Comparison

Book Tracker vs Book Highlighter

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

Book Highlighter

Features
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Book Highlighter helps you turn passages from paper books into organized digital highlights, ready to export to Obsidian, Markdown files, or any app through the share sheet. Build a personal library, capture the quotes you want to keep, add page numbers and notes, then export everything as clean Markdown when you are ready. Capture highlights your way Take a photo of a book page, choose an image from your library, or type a passage manually. When you use an image, Book Highlighter uses Apple's built-in Live Text technology so you can select exactly the text you want from the page. Organize by book Search for books by title, author, or ISBN using Open Library, or add a Google Books API key in Settings to use Google Books. Each book can include metadata such as author, year, publisher, ISBN, and cover image. You can add highlights, page numbers, optional notes, and a personal note for the book. Import from other apps Book Highlighter includes an iOS share extension. Select text in another app, open the share sheet, choose Book Highlighter, then save the passage to one of your existing books. Export clean Markdown Write each book to folders you choose as complete Markdown files, or use the standard iOS share sheet for one-shot Markdown, plain text, CSV, RTF, and PDF exports. Generated Markdown files include book metadata, page headings, quotes, notes, and dates, and are overwritten when you update them from the app. Backup and restore Create a JSON backup of your books and highlights, save it wherever you prefer, and import it later with smart merge to avoid duplicate books and duplicate highlights. Private by design Book Highlighter stores your library locally on your device. There is no account, no analytics, and no developer-controlled server for your books, highlights, or notes. Network requests are used only when you search book metadata through Open Library or, if configured by you, Google Books. Book Highlighter is made for readers who still love physical books but want their best passages available in a durable, portable digital format.

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
Book Highlighter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Book Tracker at Free against Book Highlighter's $0.99. Book Highlighter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; Book Highlighter costs $0.99 up front. Book Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Book Highlighter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Book Highlighter every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Book Tracker versus Book Highlighter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerBook Highlighter
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (745 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings745 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDamir StuhecAlessandro Raccuglia Giaminardi

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

Book Highlighter

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

Book Highlighter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Highlighter free?
Book Highlighter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Tracker or Book Highlighter have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor Book Highlighter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or Book Highlighter?
Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Book Highlighter every 8 days. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Book Highlighter on October 6, 2026.

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