Comparison

Booklyst vs Book Tracker App

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

Head to head
About

Booklyst

Organize your personal library by tracking books you've read, want to read, or are currently reading. Search for books by ISBN, online, or manually, and add personal notes, ratings, and categories. Visualize your reading habits with easy-to-understand statistics.

Highlights
  • Track read, reading, and to-be-read books
  • Manage library and wishlist collections
  • Search books via ISBN, internet, or manual entry
  • Add ratings, notes, categories, and quotes
  • Visualize reading statistics and habits
Features
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TRACK THE BOOKS YOU HAVE READ AND WOULD LIKE TO READ. - Track and manage your books, ebook and audiobooks. - Manage your "Library" and "Wish List" collections. - Search your books by scanning ISBN, searching on the internet or manually. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Mark your saved book as "Reading", "Read" or "To Be Read". - Add your own rating and notes. - Add category, quotes and notes for the book. TRACK YOUR STATISTICS - With using easy UI, see your library book count. - Change your reading habits.

About

Book Tracker App

Effortlessly track, organize, and categorize your reading list. Add books via barcode, ISBN, or manual entry. Syncs across devices with iCloud and offers features like loan tracking and custom location tabs.

Highlights
  • Add books via barcode, ISBN, or manual entry
  • Organize books into custom categories
  • Track loaned books
  • Create wish lists
  • Syncs with iCloud across devices
  • Speech-to-text for comments
  • Export lists as CSV
Features
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If you are a book lover and looking for a book tracker app that can assist you in tracking, organizing, and categorizing your favorite books effortlessly then you are at the right place. Introducing Ex Libris – The book tracker app, your ultimate book companion that provides you the facility to achieve all the above-mentioned goals in the quickest and easiest way. Ex Libris is a user-friendly and easy-to-use book tracker app that is specifically designed for book lovers. Our book-tracking app helps its users to track, manage, and categorize their books effortlessly. You can easily add your books by scanning the barcode, entering ISBN, or manually filling in the title. Ex Libris - The book tracker app will store your all books in your iCloud storage which you can retrieve from any of your devices when needed, by using our book tracker app you can also edit book details, and add comments by using your phone mic which will be converted from speech to text in your device language. You can record loan books which will help you track down. Mark them as favorite, dispose of, finished, or being read. You can see these categories with the title covers under the Categories menu. You can also create a wish list so as not to forget which books to purchase next. Ex Libris - The book tracker is free for up to 50 books. If you would like to unlock the limit you can reach the unlock feature under the settings menu. Besides unlimited book records, Our book tracker app will allow you to change the app logo as well as the Ex Libris Bookplate. Ex Libris bookplate is an old tradition. We create the feeling in the app digitally by using the image in the background as well as in the menus. If you want to see it on your device screen you can add the widget. CORE FEATURE OF EX LIBRIS - THE BOOK TRACKER APP: ► ADD BOOKS UP TO 50(FREE VERSION LIMIT) BY: - Barcode Scanning - ISBN Search - Manual Entry ► CHANGE BOOK IMAGE OR UPLOAD BY USING A CAMERA OR PHOTO LIBRARY - Edit book details - Categorize them to see under categories - Create your own Wish list - Keep loan book records ► DEFINE LOCATION TABS TO FIND WHERE YOUR BOOKS ARE - Create your location tabs such as "Living Room Library bookshelf 1" - Select location tabs under book details view and tag your book - You can change the tag name or delete it. ► BOOKS ARE HOLD IN YOUR ICLOUD AND CAN BE EASILY REACHED FROM YOUR ALL DEVICES - Add comments with speech-to-text feature easily. - Keep loaned book records - Search with title and author - Filter finished books - Rate your books ► Get the "Quote of Day" by long pressing the Ex Libris bookplate in the Categories menu ► Export the lists as .csv file and reach them under folders app ► DOWNLOAD EX LIBRIS - THE BOOK TRACKER APP TODAY! So what are you waiting for? Download & Install Now Ex Libris – The Book Tracker app for FREE. Make your personal digital bookshelf, track and organize your books in a quicker and easiest way. UPGRADE TO THE PRO VERSION OF EX LIBRIS - BOOK TRACKER APP: In the free version of our Ex Libris book tracker app access to features is limited. To use our app to its full potential, upgrade to our app's pro version and get full and unlimited access to the Ex Libris book tracker app's all features. You can change your app icon as well as Ex Libris Bookplate GIVE US FEEDBACK: If you are liking our Ex Libris: The Book Tracker App, please give us feedback. We always welcome your valuable recommendations, suggestions, and improvement ideas. Send us your feedback at baymak@fidelisconsultancy.com or you can visit our site at https://fidelisconsultancy.com so that we can improve our book tracker app and give you more and better features in the future. If you have any problem with our app, tell us we will solve your problem as soon as possible to give you the best book tracker app. Thanks! Privacy policy: https://fidelisconsultancy.com/privacy-policy-ex-libris/

Screenshots

Booklyst4 screens
Book Tracker App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Booklyst at 75% against Book Tracker App's 0%. Booklyst also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Book Tracker App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Booklyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Tracker App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Tracker App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Booklyst's written reviews are positive against 0% of Book Tracker App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booklyst ships an update daily, Book Tracker App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Booklyst versus Book Tracker App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooklystBook Tracker App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtalay AsaFidelis

Customer experience

Booklyst

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Book Tracker App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Booklyst

One-time1
  • Booklyst Pro Features$2.99
1 purchases

Book Tracker App

One-time1
  • Ex Libris Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Booklyst free?
Booklyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker App free?
Book Tracker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Booklyst or Book Tracker App?
Book Tracker App is rated higher. Booklyst averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Book Tracker App averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Booklyst or Book Tracker App have ads?
Booklyst shows ads; Book Tracker App does not.
Which is updated more often, Booklyst or Book Tracker App?
Booklyst ships an update daily, and Book Tracker App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Booklyst was updated on September 25, 2026 and Book Tracker App on October 24, 2026.

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