Comparison

Bookmory vs Quote Archive

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 and export reading records
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

Quote Archive

Organize and manage all your book highlights and quotes in one place. Read ebooks, add quotes from various sources, and search your collection. Features include customizable reading settings, widgets, and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Read and highlight EPUB, CBZ, ZIP books
  • Import quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby
  • Organize quotes with collections and tags
  • Searchable quote database
  • Customizable widgets for home screen
  • iCloud data sync across devices
Features
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Read ebooks. Store all your quotes or highlights in one place for easy management, review, and search. Add quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby, CSV, Adobe Digital Editions. You can use the app for free. Quote Archive offers a Free Tier and a Premium Tier. Upgrade to the Premium Tier with a one-time purchase to access premium features. Reader Features: - Read Internet Archive, EPUB (reflowable, DRM-free), CBZ, or ZIP (of images) books, and highlight and tag quotes. - Highlight text directly on images on Internet Archive or CBZ/ZIP books. Read just the image text using a customizable Text Mode. - Organize your books with folders, including nested folders. - Bookmark pages and selected text. Add notes to bookmarks. - Customize font, colors, spacing, highlight style, number of columns on a page, and more. - Search inside EPUB books. - Add 10 books maximum on the Free Tier (excluding Internet Archive books). Add unlimited books on the Premium Tier. Other Features - Organize or manage your quotes with collections and tags. - Customize the appearance of the Quote List and Quote Editor - Add highlights from Kindle (My Clippings.txt, HTML, CSV), Kobo, Adobe Digital Editions, Libby, CSV file. - Search your quotes or highlights. - Add quotes or excerpts from a photo. - Filter by tags when browsing or searching quotes. - Export all your data as plain text, rich text (Premium Tier), or CSV (Premium Tier). - Share your favorite quotes with others. - Share selected text from within other apps. - Show quotes in customizable widgets on the Home Screen. - Dark mode. - Automatically sync your data across devices with iCloud. - Add 100 quotes maximum on the Free Tier (excluding quotes from Internet Archive books). Add unlimited quotes on the Premium Tier. Ways to Use Quote Archive - Review quotes and highlights from books or articles you've read. - Store inspirational/motivational quotes or affirmations and view them in widgets. - Collect and manage quotations while doing academic research and easily search through them later. - Save your favorite prose from books or articles, and read them later for writing inspiration. - Save your thoughts and ideas. - Use it for note-taking or use it like a Commonplace book. - Use it as a quote database to easily reference and look up quotes as needed. Who is Quote Archive for? Students, authors, writers, readers, researchers. This app is not affiliated with Internet Archive. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookmory4 screens
Quote Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Quote Archive at none against Bookmory's shown. Quote Archive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bookmory's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 2) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Quote Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quote Archive 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Bookmory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quote Archive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, Quote Archive weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bookmory versus Quote Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmoryQuote Archive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonySoftNneka Nnamdi-Udoh

Customer experience

Bookmory

All ratings16,206 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews1,790 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.2%

Quote Archive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Quote Archive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bookmory

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$30.991 Year
1 purchases

Quote Archive

One-time1
  • Premium Tier$10.00

Questions

Is Bookmory free?
Bookmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quote Archive free?
Quote Archive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookmory or Quote Archive?
Quote Archive is rated higher. Bookmory averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Quote Archive averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bookmory or Quote Archive have ads?
Bookmory shows ads; Quote Archive does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookmory or Quote Archive?
Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, and Quote Archive weekly. Most recently, Bookmory was updated on November 12, 2026 and Quote Archive on October 30, 2026.

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