Comparison

Home Library Manager vs Reading Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Home Library Manager

Easily manage your personal book collection by scanning barcodes, adding detailed descriptions, and organizing them into smart collections. Track your reading progress and sync your library across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for quick book entry
  • Detailed book information fields
  • Smart collections based on various parameters
  • Reading status and page tracking
  • iCloud sync across iOS devices
  • Home screen widgets for reading progress
Features
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Leto is a simple and beautiful book management app that helps you to easily keep track of the books you are currently reading, would like to read or already have. EASILY ADD BOOKS BY SCANNING THEIR BARCODE Adding books to Leto is super easy and fast. Just by scanning its barcode, the book cover, title, author and number of pages will be automatically added. You can also import your book collection from other sources such as Goodreads or Calibre. ADD RICH DESCRIPTIONS TO YOUR BOOKS When you add a new book, Leto allows you to specify a wide variety of details for a better description of the book. The available parameters range from the title and author of the work, to the genre, the original language of the text, whether it is written in verse or prose, identifiers such as ISBN and Thema codes, and even its dimensions and weight. It will not be necessary for you to include all that information at first, but you will have it at your disposal if you wish. ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKS IN SMART COLLECTIONS Leto allows you to create smart book collections based on a wide variety of parameters, so that you can have your books grouped according to the criteria that you consider the most appropriate. Specifically, you can keep your library organized by creating collections based on author, language, read-status, publisher, genre, and so on. KEEP TRACK OF THE BOOKS YOU ARE READING AND ITS CURRENT PAGE Each book you add to Leto has a read-status, which can be: “To Read”, “Reading”, “Finished” or “Left Unfinished”. Leto automatically creates different book collections based on their status so that you can have them well organized. In addition, you can keep track of your reading progress by indicating the current page of the books in question. SEAMLESSLY SYNC YOUR LIBRARY ACROSS DEVICES With Leto, you can keep all your books stored in iCloud and synced seamlessly across all of your iOS devices so you can access your library from your, iPhone and iPad. WIDGETS Widgets are a great way to keep track of the books you are reading. Add to your Home Screen as many widgets as you like, each one displaying a different book. Widgets makes it easy for you to see your progress at a glance and entice you to read more.

About

Reading Tracker

Easily track your reading progress with this app. Log books, monitor pages read or percentage completion, and set daily goals to build a consistent reading habit. Visualize your achievements to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Log books
  • Monitor pages/percentage
  • Set daily reading goals
  • Visualize progress
  • Develop reading habits
Features
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Reading Progress Checker is an app that makes tracking and visualizing your reading easy. Register the books you're reading and check your progress by pages or percentage. Set daily reading goals like 10 pages per day to support your reading habit. With a clear overview of your progress, it helps you stay motivated. Simple and easy to use, this app is great for book lovers and those looking to develop a reading habit.

Screenshots

Home Library Manager4 screens
Reading Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Library Manager at 79% against Reading Tracker's 0%. Home Library Manager also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Reading Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Home Library Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Reading Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Library Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Library Manager has 171 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Home Library Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of Reading Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Library Manager ships an update fortnightly, Reading Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Library Manager versus Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Library ManagerReading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (171 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings171 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro Garcia Fernandezkota tada

Customer experience

Home Library Manager

All ratings170 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative10.4%

Reading Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Home Library Manager

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Unable to export since last update
  • Difficulty in saving certain data
  • Edit feature doesn’t save changes
  • App returns to home screen without saving
  • Widget not working
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  • Manual add books doesn't save title
  • Page marker feature won't save changes
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add rating system (1-5 stars)
  • Add start and end date for reading
  • More configurable default settings
  • Mac app
  • Accent color customization
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  • Ability to sort books by author last name
  • Support for CSV import from Calibre
  • Batch update book metadata online
  • More diversified search engines for book covers
  • Increased search support for Chinese books
  • Ability to manually order books within collections
  • More options for 'status' and filters
  • Distinction between 'want to read' and 'to be purchased'
  • Ability to sort library by TBR, to be purchased, not finished, etc.
  • Add date of finishing and rating
  • Add custom categories (e.g., cookbook, photography)
  • Add wish list section
  • Ability to add own fields for multiple formats (e.g., audiobooks, ebooks)
  • Add ability to rate books
  • Book dictionary/web option for easy adding
  • Star ratings with notes section
  • Ability to sort books A-Z and Z-A
  • Sort by author
  • Create barcodes or QR codes for lent books

Reading Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Home Library Manager

One-time1
  • Leto (Full Version)Free
2 purchases

Reading Tracker

One-time2
  • Premium$4.99
  • Treat to Lunch$14.99

Questions

Is Home Library Manager free?
Home Library Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Tracker free?
Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Library Manager or Reading Tracker?
Home Library Manager is rated higher. Home Library Manager averages 4.6 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while Reading Tracker averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Library Manager or Reading Tracker have ads?
Reading Tracker shows ads; Home Library Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Library Manager or Reading Tracker?
Home Library Manager ships an update fortnightly, and Reading Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Home Library Manager was updated on October 23, 2026 and Reading Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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