Comparison

Bookmory vs TBR

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

Head to head
About

Bookmory

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your progress, setting goals, and keeping a detailed reading journal. It offers a reading timer, calendar view, and insightful statistics to keep you motivated. Remember your books and reading journey with this all-in-one tool.

Highlights
  • Track books via search or barcode
  • Reading timer and progress logging
  • Create reading journal entries and notes
  • Set daily and yearly reading goals
  • View reading statistics and calendar
  • Organize books with collections and tags
Features
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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

About

TBR

Easily track your reading progress, organize your book lists, and discover new titles through curated book news. Scan books with a barcode, add them manually, and sort them by various criteria. Get personalized recommendations and export your library.

Highlights
  • Track books to read, reading, and read
  • Organize books into custom lists
  • Barcode scanner for quick book entry
  • Discover new books via curated news feeds
  • Get 'More Like This' book recommendations
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Export to spreadsheet formats
Features
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TBR is a fast, elegant and modern place to track your reading. The books you want to read (your TBR, To Be Read), the books you are reading, and the books you've read. You can also organize your books into custom lists of your own choosing. Get inspiration by reading Book News from our 1000+ curated book news sources. TBR contains a Book News browser, essentially a curated collection of RSS feeds, with links back to the original sources. Bookship will identify books in each story and easily let you save them, remembering where you found the book. TRACK BOOKS Add a book by name by searching our database, or use the easy Barcode Scanner to scan books quickly into TBR. It's great when you're in a bookstore and want to remember a book for later. Using Multi-scan lets you quickly add your entire library right into TBR. Reorder your TBR list by drag-n-drop, so you can change what's coming next. Sort and filter by author, genre, title, publication date and more. Mark books as Reading, or Read, and the books are automatically added to those lists as well, and dates are automatically tracked. Keep Notes about the books you are reading. Use our Share Extension to share pages you are reading on the web to TBR. TBR extracts the books being mentioned so you can easily browse or save them. READING IDEAS TBR’s More Like This tells you related or similar books to a book you're reading. Or get reading ideas by browsing our always-timely Book News, featuring the latest in books from around the web. BOOK NEWS We've curated over a thousand high quality book news sites, and assembled their RSS feeds into a timely, beautiful view into the world of books, with links back to the original sites. You can find news about books by genre, about the books you are reading, or just what's popular right now. Browse our feeds to see news from each source individually, or browse by Channel to see book news about a particular topic. DARK MODE We support dark mode, for a particularly striking view on the world of books. IMPORT, EXPORT, SYNC Import your books from Goodreads. Export your books to a spreadsheet (Excel, CSV). All sync'd with the cloud and with Bookship, our Social Reading app, so you can plan your reading for your reading group or Book Club.

Screenshots

Bookmory4 screens
TBR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bookmory at Free against TBR's $4.99. Bookmory also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). TBR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bookmory is free to download; TBR costs $4.99 up front. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. TBR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookmory holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmory has 16K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Bookmory's written reviews are positive against 100% of TBR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, TBR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bookmory versus TBR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmoryTBR
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTonySoftThe Hawaii Project, LLC

Customer experience

Bookmory

All ratings16,177 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews1,762 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.2%

TBR

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TBR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bookmory

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly$30.991 Year
None

TBR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmory free?
Bookmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TBR free?
TBR costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookmory or TBR?
Bookmory is rated higher. Bookmory averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while TBR averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Bookmory or TBR have ads?
Both Bookmory and TBR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmory or TBR?
Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, and TBR every 3 months. Most recently, Bookmory was updated on October 25, 2026 and TBR on October 24, 2026.

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