Booxtack vs Booktrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Booxtack
Easily scan book ISBNs to view global ratings and reviews. Join a community to rate books and share your evaluations with other users.
- Scan ISBNs
- View global ratings
- Read user reviews
- Rate books
- Share evaluations
- Join book community
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Greetings from Booxtack! It's now very easy to see global ratings and reviews of a book by just scanning its ISBN. And also it will be our pleasure to have you in our community. You can rate any book and share your evaluation with other users. Come on, let's start stacking!
Booktrail
Organize your personal library by tracking books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Add books by scanning barcodes or searching by title/author, and monitor your reading progress. Create custom collections for better organization and discover new titles with synopses and reviews.
- Track reading status (reading, want to read, finished)
- Add books via barcode scan or search
- Record reading progress and percentage
- Create custom book collections
- View book synopses and user reviews
- Private, no account required
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Scan a barcode. Build your shelves. Track your progress. Booktrail is a private book tracker and reading list that lives on your device. No account, no sign-up. SCAN OR SEARCH TO ADD BOOKS Scan the ISBN barcode on the back of a book, or search by title or author. SHELVES FOR EVERY STAGE Keep books you're reading, want to read, and have finished, all in one place. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Update pages read or percentage complete, and see how far along you are. CUSTOM COLLECTIONS Group books into your own collections to organize your library your way. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ Browse synopses and reader reviews before you add a book. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your library is stored on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Booxtack at 100% against Booktrail's 0%. Booxtack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Booxtack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Booxtack has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Booxtack's written reviews are positive against 0% of Booktrail's.
Booxtack ships an update every 3 days, Booktrail every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Booxtack | Booktrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brotheos Yazilim Donanim Teknolojileri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Defyner |
Customer experience
Booxtack
Booktrail
In-app purchases
Booxtack
No in-app purchases
Booktrail
No in-app purchases
