Comparison

Bookmedia vs Reading Diary

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

Head to head
About

Bookmedia

Features
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Bookmedia enables the traditional book reading experience to be enriched with multimedia elements, such as sound, video, images, text, 3D models, quizzes, interactive HTML modules, and links. The innovative multimedia platform Bookmedia enables the preparation of digital (multimedia) educational content that can be linked to any existing book or other types of 2D/3D objects in the space. The end user uses the mobile application by pointing the smartphone or tablet camera toward a part of the page, i.e. a picture in a book or some other type of 2D/3D objects in space. The mobile application automatically recognises what it is about and displays multimedia content or an interactive application on the screen.

About

Reading Diary

Organize your personal book collection by tracking, categorizing, and filtering your library. Add books by scanning barcodes or manually entering details. Share your reading progress and book information with friends.

Highlights
  • Track and categorize books
  • Scan barcodes for easy entry
  • Manual book detail entry
  • Filter and sort library
  • Share book information
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Day/night theme
Features
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Reading Diary is a simple book tracker and reading log for your personal library. Scan an ISBN or barcode to add books, track what you're reading, organize your shelves and build your TBR list, and see your reading stats. Pay once. No subscription. No ads. The free version lets you: - Add a book by scanning its barcode* - Search for books by ISBN, author, or title* - Add a book and enter its details manually - Enter book details: author, title, ISBN, category, book format (paperback, hardcover, e-book, audiobook, or other), reading status, date added, date you started reading, date you finished or abandoned it, book color, rating, and note - View the book cover* - Share book information with friends (author, title, note, and, when available, a link to more information or a cover image) - Filter books in the navigation drawer by reading status (not read yet, currently reading, finished, or abandoned), author, category, and format - Search for books by author, title, category, or note - Create an account and sync your data across all your devices** - Back up your data to a JSON file and restore it from that file - Use light or dark mode according to your device settings A one-time Premium purchase also unlocks: - Add your own cover photo if no cover is available online (sign-in required) - Set a book's ownership (whether you own it, borrowed it, or want it) and assign it to a shelf - Create custom tags and assign as many tags as you like to books - Enter the number of pages and the audiobook length in hours and minutes - Filter books in the navigation drawer by ownership, shelf, and tags - View detailed reading statistics - Share a reading summary for a selected period and your wishlist with friends * We use the Google Books and Goodreads services to search for books and retrieve information about them. If a book cannot be found, it is probably not in their databases. A book cover may not be available. ** You can register using an email address and password or a Google or Apple account.

Screenshots

Bookmedia4 screens
Reading Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookmedia at every 2 weeks against Reading Diary's every 2 months. Bookmedia also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bookmedia sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Reading Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmedia ships an update every 2 weeks, Reading Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookmedia versus Reading Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmediaReading Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCITUS d.o.o.Zdenek Skrobak

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bookmedia

One-time9
  • CoGo - overlay widths$7.99
  • Juha od bundeve$7.99
  • Testiranje Smars$7.99
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  • Životinjsko carstvo$7.99
  • Test new creat$7.99
  • Audit logs setting$7.99
  • adas$7.99
  • Project CoGo - duplicate (1)$7.99
  • Project CoGo - duplicate$9.99
1 purchases

Reading Diary

One-time1
  • Premium$8.19

Questions

Is Bookmedia free?
Bookmedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Diary free?
Reading Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookmedia or Reading Diary have ads?
Neither Bookmedia nor Reading Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmedia or Reading Diary?
Bookmedia ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reading Diary every 2 months. Most recently, Bookmedia was updated on October 25, 2026 and Reading Diary on October 24, 2026.

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