Comparison

Copper Books vs Bookworm Reads

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

Head to head
About

Copper Books

This app fosters connections between authors and readers, creating engaging experiences around books. Users can discover new reads, join discussions, and express their literary tastes. It's designed for book lovers and creators alike to share their passion and grow within a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Connect authors and readers
  • Discover new books
  • Join book discussions
  • Share recommendations
  • Track reading progress
  • Build digital bookshelves
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Fall in love with books all over again. Copper connects authors and readers, creating meaningful and magical experiences around books. Join the conversation, gain some inspiration, and express your shelf. Copper invites you to join the party you’ve been waiting for, bookworms. Discover your new favorite read and your new favorite community. Share your enthusiasm for the books and authors that you love. Learn something new and dig deep in discussions that help you grow. For authors looking to build community, truly connect with your readers, and engage with other like-minded creatives. For aspiring authors interested in taking your ideas, writing, and publishing prospects to the next level. For readers who want to share recommendations, join interesting discussions, and track your reading by building the bookshelves of your dreams. Copper is an app built for authors and readers, by authors and readers. It’s time for a new chapter in the book world. For the love of books!

About

Bookworm Reads

Track your reading, connect with friends, and join a vibrant community of book lovers. Organize your library, discover new titles, and participate in reading challenges. Customize your unique worm avatar and share your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Track and categorize books
  • Create custom bookshelves
  • See friends' reading activity
  • Rate, review, and discuss books
  • Create and join book clubs
  • Participate in reading challenges
  • Customize worm avatar
Features
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Bookworm Reads is a book tracker & joyful community app. On Bookworm, you can track your books, see what your friends are reading, rate, review, and discuss books, create and join book clubs, and be a part of a vibrant digital community of readers. We're like Goodreads but for the girls, gays, and theys. Plus, you get to be a worm. Discover new books to save to your library, create your own customizable bookshelves, send and receive book recommendations from friends, and join community reading challenges. The best part of all: dress up your wormy avatar from a variety of outfits, hats, accessories, and more! Import your Goodreads data: Say goodbye to Amazon-owned Goodreads, and keep your bookshelves just as you left them. Import from Goodreads and start using Bookworm. Simple, beautiful, book tracking. Track & categorize your books into bookshelves: books you want to read, have read, are currently reading. Plus, create your own custom bookshelves. Your 5-star club, books you DNF (did not finish), abandoned, repeat reads; whatever your heart desires. Add as many shelves as you want--no power-tools required. Join community reading challenges. Set a reading goal for yourself and let your friends cheer you on. The number of books you set as your goal is only visible to you. Upon joining, you get the option to give your wormy a badge to show you're participating in the community challenge. And, you can edit your goal number as the challenge continues. Share book recommendations. Send recommendations to friends and get them in return. Get notified whenever someone starts reading the book you recommended, and check out their review when they finish. All books recommended to you get saved to a bookshelf so you'll never lose them. Create, organize, and join book clubs. Find like-minded readers and host discussions in the app. You can create collaborative shelves, where everyone in the club can add to your shared to-read shelf, or you can do the choosing and let readers to follow along. Get started by joining Thee Bookworm Book Club--the Bookworm-wide club. Dress up your wormy avatar. Hands down the best feature on Bookworm Reads: dress up your wormy avatar! Choose from outfits, wigs, accessories, and more to keep your wormy as fresh as you are. Get creative, and change your outfit as much as you want! You can also buy a real life bookworm bookmark + sticker pack to keep your books adorned with Bookworm swag. Social sharing included. Share books to your instagram story with pre-made, gorgeous backgrounds. You can tweet, text, email, or whatever kind of sharing you'd like with everything on Bookworm. From books, to posts, to your wormy's outfit, share on whatever platform is your favorite. Features: • track & categorize your books into bookshelves: books you want to read, have read, are currently reading • plus, create your own custom book categories. for example, create a bookshelf for books you couldn't finish, or your favorite books you want everyone to read • join reading challenges: set a goal for yourself and get that lil dopamine hit every time you finish a book • recommend books to friends and get notified when they read your suggestion • organize your book club: set your books, your next meeting info, and host discussion in your club • discover new clubs: join one of the many public book clubs to find new reading buddies • design your wormy's outfit • share all of this to social media • import from Goodreads, Storygraph, Libib, or wherever you track your books. No need to start over! Bring your Goodreads/Storygraph data right into Bookworm. Download Bookworm Reads, create your wormy, and join the community!

Screenshots

Copper Books4 screens
Bookworm Reads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copper Books at none against Bookworm Reads's 2. Copper Books also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Bookworm Reads's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 39) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookworm Reads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Copper Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Copper Books against 4.8 for Bookworm Reads. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookworm Reads has 1.1K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Copper Books's written reviews are positive against 77% of Bookworm Reads's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copper Books ships an update weekly, Bookworm Reads every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Copper Books versus Bookworm Reads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopper BooksBookworm Reads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings391.1K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB59 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMeet Copper Inc.Bookworm Reads CLUB

Customer experience

Copper Books

All ratings39 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%

Bookworm Reads

All ratings1,061 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Copper Books

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bookworm Reads

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to permanently delete user profiles
  • Signup process issues with 'Accept' button not working
  • Inconsistent display of book covers and information
  • Frequent crashes and app freezes
  • Syncing issues with imported book data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track reading progress
  • Improve accessibility for visually impaired users
  • Introduce more customization options for user profiles
  • Expand search capabilities to include more book details
  • Integrate with other popular book platforms

In-app purchases

None

Copper Books

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bookworm Reads

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Copper Books free?
Copper Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookworm Reads free?
Bookworm Reads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copper Books or Bookworm Reads?
Bookworm Reads is rated higher. Copper Books averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Bookworm Reads averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Copper Books or Bookworm Reads have ads?
Neither Copper Books nor Bookworm Reads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copper Books or Bookworm Reads?
Copper Books ships an update weekly, and Bookworm Reads every 3 weeks. Most recently, Copper Books was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bookworm Reads on October 25, 2026.

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