Comparison

Bookmory vs Red Pilcrow

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

Red Pilcrow

Features
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Red Pilcrow is a calmer place to read. Bring in an article, passage, document, or something you’ve been meaning to finish, and Pilcrow turns it into a focused reading experience designed to reduce visual noise and help you stay with the text. READ WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Red Pilcrow gives your reading room to breathe. Thoughtful typography, comfortable spacing, focused layouts, and adaptable reading environments help make long or difficult text feel more approachable. MAKE THE READER YOURS Choose from different reading environments designed around focus, comfort, spacing, contrast, and motion. Your reading experience adapts without turning reading into a productivity game. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Highlight passages as you read and find them later in your personal library. Pilcrow keeps highlights connected to the source so the ideas you want to remember don't disappear into a forgotten screenshot folder. GET UNSTUCK When a sentence or idea isn't clicking, reading assists can help you approach it from another angle, explain unfamiliar ideas, or provide useful context without pulling you away from the text. READ IN PARTS Dense text doesn't have to arrive as a wall. Pilcrow can help you move through longer reading one manageable section at a time while keeping your place and progress. YOUR READING LIBRARY Save readings, return to unfinished pieces, revisit highlights, and keep your reading history in one quiet space. Features may vary depending on your device and system capabilities.

Screenshots

Bookmory4 screens
Red Pilcrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Pilcrow at none against Bookmory's 2. Red Pilcrow also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bookmory's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bookmory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Red Pilcrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bookmory versus Red Pilcrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmoryRed Pilcrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonySoftMahsa Mohammadkhorshiddoust

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

Red Pilcrow

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

Red Pilcrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmory free?
Bookmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Pilcrow free?
Red Pilcrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookmory or Red Pilcrow have ads?
Bookmory shows ads; Red Pilcrow does not.

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