# Book Tracker vs Bright Passages

The clearest difference is price: Book Tracker at Free against Bright Passages's $4.99. Book Tracker also leads on ratings volume (744 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.5). Bright Passages's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Book Tracker is free to download; Bright Passages costs $4.99 up front. Book Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bright Passages asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Book Tracker against 5.0 for Bright Passages. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 744 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Bright Passages's.

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Bright Passages every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Book Tracker | Bright Passages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.99 |
| Rating | [4.9 (744 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-tracker-highlighted/id1480216009/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bright-passages/id6792161370/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **744** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 63 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.4** | 26.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Damir Stuhec](https://appshunter.io/developer/1161505919) | [Nathan Perry](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792161372) |

## What reviewers say

### Book Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-tracker-highlighted/id1480216009)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Highlighted Club Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| plus weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| plus yearly | $44.99 | per year |
| Small tip | $9.00 | one-time |
| Medium tip | $25.00 | one-time |
| Large tip | $49.00 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate text recognition
- 💡 Useful for readers and students
- 🔖 Allows organizing highlights by book and tags
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Issues with text ordering and formatting
- 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
- 📱 Needs offline support and sync capabilities
- 🖌️ Lack of formatting options for highlights

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Bright Passages

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bright-passages/id6792161370)

Capture and organize highlights from physical books using your camera. Automatically detects highlighter colors and allows manual text selection for unmarked passages. Creates a searchable, shareable digital library of your favorite book passages.

**Highlights:** Camera-based highlight detection, Automatic highlighter color categorization, Manual text selection, Searchable digital library, Customizable categories, Add personal notes, Export to CSV, Excel, Markdown

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Book Tracker free?

Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Bright Passages free?

Bright Passages costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Book Tracker or Bright Passages?

Bright Passages is rated higher. Book Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 744 ratings, while Bright Passages averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Book Tracker or Bright Passages have ads?

Neither Book Tracker nor Bright Passages shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or Bright Passages?

Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bright Passages every 2 days. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 22, 2026 and Bright Passages on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*