Comparison

Bookmory vs Holodeck 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/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

Holodeck Archive

Organize your science fiction book and comic collection. Browse a vast catalog, track owned and read items, and manage wish lists. Sync your data across devices with a clean, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Browse sci-fi novel and comic catalog
  • Track owned, read, and wish list items
  • Organize by series and chronological order
  • Sync collection data across devices
  • Minimalist, ad-free interface
Features
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Your personal sci-fi archive. Beautifully organised. Holodeck Archive is a collection tracker and catalogue browser built for fans of science fiction novels and comics. Browse thousands of titles, track what you own, mark what you've read, and keep a wish list — all in one place. Browse a Massive Catalogue Explore thousands of sci-fi novels and comics, complete with cover artwork, author credits, publisher info, and release dates. New titles are pulled live from an actively maintained database, so the catalogue stays current. Track Your Collection Mark titles as Owned, Read, or Want with a single tap. Your collection data is stored privately on your device and syncs to your account across all your devices when signed in. Explore by Series Browse titles grouped by their series run, jump between arcs, and explore issue-by-issue within a comic series. A timeline view lets you browse novels in in-universe chronological order or by release date. Comics Support The Comics tab lets you explore series runs, view cover art, browse individual issues, and track reading progress across a dedicated comic catalogue — separate from the novel library. Sign In to Sync Create a free account to sync your Owned, Read, and Want lists across devices. Set a Currently Reading and Currently Listening title that appears on your profile. No social features, no noise — just your collection. Clean, Calm Design Holodeck Archive is built around a dark, minimalist interface designed for browsing. No clutter. No ads. Just your collection. Catalogue data is sourced from publicly maintained community wikis and databases, used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licensing. Holodeck Archive is an independent fan project. All franchises, characters, and intellectual property referenced within the catalogue belong to their respective owners. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by any rights holder.

Screenshots

Bookmory4 screens
Holodeck Archive2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bookmory at Free against Holodeck Archive's $3.99. Bookmory also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (16K vs 1). Holodeck Archive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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; Holodeck Archive costs $3.99 up front. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Holodeck Archive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookmory holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmory has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, Holodeck Archive daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Bookmory versus Holodeck Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmoryHolodeck Archive
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonySoftJAMES ANTHONY BOOKER

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

Holodeck Archive

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

Holodeck Archive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmory free?
Bookmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holodeck Archive free?
Holodeck Archive costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookmory or Holodeck Archive?
Bookmory is rated higher. Bookmory averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Holodeck Archive averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bookmory or Holodeck Archive have ads?
Bookmory shows ads; Holodeck Archive does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookmory or Holodeck Archive?
Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, and Holodeck Archive daily. Most recently, Bookmory was updated on October 31, 2026 and Holodeck Archive on October 31, 2026.

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