Comparison

Leatherbound vs Book End

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

Head to head
About

Leatherbound

Organize your reading with this app that tracks current books, finished titles, and your reading list. Set goals, view stats, and customize your library with widgets and manual entries. Syncs across devices and offers library import/export.

Highlights
  • Track current, finished, and to-read books
  • Home screen widgets for progress
  • Set reading goals
  • Search and filter library
  • Syncs across devices
  • Import/export library
  • Reading habit insights
Features
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Leatherbound is a simple, thoughtful way to keep track of what you're reading. Whether you're midway through a gripping novel, planning your next read, or just curious how much you've read this year, Leatherbound helps you stay organised and motivated. Features: • Keep track of what you're currently reading, what you've finished, and what's on your list • Get personalised recommendations for what to read next • Beautiful home screen widgets that show your progress at a glance • Set reading goals to stay on track throughout the year • Search and filter your library quickly • Syncs automatically across your devices • Import and export your library as CSV • Get insights into your reading habits with stats and charts • Log your full reading history • Add books manually or from the web • Customise book covers for a personal touch • Tap any cover to view it full screen Thanks for using Leatherbound — your feedback helps make the app better. You can send us suggestions or bug reports anytime via the in-app feedback option. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.leatherbound.org/privacy

About

Book End

Easily track your reading progress with this app. Scan or import books, log reading sessions, and receive personalized statistics like reading speed and time remaining predictions. Develop your reading habit with helpful insights.

Highlights
  • Scan, search, and import books
  • Log reading sessions with a timer
  • Generate personalized reading statistics
  • Predict time remaining for books
  • Track reading speed and pages per hour
  • Develop reading habits
Features
Read full description

Book End is an app that helps you keep track of the books you're reading and generates reading statistics. Just like how a physical bookend holds up books on a shelf, this app helps you keep your books and reading organised. Book End allows you to easily scan, search and import books that you're reading into the app. Once you have your physical book open, you can use Book End to set a reading session timer. After completing your reading session, return to the app to log it, and it will automatically create personalized statistics for you. These include precise time remaining predictions for each book and exclusive metrics like your reading speed, and average pages read per hour. Overall, Book End helps you stay on track and develop your reading habit.

Screenshots

Leatherbound4 screens
Book End4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Book End at free against Leatherbound's freemium. Book End also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Leatherbound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Book End sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Leatherbound holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Leatherbound's written reviews are positive against 83% of Book End's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leatherbound ships an update every 5 weeks, Book End every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Leatherbound versus Book End: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeatherboundBook End
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam DavisBenjamin Wheeler

Customer experience

Leatherbound

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Book End

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Leatherbound

Subscriptions2
  • Leatherbound premium monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Leatherbound premium yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Book End

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Leatherbound free?
Leatherbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book End free?
Book End is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leatherbound or Book End?
Leatherbound is rated higher. Leatherbound averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Book End averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Leatherbound or Book End have ads?
Neither Leatherbound nor Book End shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leatherbound or Book End?
Leatherbound ships an update every 5 weeks, and Book End every 10 days. Most recently, Leatherbound was updated on August 11, 2026 and Book End on September 20, 2026.

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