Comparison

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log vs Bookworm Reads

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

Head to head
About

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log

This app helps you track your reading progress, set goals, and save highlights. It uses AI to provide book recommendations, generate summaries from your notes, and answer questions about scanned pages. Manage your library and stay motivated with reading streaks and social features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered book recommendations
  • Save highlights and notes
  • Set daily reading goals and track streaks
  • Scan pages for text recognition
  • AI-generated book summaries
  • Smart daily goal adjustments
  • Reading pals for motivation
Features
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Basmo is the reading tracker that helps you remember what you read. Keep a shelf, set a daily reading goal, save your highlights and notes, and use AI to get more out of every book. AI features are clearly labeled in the app. SMART TOOLS (AI) • Explore: recommendations based on the genres you like and the books you finish, with a key-ideas page for every book. Read it or listen to it, spoiler-free. • Ask the book: ask a question and get an answer drawn from your own notes. • Recap: turn your notes on a book into a 2-minute listen. • Scan a page and ask about it: Basmo reads the photo, tidies the text, and answers your questions about it. • Reading check: quick questions made only from your own notes, to help you remember what you read. • Connected books: discover books that share the ideas you just read. • Smart daily goal: reads your calendar and makes your goal lighter on busy days, so your streak stays safe. • Shelf scan: snap a photo of your shelf and Basmo adds every book it can read. READING TRACKER • Your library: books you want to read, are reading, and have finished, in print, ebook or audio. • Daily reading goal, streaks, progress and weekly stats. • Highlights, quotes and notes in one place, with scan and text recognition. • Widgets that bring back the quotes you saved. • Reading pals: invite friends to keep each other motivated. BASMO PREMIUM Unlock all the AI features with a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers get a 14-day free trial. • Monthly plan: $19.99, billed every month • Yearly plan: $89.99, billed once a year • US prices shown. Prices vary by country. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase once the free trial ends. • The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. • Prices are shown in the app and vary by country. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you subscribe. Privacy Policy: https://basmo.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://basmo.app/terms-and-conditions/

About

Bookworm Reads

Track your reading, connect with friends, and join a vibrant community of book lovers. Organize your library, discover new titles, and participate in reading challenges. Customize your unique worm avatar and share your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Track and categorize books
  • Create custom bookshelves
  • See friends' reading activity
  • Rate, review, and discuss books
  • Create and join book clubs
  • Participate in reading challenges
  • Customize worm avatar
Features
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Bookworm Reads is a book tracker & joyful community app. On Bookworm, you can track your books, see what your friends are reading, rate, review, and discuss books, create and join book clubs, and be a part of a vibrant digital community of readers. We're like Goodreads but for the girls, gays, and theys. Plus, you get to be a worm. Discover new books to save to your library, create your own customizable bookshelves, send and receive book recommendations from friends, and join community reading challenges. The best part of all: dress up your wormy avatar from a variety of outfits, hats, accessories, and more! Import your Goodreads data: Say goodbye to Amazon-owned Goodreads, and keep your bookshelves just as you left them. Import from Goodreads and start using Bookworm. Simple, beautiful, book tracking. Track & categorize your books into bookshelves: books you want to read, have read, are currently reading. Plus, create your own custom bookshelves. Your 5-star club, books you DNF (did not finish), abandoned, repeat reads; whatever your heart desires. Add as many shelves as you want--no power-tools required. Join community reading challenges. Set a reading goal for yourself and let your friends cheer you on. The number of books you set as your goal is only visible to you. Upon joining, you get the option to give your wormy a badge to show you're participating in the community challenge. And, you can edit your goal number as the challenge continues. Share book recommendations. Send recommendations to friends and get them in return. Get notified whenever someone starts reading the book you recommended, and check out their review when they finish. All books recommended to you get saved to a bookshelf so you'll never lose them. Create, organize, and join book clubs. Find like-minded readers and host discussions in the app. You can create collaborative shelves, where everyone in the club can add to your shared to-read shelf, or you can do the choosing and let readers to follow along. Get started by joining Thee Bookworm Book Club--the Bookworm-wide club. Dress up your wormy avatar. Hands down the best feature on Bookworm Reads: dress up your wormy avatar! Choose from outfits, wigs, accessories, and more to keep your wormy as fresh as you are. Get creative, and change your outfit as much as you want! You can also buy a real life bookworm bookmark + sticker pack to keep your books adorned with Bookworm swag. Social sharing included. Share books to your instagram story with pre-made, gorgeous backgrounds. You can tweet, text, email, or whatever kind of sharing you'd like with everything on Bookworm. From books, to posts, to your wormy's outfit, share on whatever platform is your favorite. Features: • track & categorize your books into bookshelves: books you want to read, have read, are currently reading • plus, create your own custom book categories. for example, create a bookshelf for books you couldn't finish, or your favorite books you want everyone to read • join reading challenges: set a goal for yourself and get that lil dopamine hit every time you finish a book • recommend books to friends and get notified when they read your suggestion • organize your book club: set your books, your next meeting info, and host discussion in your club • discover new clubs: join one of the many public book clubs to find new reading buddies • design your wormy's outfit • share all of this to social media • import from Goodreads, Storygraph, Libib, or wherever you track your books. No need to start over! Bring your Goodreads/Storygraph data right into Bookworm. Download Bookworm Reads, create your wormy, and join the community!

