Reading log vs Booktrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading log
Easily track your reading progress with a simple and intuitive interface. Log your books quickly without wasting time, making it the ideal companion for avid readers.
- Simple design
- Fast logging
- Reading tracking
- Book logbook
- Reading list management
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Readinfy is the #1 app for tracking your readings. WHY? Readinfy is simple, it has a simple design and you can log your readings without wasting your time.
Booktrail
Organize your personal library by tracking books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Add books by scanning barcodes or searching by title/author, and monitor your reading progress. Create custom collections for better organization and discover new titles with synopses and reviews.
- Track reading status (reading, want to read, finished)
- Add books via barcode scan or search
- Record reading progress and percentage
- Create custom book collections
- View book synopses and user reviews
- Private, no account required
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Track your personal book collection. Books you are currently reading, want to read, and finished reading. Record your reading progress and percentage completion. Private No account is required. Your book collection data is stored on the device. Adding new books Add your books by scanning the barcode on the back of the book. You can also search for the book with the title or author name. Custom collections Create custom collections to organize and group your books. Track reading progress Track the progress of the books you are currently reading by updating the number of pages read or updating the percentage of completion. Search and discover Search and discover new books to read by searching for a book with the author name or title of the book. View the synopsis of the books and user reviews
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading log at 50% against Booktrail's 0%. Reading log also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). Booktrail's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reading log holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading log has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Reading log's written reviews are positive against 0% of Booktrail's.
Reading log ships an update every 13 months, Booktrail every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading log | Booktrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (20 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Paciello | Defyner |
Customer experience
Reading log
Booktrail
In-app purchases
Reading log
No in-app purchases
Booktrail
No in-app purchases
