Bookmory vs Roxbury Public Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookmory
Track your reading progress across print, e-books, and audiobooks. Set goals, use a reading timer, and maintain a detailed journal with notes and stats. Organize your library, manage loans, and import/export your data.
- Track print, e-books, and audiobooks
- Set yearly reading goals
- Built-in reading timer
- Detailed reading stats and calendar
- Reading journal with notes and OCR
- Manage book loans and purchases
- Import/export reading records
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Build a lasting reading habit with Bookmory, the ultimate reading tracker. Whether you read print books, e-books, or audiobooks, set your yearly reading goals, track your daily reading progress, and keep a beautiful reading journal. With a powerful reading timer, calendar view, and detailed reading stats, staying motivated has never been easier. When you record a book in Bookmory, you don't just track it — you remember it forever. --- Perfect for Readers Who Want To: • Build a consistent reading habit • Borrow books from the library often • Bring over their records from another reading app --- Key Features Easy Book Tracking • Add books via search or barcode scan • Keep print books, e-books, and audiobooks all in one place • Organize books with collections & series • Manage your library with custom tags • Save books you want to buy to your wishlist, and pick your next read with a Random Book Draw • Rate and review finished books Loans & Purchases • Track due dates for borrowed books and get return reminders • Record where you bought each book and the price, then see it all at a glance in purchase statistics Reading Timer & Progress Tracker • Log progress in the unit that fits each book: pages, percentage, episodes, or time • Track reading time with a built-in reading timer • Check your timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • See your reading speed and time left to finish every time you log • Set daily and yearly reading goals • Keep your reading habit going with a reading streak, or switch to a weekly streak if every day feels like too much • Log each re-read of a book separately Reading Journal & Notes • Write reading notes in an editor with underlining, highlighting, and photo attachments • Sort notes by type: Book Content, Summary, Thought, or Question • Extract text from photos using OCR • Share notes with aesthetic backgrounds • Revisit past reading records with Random Notes Reading Stats & Calendar • Daily and yearly reading statistics with page and reading time analysis • Stats by author, publisher, language, star rating, and tag • Reading calendar to visualize your progress • Annual Rewind feature (available every December) Import & Export • Import records you kept in other reading apps from CSV or Excel files • Export your reading records as text, Markdown, or Excel files Customization & Security • Multiple themes to match your style • App lock with password and Face ID • Reading reminders at the time you choose • iCloud backup support (automatic backups available) --- Premium Features • Remove all ads • Automatic sync across multiple devices, so you never have to worry about backups • Unlimited text extraction (OCR) • All statistics, plus the Daily Statistics timeline • All themes, plus create your own custom themes • Reorder and hide home screen sections --- Your All-in-One Reading Tracker Bookmory is more than a book tracker. It's a reading log, reading journal, reading timer, and reading goal app — all in one place. Track your books. Measure your reading time. Build a lasting reading habit. Start your reading journey with Bookmory today. Contact: tonysoft.net@gmail.com
Roxbury Public Library
Access a vast digital collection of books, audiobooks, movies, and music. Manage your library account, place holds, and discover new recommendations. Find and register for library events, and even initiate curbside pickup for borrowed items.
- Search catalog for books, movies, and more
- Manage account, holds, and renewals
- Scan ISBN to check availability
- Download eBooks and audiobooks
- Stream movies and music from Hoopla
- Find and register for library events
- Initiate curbside pickup
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RPL IS NOW 24/7/365 ANYWHERE. ONE APP. ENDLESS DISCOVERY. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE ROXBURY LIBRARY APP: Books & More • Search the catalog for books, magazines, movies, and more. • Use the My Account feature to see what you have checked out and on hold, renew items and place hold requests. • Use the Scan an ISBN feature on any book, anywhere to see if it’s available to borrow from our collection. • Check out our librarians’ latest reading recommendations. Digital Collection • Download eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. • Stream movies, music and comic books from Hoopla • Access our Digital Collection of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, magazine and more. Events • Find and register for Roxbury Library events, classes and workshops. You can filter events by age and event type • Manage registrations: add guests, cancel and update information Curbside Pickup • Use the Checkout feature to scan an item’s barcode and check it out to your library account. • Initiate curbside pickup of materials
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roxbury Public Library at none against Bookmory's 2. Roxbury Public Library also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bookmory's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 9). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Roxbury Public Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roxbury Public Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmory has 16K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, Roxbury Public Library every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookmory | Roxbury Public Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TonySoft | Roxbury Public Library |
Customer experience
Bookmory
Roxbury Public Library
Bugs and requests
Bookmory
Reported bugs
3 issues- Barcode scanner not working properly
- Deleted data not recoverable
- Inconsistent book information display
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to track re-reads
- Yearly/monthly reading goals
- Book recommendation system
- Deeper integration with ebook/audiobook apps
- Option to share reading progress with friends
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- More customization options for the interface
Roxbury Public Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookmory
- Premium Monthly$3.491 Month
- Premium Yearly$30.991 Year
Roxbury Public Library
No in-app purchases
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