Comparison

Leatherbound vs Simple Book Recommendations

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. It's free, with no subscriptions, no ads and no limits. Log the books you're reading, see your progress at a glance, and look back on everything you've read. 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 • Set reading goals and build a reading streak • Look back on your year with Year in Review and a reading calendar • Get insights into your reading habits with stats and charts • Rate books and log your full reading history, including re-reads • Beautiful home screen widgets that show your progress at a glance • Search and filter your library quickly • Add books from search or manually, with your own covers • Import and export your library as CSV • Syncs automatically across your devices Leatherbound is made by one person who uses it every day. Your feedback helps make it better, so send suggestions or bug reports anytime from the feedback option in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.leatherbound.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple Book Recommendations

Features
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This app allows simple book recommendations to be entered, shared with other users, and reviewed by other users. It provides an ISBN Scanner to scan images for ISBN numbers. The App uses an ISBN number to look up information about a book. A book can have multiple recommendations from different users. It attempts to focus on recent recommendations by providing lists that show recommendations recently, but the user can off course opt to view all recommendations. Users can choose to keep their recommendations and books private if they so desire, but that is not really why the App exists. Shared Data is stored in the iCloud, and users need a iCloud account to access it, you can elect to keep the data to your device, but again that is not really the point of the App.

Screenshots

Leatherbound4 screens
Simple Book Recommendations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Book Recommendations at every 4 days against Leatherbound's every 5 weeks. Simple Book Recommendations also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Leatherbound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Book Recommendations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leatherbound ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Leatherbound versus Simple Book Recommendations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeatherboundSimple Book Recommendations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam DavisPeter Shevill

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Leatherbound

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

Simple Book Recommendations

Subscriptions2
  • 6 Month Editing Subscription$0.996 Months
  • 1 Year Editing Subscription$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Leatherbound free?
Leatherbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Book Recommendations free?
Simple Book Recommendations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Leatherbound or Simple Book Recommendations have ads?
Neither Leatherbound nor Simple Book Recommendations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leatherbound or Simple Book Recommendations?
Leatherbound ships an update every 5 weeks, and Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. Most recently, Leatherbound was updated on October 17, 2026 and Simple Book Recommendations on October 16, 2026.

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