Reading log vs Reading tracker BookNotes
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.
Reading tracker BookNotes
This app helps you manage your reading notes and highlights. Organize books by category, sync Kindle highlights, and use a powerful text editor. It also features OCR for paper books and real-time device synchronization.
- Book categorization
- Kindle highlight synchronization
- Advanced text editor
- OCR text conversion
- Real-time device sync
- Customizable categories
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BookNotes is a note-taking application dedicated to reading so that you don't stop at just reading a book. ■ Manage books by category You can create as many categories as you like, with many icons and colors to choose from. You can also rearrange the categories to your liking. ■ Synchronization with Kindle Highlight Highlights created on Kindle can be saved in the app as notes！ ■ High-performance text editor You can freely add font size, color, markers, etc. You can also paste videos and images. ■ Text conversion using OCR Those of you who prefer to read books on paper, text conversion using OCR is also possible. Take a picture of the book you are reading and take your own notes easily. ■ Real-time synchronization of reading data between devices Once you have authenticated your account, you can back up and synchronize data between devices. You can also change your device at a moment's notice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Reading log at none against Reading tracker BookNotes's shown. Reading log also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Reading tracker BookNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Reading log against 4.0 for Reading tracker BookNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading log has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Reading log ships an update every 13 months, Reading tracker BookNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading log | Reading tracker BookNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (20 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Paciello | Yugo Matsuda |
Customer experience
Reading log
Reading tracker BookNotes
In-app purchases
Reading log
No in-app purchases
Reading tracker BookNotes
No in-app purchases
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