MyBooksTracker vs Softcover
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?"
Softcover
Track your reading progress, manage book lists, and connect with a community of readers. Discover new titles, follow friends, and engage in discussions. Features include detailed statistics, release notifications, and home screen widgets.
- Track reading progress (page/percentage/time)
- Manage reading lists (Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished)
- Follow friends and explore trending titles
- Community book discussions and curated lists
- Detailed reading statistics and annual goals
- Release notifications for anticipated books
- Home screen widgets for reading progress
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Your favorite book tracking companion is here! Softcover brings the power of Hardcover to your iPhone with a beautifully designed, native iOS experience. Track Everything You Read Manage your Currently Reading, Want to Read, and Finished lists with ease. Update your progress by page, percentage, or time—perfect for both books and audiobooks. Stay Connected Follow friends, explore trending titles, discover curated community lists, and engage with book discussions. Join a vibrant community of passionate readers. Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Keep your reading progress at your fingertips with elegant widgets showing your current books and reading goals. Smart Features • Detailed reading statistics and annual goals • Release notifications for anticipated titles • Comprehensive book search with ratings and reviews • Edition selection Seamlessly Syncs with Hardcover All your reading data stays perfectly in sync with your Hardcover.app account across all your devices. Requires a free Hardcover.app account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyBooksTracker at 100% against Softcover's 33%. MyBooksTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Softcover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyBooksTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MyBooksTracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of Softcover's.
MyBooksTracker ships an update every 17 months, Softcover every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBooksTracker | Softcover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gerald Washington-Collins | Robin Bolinsson |
Customer experience
MyBooksTracker
Softcover
In-app purchases
MyBooksTracker
No in-app purchases
Softcover
No in-app purchases
