MyBooksTracker vs Booklume
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?"
Booklume
Organize your reading library, track progress, and capture notes from physical books using on-device text recognition. Monitor reading streaks, trends, and yearly goals in a private, ad-free environment.
- Track physical, ebook, and audiobook progress
- Time reading sessions or log past ones
- Capture typed notes and scanned highlights
- Review reading activity and set yearly goals
- Organize library with Open Library search
- On-device text recognition
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Booklume is a calm, private reading companion for people who want to read more and remember what matters. Keep your library organized, update your progress in seconds, time reading sessions, and capture notes from physical books with on-device text recognition. Your home screen keeps the current book close, while Insights turns reading sessions into useful streaks, trends, and yearly-goal progress. Features: Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks Record page or percentage progress Time live sessions or log past sessions Save typed notes and scan printed highlights Review weekly and yearly reading activity Set an annual book goal Add reading widgets to your Home Screen Search Open Library or add books manually Your library and notes stay on your device. Booklume does not require an account and does not use advertising or third-party analytics. Booklume Pro includes unlimited highlight scans and full reading history. Subscription purchases renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account. A lifetime option may also be available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Booklume at daily against MyBooksTracker's every 17 months. MyBooksTracker's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, 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 ships an update every 17 months, Booklume daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBooksTracker | Booklume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerald Washington-Collins | Balaji Sivasakthi |
Customer experience
MyBooksTracker
Booklume
In-app purchases
MyBooksTracker
No in-app purchases
Booklume
No in-app purchases
