Comparison

Bookmory vs Mistbook

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

Mistbook

Organize your entire reading life, track progress, and build reading habits. Discover insights into your reading patterns and share your literary journey with a community. Make reading a fun and engaging experience with challenges and gamified features.

Highlights
  • Organize books via search, ISBN scan, or manual entry
  • Track reading progress, want-to-read, finished, and abandoned books
  • Create custom lists and filter books by genre, trope, series, and more
  • Import libraries from Goodreads, Bookmory, The StoryGraph, Babelio
  • Log reading time and pages with a built-in timer
  • View monthly, annual, and all-time reading statistics
  • Rate books with stars and custom categories
  • Share reviews, notes, and create collaborative lists
Features
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Designed from the ground up with obsessive precision. Mistbook combines elegance with the depth your reading demands. Your entire literary universe, exactly as it should be. ORGANIZE YOUR READING LIFE • Add books via search, by scanning their ISBN, or by creating them manually. • Keep track of what you are reading, what you want to read, what you finished, and what you abandoned. • Create custom lists and find any book using filters for genre, trope, series, format, length, or rating. • Check book series and reading orders without missing a single volume. • Import your library from Goodreads, Bookmory, The StoryGraph, or Babelio. • Keep your library, notes, and progress synced across iCloud. BUILD A READING HABIT • Update your progress by page or percentage. • Log your time and pages for each session using the built-in timer. • Maintain your daily streak and set an annual reading goal. • Save each reread as a brand-new experience. • View your current book and progress from widgets, your Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. DISCOVER WHAT YOUR READING SAYS ABOUT YOU • Explore monthly, annual, and all-time statistics. • Discover your favorite authors, genres, and tropes, your reading pace, schedule, and many other patterns. • Visualize pages, time, sessions, streaks, and activity on reading calendars and maps. • Keep track of your financial investment in books. • Create and share your monthly or annual Wrap Up, or pitch your top reads against each other in a bracket tournament to crown the winner. REMEMBER EVERY STORY • Rate with stars and categories like romance, spice, tears, action, plot twists, or world-building. • Customize your own rating categories for each book. • Save notes, quotes, thoughts, photos, and spoilers. • Take a photo of a page and extract the exact text you want to keep. • Jot down your theories while reading and check back later to see which ones came true. • Customize the cover, spine, and edges to match your physical edition. READ AND SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY • Create your reader profile, follow others, and discover their activity. • Share reviews and notes while maintaining full control over privacy and spoilers. • Discover curated collections created by the community. • Create collaborative lists with friends. • Host buddy reads with synced progress and a private chat. • Send letters that take time to arrive, just like old-school mail. MAKE READING A GAME TOO • Complete book bingos and reading challenges. • Unlock achievements, hold your streak, and collect stickers. • Build tier lists of your books and share them. • Create character and couple rankings and podiums. • Let Mistbook pick your next read when you cannot decide where to start. A BOOKSHELF THAT FEELS LIKE YOUR OWN Choose how to display your books, change the size and style of your shelf, add plants, candles, lights, companions, and special items, and transform the entire app with themes inspired by different worlds and seasons. Mistbook is free to use with zero ads. Mistbook EPIC unlocks advanced features, themes, decorations, and extra experiences through a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mistbook.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bookmory4 screens
Mistbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mistbook at none against Bookmory's 2. Mistbook also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bookmory's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 14) and review sentiment (93% vs 80%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Mistbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bookmory against 4.7 for Mistbook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmory has 16K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Bookmory's written reviews are positive against 80% of Mistbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, Mistbook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bookmory versus Mistbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmoryMistbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonySoftLaia Vidal

Customer experience

Bookmory

All ratings16,158 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews1,754 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.2%

Mistbook

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
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

Mistbook

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

Mistbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmory free?
Bookmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mistbook free?
Mistbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookmory or Mistbook?
Bookmory is rated higher. Bookmory averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Mistbook averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Bookmory or Mistbook have ads?
Bookmory shows ads; Mistbook does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookmory or Mistbook?
Bookmory ships an update every 5 days, and Mistbook every 4 days. Most recently, Bookmory was updated on October 19, 2026 and Mistbook on October 16, 2026.

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