MyBooksTracker vs BookQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBooksTracker
This app serves as a personal log for readers to record their reading history. It's designed to help users easily track which books they've read over time, acting as a comprehensive personal library journal. The app ensures your reading data is private and not stored by the developer.
- Personal reading log
- Track books read
- Unlimited log entries
- Private data storage
- Life-long reading history
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MyBooksTracker is a personal log for prolific readers. Perfect for children to keep a life-long book reading history, MyBooksTracker is an unlimited book reading log. MyBooksTracker does not track, store, or access the books log in any way. MyBooksTracker is the perfect answer to the question, "Gee, I wonder which books I've read this year?"
BookQ
Log your reading progress, set personal reading goals, and connect with other book lovers. Discover new books through recommendations and join discussions in virtual book clubs.
- Track current, to-read, and finished books
- Set and visualize reading goals
- Connect with friends and share reading activity
- Create or join book clubs for discussions
- Receive personalized book recommendations
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A book tracking app for social readers. Track what you're reading, save books you want to read, and join book club discussions with readers who love the same genres you do. Features - Library: Add what you're currently reading, want to read or have finished reading. - Goals: Celebrate weekly, monthly or yearly book reading goals with visual summaries. - Connections: Follow your friends to share your reads and see what's in their library. - Bookclubs: Create or join a bookclub to chat about what you’re reading. - Recommendations: Review a curated selection of staff picks + recommended books that are similar to your library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BookQ at every 6 days against MyBooksTracker's every 17 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MyBooksTracker against 5.0 for BookQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively.
MyBooksTracker ships an update every 17 months, BookQ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBooksTracker | BookQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gerald Washington-Collins | Amanda Luanglath |
Customer experience
MyBooksTracker
BookQ
In-app purchases
MyBooksTracker
No in-app purchases
BookQ
No in-app purchases
