Comparison

Reading Diary vs Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Reading Diary

Easily track your personal library, log your reading progress, and organize your books. Scan ISBNs or barcodes to add titles, manage reading status, and view detailed statistics. Offers a free version with core features and an optional one-time premium upgrade for advanced organization and customization.

Highlights
  • Scan ISBN or barcode to add books
  • Track reading status and dates
  • Organize books by shelves and custom tags
  • View detailed reading statistics
  • Sync data across devices
  • Manual book detail entry
Features
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Reading Diary is a simple book tracker and reading log for your personal library. Scan an ISBN or barcode to add books, track what you're reading, organize your shelves and build your TBR list, and see your reading stats. Pay once. No subscription. No ads. The free version lets you: - Add a book by scanning its barcode* - Search for books by ISBN, author, or title* - Add a book and enter its details manually - Enter book details: author, title, ISBN, category, book format (paperback, hardcover, e-book, audiobook, or other), reading status, date added, date you started reading, date you finished or abandoned it, book color, rating, and note - View the book cover* - Share book information with friends (author, title, note, and, when available, a link to more information or a cover image) - Filter books in the navigation drawer by reading status (not read yet, currently reading, finished, or abandoned), author, category, and format - Search for books by author, title, category, or note - Create an account and sync your data across all your devices** - Back up your data to a JSON file and restore it from that file - Use light or dark mode according to your device settings A one-time Premium purchase also unlocks: - Add your own cover photo if no cover is available online (sign-in required) - Set a book's ownership (whether you own it, borrowed it, or want it) and assign it to a shelf - Create custom tags and assign as many tags as you like to books - Enter the number of pages and the audiobook length in hours and minutes - Filter books in the navigation drawer by ownership, shelf, and tags - View detailed reading statistics - Share a reading summary for a selected period and your wishlist with friends * We use the Google Books and Goodreads services to search for books and retrieve information about them. If a book cannot be found, it is probably not in their databases. A book cover may not be available. ** You can register using an email address and password or a Google or Apple account.

About

Book Tracker

Organize your reading with custom shelves, track progress through timed sessions, and set reading goals. Log books via search, scan, or import from other platforms. Analyze your reading habits with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Organize books on custom shelves
  • Track reading sessions with timers
  • Set page, book, or hour goals
  • Import from Goodreads & Storygraph
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Log notes with tags and page references
Features
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Auread – Your Reading Tracker & Journal Track your reading journey with library, goals, streaks, notes, and stats - all in one beautiful app. Library Organize books on four shelves: Currently Reading, To Be Read, Completed, Did Not Finish. Add via Google Books search, barcode/ISBN scan, manual entry, or bulk import. Import Goodreads & Storygraph CSV easily. Sort however you prefer. Reading Sessions Start stopwatch or timed sessions (15–60 min). Live Activity shows timer on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island. Log pages with a simple dial or manually. Get session-end notifications. Book Details Track progress, view all sessions, add notes (with tags & page refs) and vocabulary words. Share session or completion cards in story-style format (customizable light/dark/frosted). Goals & Streaks Set page, book, or hour goals (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly). Track consecutive reading days with current + best streak. Stats View pages, books, and hours read. See charts for Today, Week, Month, or Year.Premium unlocks • Unlimited books, sessions, notes, vocab & goals • Full stats access • iCloud backup & restore Light/dark theme • iPhone & iPad support • Haptics & smooth experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reading Diary4 screens
Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reading Diary and Book Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Reading Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reading Diary against 5.0 for Book Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Diary ships an update every 2 months, Book Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Reading Diary versus Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading DiaryBook Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZdenek SkrobakElementra LLC

Customer experience

Reading Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Book Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reading Diary

One-time1
  • Premium$8.19
2 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Reading Diary free?
Reading Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Diary or Book Tracker?
Reading Diary and Book Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Reading Diary or Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Reading Diary nor Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Diary or Book Tracker?
Reading Diary ships an update every 2 months, and Book Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Reading Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Book Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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