Screenshots

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log4 screens
Bookworm Reads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bookworm Reads at none against Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log's shown. Bookworm Reads also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and Bookworm Reads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookworm Reads holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log's written reviews are positive against 77% of Bookworm Reads's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log ships an update weekly, Bookworm Reads every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log versus Bookworm Reads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasmo.Reading Tracker,Book LogBookworm Reads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better1.1K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBook Vitals Inc.Bookworm Reads CLUB

Customer experience

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log

All ratings1,502 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative39.9%

Bookworm Reads

All ratings1,061 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

User reviews

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Helps track reading progress
  • 📓 Allows taking notes and highlighting quotes
  • 📊 Provides useful reading statistics
  • 🤖 AI-powered book summaries and insights
  • 🔍 Comprehensive book catalog

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the app
  • 🔒 Limited free features, paywall for full functionality
  • 📚 Incomplete book catalog, missing popular titles

Bookworm Reads

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute and fun design
  • 🤗 Welcoming and supportive community
  • 🌈 Vibrant and colorful interface
  • 🌟 Inspiring and motivating
  • 📚 Great for discovering new books

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 💰 Paywall for certain features
  • 🙈 Lack of privacy/customization options
  • 📚 Missing books and inaccurate library

Bugs and requests

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when accessing certain sections
  • Reading progress not saving correctly
  • Kindle sync feature not working as expected
  • Inability to edit book details after adding

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to pause reading sessions
  • Improve book recommendation system
  • Allow customizing reading goals and stats
  • Integrate with more platforms like Kindle
  • Add dark mode and other visual customization options

Bookworm Reads

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to permanently delete user profiles
  • Signup process issues with 'Accept' button not working
  • Inconsistent display of book covers and information
  • Frequent crashes and app freezes
  • Syncing issues with imported book data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track reading progress
  • Improve accessibility for visually impaired users
  • Introduce more customization options for user profiles
  • Expand search capabilities to include more book details
  • Integrate with other popular book platforms

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log

Subscriptions8
  • Devoted Bookworm Weekly Pack3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Full Reading Xperience Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Basmo Premium Monthly Pack7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Basmo Premium Monthly Pack$4.991 Month
  • PREMIUM (Yearly) - discount$29.991 Year
  • Devoted Bookworm Yearly Pack7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Basmo Premium Yearly Pack7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Basmo Premium Yearly Pack1 Year trial2 variants$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Bookworm Reads

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log free?
Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookworm Reads free?
Bookworm Reads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log or Bookworm Reads?
Bookworm Reads is rated higher. Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Bookworm Reads averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log or Bookworm Reads have ads?
Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log shows ads; Bookworm Reads does not.
Which is updated more often, Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log or Bookworm Reads?
Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log ships an update weekly, and Bookworm Reads every 3 weeks. Most recently, Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bookworm Reads on November 3, 2026.

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