Library Notes vs Reading log
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!
Reading log
Easily track your reading progress with a simple and intuitive interface. Log your books quickly without wasting time, making it the ideal companion for avid readers.
- Simple design
- Fast logging
- Reading tracking
- Book logbook
- Reading list management
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Readinfy is the #1 app for tracking your readings. WHY? Readinfy is simple, it has a simple design and you can log your readings without wasting your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Library Notes at 100% against Reading log's 50%. Library Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). Reading log's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Library Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading log has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Library Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Reading log's.
Library Notes ships an update every 3 months, Reading log every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Library Notes | Reading log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.1 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Dewey | Francesco Paciello |
Customer experience
Library Notes
Reading log
In-app purchases
Library Notes
No in-app purchases
Reading log
No in-app purchases
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