Library Notes vs BetterPages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Library Notes
This app helps book lovers organize their thoughts and memories about the books they read. It allows users to create detailed notes and offers a unique review mode to help recall key information and quotes.
- Organize book notes
- Create reading logs
- Review mode for memory recall
- Capture quotes and prompts
- Open-source
- User owns all data
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Library Notes is a free, open-source iOS app for taking notes about the books you read. There’s no service, no accounts, no passwords. You always own your data. If you are a book lover, your reading log and the notes you take about the books you read are one of the most important things you create in your life. Your notes help books become a part of you. Inspired by Commonplace Books, Library Notes is an iPad and iPhone app designed specifically for book notes. To help you remember your book notes, Library Notes has “review mode.” Review mode scans your notes for quotes, prompt questions, and fill-in-the-blank questions. It prompts you with this material to make sure you constantly refresh your memory with all of the great things you’ve been capturing. You are what you read!
BetterPages
Organize your reading, track progress, and discover new books with this app. Save quotes, view them dynamically, and explore genres. Premium features offer advanced statistics, ad-free reading, and AI-powered book search.
- Organize bookshelf
- Track reading progress
- Save and view quotes
- Discover new books
- AI-powered book search
- Widgets and Live Activities
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Introducing BetterPages – your comprehensive platform to support and enhance your reading journey. BetterPages helps you organize your bookshelf, discover new books, and optimize your reading performance with a variety of tools designed to suit all readers. Free Features: Track Reading Progress: Monitor your achievements and identify areas for improvement in your reading habits. Search & View Book Information: Easily find detailed information about books. Record Reading Sessions: Keep track of how much time you spend reading. Explore Genres: Delve deeper into different book genres with detailed descriptions. Widgets & Live Activities: Enhance your reading experience with real-time updates and handy widgets. Free Book Collection: Regularly updated selections available right on your home screen. Random Fun Facts: Learn interesting tidbits related to your reading material. Manually Add Books & Personalize Details: Tailor your bookshelf to reflect your taste. Save Quotes: Bookmark memorable quotes from your reads. View Quotes Like Reels: Enjoy a dynamic presentation of your favorite quotes. Premium Features (Available via Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime Subscription): In-depth Statistics: Gain comprehensive insights into your reading patterns. No Ads: Enjoy an uninterrupted reading experience. Change Book Covers: Personalize your library by searching for and updating book covers online. Scan Books to Add Quotes: Quickly capture quotes using your device’s camera. Expanded Book Collection: Access an ever-growing library of books updated weekly. New Feature - Search Book with AI: Powered by GPT4: Use our advanced AI to search and analyze books based on your queries and preferences. Opal System: This feature requires Opals. Top up your balance with one of three packages: 25 Opals, 200 Opals, or 800 Opals. BetterPages is free to sign up and use, with optional premium enhancements to enrich your reading experience further. Start exploring new titles today and take your reading to the next level! Thank you for choosing BetterPages. Read more about Privacy Policy: https://badquotesapp.com/policy Read more about Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Library Notes and BetterPages both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Library Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of BetterPages's. Library Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). BetterPages's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. BetterPages sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Library Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Library Notes against 5.0 for BetterPages. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Library Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of BetterPages's.
Library Notes ships an update every 3 months, BetterPages every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Library Notes | BetterPages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Dewey | Phat Nguyen |
Customer experience
Library Notes
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In-app purchases
Library Notes
No in-app purchases
BetterPages
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Topup 25 Opals$0.99
- Goal Unlocker$3.99
- Topup 200 Opals$4.99
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- Topup 800 Opals$9.99
- Lifetime Premium$44.99
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