with core metrics (books, views, earnings, shadowers/followers). Book lifecycle tools: create books, edit chapters, manage content, and monitor performance. Writing support modules (analytics/earnings plus structured creator workflows like character/world building in the author toolset). Author growth is tightly linked to community participation (Circles + events + polls), not only content upload. Building Fanbase With Circles Circles function as fan communities with posts, comments, reactions, chat, member management, moderation, rankings, and notifications. Authors can create/join circles and use them for recurring engagement (announcements, discussions, live interactions). Content can be shared across circle feed, circle chat, direct messages, and external channels from one sharing destination flow. Circle Events + Platform Events Circle events: members can create and RSVP to events with scheduling, attendee limits, online/offline context, and host controls. Role-based creation (leader/champion-type permissions) supports healthier community governance. Platform events: global events can run as competitive or quest-style campaigns with milestones/rank rewards. Participation can be incentivized with credits/rewards, which makes events useful for both fan growth and retention campaigns. Polling Circle and platform polls with configurable duration, anonymity, multiple-choice options, result visibility, and vote controls. Poll voting is integrated into engagement/reward systems (including platform-level incentive mechanics). Practical author use-cases: choose next chapter direction, cover/theme preference tests, character arcs, launch timing, community decisions. Gamification (Core Differentiator) Achievements + badges + quests (daily/weekly/monthly/special) with progress tracking. XP progression and level-ups with level-based rewards. Reading streak and login streak mechanics feed ongoing retention. Community and creator actions are also gamified (not only reading), creating multi-path progression. Theme Creation (Creator Customization) Theme creation is a real creator workflow: custom color systems, gradients/effects, background imagery, icon customization tiers. Level-gated unlocks make advanced customization aspirational and progression-driven. Theme submissions go through moderation workflow (pending/approved/rejected), enabling controlled UGC quality. What Makes EpicX Unique vs Typical Platforms Most apps do one thing well (reading, writing, or community). EpicX combines all three into one behavioral loop. Community mechanics are not an add-on; they’re deeply integrated with progression, events, and rewards. Authors aren’t isolated publishers—they can run live community operations (circles/events/polls) inside the same product. Gamification is systemic (quests + achievements + levels + streaks), not cosmetic. UGC theme creation + moderation adds identity and creator expression beyond content publishing.