Comparison

Book Tracker vs Readerly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Book Tracker

Organize your personal library, track reading progress, and manage your to-be-read list. Features include a reading timer, quote saving, and import from other platforms. Syncs across devices and offers Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Organize entire library
  • Track reading progress
  • Reading timer
  • Save favorite quotes
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Borrowed books tracking
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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Your bookshelf, beautifully organized. Track every book you own, log what you've read, and build the perfect TBR list. all in one app. Whether you're a casual reader or a devoted bookworm, Book Tracker makes it effortless to manage your reading life. Discover why readers love Book Tracker: - Organize your entire library: Categorize books as read, reading, or unread. Add tags, edit details like author, genre, publisher, and year. your Library stays accurate and personal. - Track your reading progress: See how far you've read at a glance. Set reading goals and watch your stats grow with beautiful, detailed statistics available right on your Home screen through widgets. - Reading Timer: Measure the time you spend with each book. Understand your reading habits and find more time in your day for the stories you love. - Apple Watch app: Control your Reading Timer, log progress, and check your stats. right from your wrist. Includes widgets and complications so your reading data is always a glance away. - Save your favorite quotes: Found a passage that moved you? Save it in the app and revisit it anytime. You can even display your favorite quotes on your Home screen with a widget. - Built for the BookTok and Bookstagram community: Track your reading challenges, share your stats, and keep your TBR list organized for your next recommendation. - Import from Goodreads and more: Easily bring your book collection from Goodreads, Storygraph, BookBuddy, Delicious Library, Book Crawler, Reading List, and others. Export to PDF or CSV anytime. - Borrowed Books: Never forget which books you've lent out or borrowed. Keep track of every exchange effortlessly. - Syncs across all your devices: Save a book on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and it appears everywhere. Your Library and Wishlist stay perfectly in sync. no duplicates, no lost books. - Deep Apple integration: Shortcuts, Siri, Live Activity, and widgets work together to keep your books, quotes, and stats always within reach. - Your privacy matters: Book Tracker doesn't collect personal data or track you in any way. Read in peace. Start free with up to 5 books. Unlock unlimited books with a single in-app purchase on iPhone and iPad. A separate purchase unlocks the full Mac experience. Download Book Tracker today and transform the way you read.

About

Readerly

Track your reading habits with detailed statistics and insights. Log books, notes, and quotes, and visualize your reading life over time. Offers advanced analytics for a deeper understanding of your reading patterns.

Highlights
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Log books, notes, and quotes
  • Visualize reading pace and trends
  • Private data storage on device
  • Barcode scanning for books
  • Import reading data from files
  • Shareable reading insights
Features
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You know roughly how much you read. Readerly tells you exactly. Readerly turns your reading history into a clear picture of your reading life: how your pace changes through the year, what you reach for, which authors you return to, when you read most, and how this year compares with every year before it. Save Private Notes & Quotes, too, so the parts of a book you want to remember stay with your reading life. No account. No sign-in. Your library stays on your iPhone. WHY THE NUMBERS HOLD UP A chart is only useful if the number under it is right. Audiobooks are counted in hours. Insight cards show the evidence behind what they say: how many sessions contributed, what window was measured, and whether there is enough data to support the result. If there is not, Readerly says so instead of inventing an average. Your reading data also outranks the catalog. If you are on page 628 of a book a database says has 623 pages, Readerly accepts 628 and offers to correct the book length. Reopen any reading session and change the date, pages or minutes. Start and finish dates are yours to set. Correcting your own reading history is never behind Readerly Pro. WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION • Three free Library choices: Plain, The Book Dragon and A Distant Kingdom • Unlimited books and reading sessions, stored on your device • Private Notes & Quotes • Haptic quarter-star ratings, so a book can be 4¼ instead of being forced to 4 or 4½ • Searchable genres and custom cover images • Log the page you are actually on, not pages-read arithmetic • Live reading pace and projected finish date for every active book • Barcode scanning • Bookstore Mode: continuously scan shelves and instantly see whether a book is already yours or already read • Import from CSV, TSV, XLSX or ZIP • Preview every addition, update and conflict before anything is saved • Readerly reconstructs your reading history from dates in your file, marks estimated dates, and lets you undo the entire import with one tap • Optional AI Import Assistant for messy or unfamiliar exports • Cover and description lookup for books missing metadata • Books Finished, Day Streak, Pages Read and Minutes Read • Two charts on your real numbers: Books Finished by Month and print, digital and audio mix • Explore your reading by year • Share cards as square images or silent 9:16 videos READERLY PRO Readerly Pro turns your log into a deeper view of how you actually read. It also includes thirteen additional Library wallpapers. Unlock deeper charts and insights, including reading momentum, daily rhythm, the hours and weekdays you read, genre currents, per-book reading journeys, genre mix, rating shape, author affinity, completion patterns, length versus rating, a six-axis taste profile, and a deck of the strongest insights your history can support. Choose any month and tap pages or listening bars to see the books behind your totals. Tap a rating, author or genre to see the books behind the number. Share your reading highlights. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your books, sessions, ratings, notes, quotes, dates and progress live in a private database on your iPhone. Book lookup sends only what identifies the book, such as an ISBN or title and author. No ads. No third-party analytics. No tracking. AI IS OPTIONAL Readerly includes two optional AI tools on the import screen, and neither runs unless you ask. It can send titles and authors of uncategorized books to Anthropic's Claude to suggest a genre from Readerly's fixed list, or send your file's column names and limited samples to suggest how they map. Readerly asks first and tells you what will be sent. Readerly Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription at the price shown before purchase. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://thereaderlyapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://thereaderlyapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
Readerly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Book Tracker at 6.2K against Readerly's 1. Book Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Readerly's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Book Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Readerly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Readerly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 6.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Tracker versus Readerly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerReaderly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.2K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSimone MontaltoJovanne Villarino

Customer experience

Book Tracker

All ratings6,201 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews611 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.0%

Readerly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Book Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect book cover images
  • Reading progress data disappearing
  • Issues with barcode scanning accuracy

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to track re-reads
  • Option to differentiate owned vs borrowed books
  • Customizable reading goal/progress widgets
  • Shared library access for family/friends
  • Improved sorting and search functionality
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  • More detailed audiobook tracking

Readerly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Book Tracker

One-time6
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Medium tip$4.99
  • Great tip$9.99
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  • Large tip$14.99
  • Book Tracker Pro (Lifetime)$15.99
  • Huge tip$19.99
2 purchases

Readerly

Subscriptions2
  • Readerly Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Readerly Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readerly free?
Readerly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Tracker or Readerly?
Readerly is rated higher. Book Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Readerly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Book Tracker or Readerly have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor Readerly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or Readerly?
Book Tracker ships an update weekly, and Readerly weekly. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Readerly on October 24, 2026.

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