Comparison

MyBooksTracker vs BookCard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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?"

About

BookCard

Features
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BookCard is the private, offline reading tracker that just works. No account. No ads. No 5-book paywall. Your shelf opens instantly and never leaves your phone unless you ask it to. OPENS INSTANTLY. WORKS OFFLINE. Your whole library lives on your device, so it loads in a blink — on a plane, in the subway, anywhere. No loading spinner, no server round-trip, no grey screen. YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY. NO BOOK LIMIT. Track unlimited books free. No cap that forces you to pay after five or ten books. The free tier is the real app, not a demo. SCAN ANY BARCODE. ADD A BOOK IN 2 SECONDS. Point your camera at the back cover and the book lands on your shelf — title, author, cover, page count. Search and manual entry are always there too. HALF-STAR RATINGS. FIRST-CLASS DNF. Rate in half stars (4.5 is a real rating). Did-not-finish is a proper status, not a shame. Log pages, minutes, and notes as you read. STREAKS, YEARLY GOAL, MOOD CHARTS. Beautiful stats: books per month, reading streaks, your most-used moods, and a yearly reading goal with a progress ring. Set it, watch it fill. YOUR SHELF STAYS PRIVATE. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. No sign-in wall, no sponsored posts inside your own shelves, no feed, no social graph. Just your books. OPTIONAL PRO — ONE-TIME UNLOCK. Pay once, keep it forever: real iCloud sync (opt-in, Apple-only), custom shelves, Goodreads + StoryGraph import with merge and dedupe, and shareable BookCards. If your plan ever lapses, your books stay fully readable and exportable. WHAT TO READ NEXT — BASED ON YOUR RATINGS. A quiet, on-device suggestion from your own want-to-read pile. No AI, no cloud, just your data. BookCard is local-first. Your shelf, logging, and stats work fully offline; search and covers need a connection. Sync is opt-in and uses only your private Apple iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bookcard.uptrail.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://bookcard.uptrail.ai/privacy

Screenshots

MyBooksTracker3 screens
BookCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyBooksTracker at none against BookCard's 3. BookCard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BookCard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MyBooksTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyBooksTracker ships an update every 17 months, BookCard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyBooksTracker versus BookCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyBooksTrackerBookCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerald Washington-CollinsMitaanshu Agarwal

In-app purchases

None

MyBooksTracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BookCard

Subscriptions2
  • BookCardReadingTrackerMonthly$2.991 Month
  • BookCardReadingTrackerYearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • BookCard Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is MyBooksTracker free?
MyBooksTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookCard free?
BookCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyBooksTracker or BookCard have ads?
Neither MyBooksTracker nor BookCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyBooksTracker or BookCard?
MyBooksTracker ships an update every 17 months, and BookCard every 6 weeks. Most recently, MyBooksTracker was updated on October 2, 2026 and BookCard on October 3, 2026.

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