Comparison

Book Pile! vs Booklyst

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

Head to head
About

Book Pile!

Organize your reading list and track your progress. Easily manage books you want to read, are currently reading, and have finished. Never forget a release date or lose track of your reading goals again.

Highlights
  • Track books to read
  • Manage current reads
  • Record finished books
  • Monitor reading progress
  • Never miss release dates
  • Organize reading lists
Features
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If you're a reader, you probably have a pile of books just waiting to be read. The trouble is, sometimes that pile gets a little uh... long. It can be hard to remember what you've read, what you wanted to read next, and what you've been waiting for, but forgot you were waiting for! Book pile is here to solve those problems. Easily find and track books from the authors you love, and never miss a release date again! Having trouble keeping track of how many books you've read this year? We'll keep track of it for you! Have any books that you've been meaning to read, but that book pile just keeps getting longer, and longer, and now you've forgotten which ones you planned to read next? We've got that covered too. Just add it to the book pile.

About

Booklyst

Organize your personal library by tracking books you've read, want to read, or are currently reading. Search for books by ISBN, online, or manually, and add personal notes, ratings, and categories. Visualize your reading habits with easy-to-understand statistics.

Highlights
  • Track read, reading, and to-be-read books
  • Manage library and wishlist collections
  • Search books via ISBN, internet, or manual entry
  • Add ratings, notes, categories, and quotes
  • Visualize reading statistics and habits
Features
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TRACK THE BOOKS YOU HAVE READ AND WOULD LIKE TO READ. - Track and manage your books, ebook and audiobooks. - Manage your "Library" and "Wish List" collections. - Search your books by scanning ISBN, searching on the internet or manually. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Mark your saved book as "Reading", "Read" or "To Be Read". - Add your own rating and notes. - Add category, quotes and notes for the book. TRACK YOUR STATISTICS - With using easy UI, see your library book count. - Change your reading habits.

Screenshots

Book Pile!4 screens
Booklyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Book Pile! at 5.0 against Booklyst's 4.1. Book Pile! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Booklyst's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Book Pile! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Booklyst 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

Book Pile! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Book Pile!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Booklyst's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Pile! ships an update every 6 days, Booklyst daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Book Pile! versus Booklyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Pile!Booklyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GrantAtalay Asa

Customer experience

Book Pile!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Booklyst

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Book Pile!

One-time1
  • Unlimited Book Pile$4.99
1 purchases

Booklyst

One-time1
  • Booklyst Pro Features$2.99

Questions

Is Book Pile! free?
Book Pile! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booklyst free?
Booklyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Pile! or Booklyst?
Book Pile! is rated higher. Book Pile! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Booklyst averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Book Pile! or Booklyst have ads?
Booklyst shows ads; Book Pile! does not.
Which is updated more often, Book Pile! or Booklyst?
Book Pile! ships an update every 6 days, and Booklyst daily. Most recently, Book Pile! was updated on November 11, 2026 and Booklyst on November 3, 2026.

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