Comparison

Book Tracker & Reading Log vs Actually Here

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker & Reading Log

Manage your personal library with this app. Scan books using their ISBN to quickly add them to your virtual collection. Track reading progress, organize shelves, and maintain wish lists. Stay updated with popular literary trends.

Highlights
  • ISBN scanner for quick book entry
  • Create and customize virtual bookshelves
  • Track reading progress and notes
  • Maintain a wish list of books
  • Sort and filter book collection
  • Follow #BookTok trends
Features
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This app lets you create a book database quickly and manage it seamlessly! Start with our Lite version, managing up to 50 items for free. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited capacity and exclusive features. Test it out risk-free with our trial version. Are you a reading enthusiast and #BookTok follower looking for a book inventory to track and organize your library? How about using an ISBN scanner to scan books and maintain a virtual library? With this amazing book inventory app, you can not only create your virtual library but also track all your readings from a single place. Use the ISBN scanner to make a book entry in the bookshelf app and keep a track of all your book readings. The book tracker allows you to manage your reading progress and allows others to see books that you have in your book collection. As one of the best book inventory apps, this platform also offers you easy access to your home, library or bookstore books catalogue. Get the book inventory app now! ISBN Scanner Scan books with ISBN scanner on this book organizer app. The fastest way to add your books is our scanner option. No typing, only few taps! Add books to your virtual library via online search or scanning of the ISBN bar code using the camera of your smartphone. The ISBN is compared to a huge database to get you the most accurate results including cover photos. Customize Your Book Inventory If you are looking for library apps that allow you to customize book tracker functions, then try this bookshelf app. You can create multiple book shelf and customize them. Add books via scanning their ISBN bar codes or use the online search functionality. Use the book organizer to Sort your books by author, title, number of pages, date added, etc. and use filters for display books containing a specific keyword, unread books, lent books, etc. Keep a Track of Your Reading Using this book tracker and book organizer app, you can add a note to each book if you lent or borrowed it and track your reading progress. Maintain a wish list for all books that you are willing to read. Follow the Latest #BookTok Trends Dive into the vibrant world of #BookTok and stay ahead of the curve! Follow the Latest trends and explore a myriad of categories, from fiction to self-help and beyond. Discover new reads, and immerse yourself in the ever-evolving landscape of literary trends! Features of "My Book Inventory Scanner App" - Simple and easy to use library apps UI/UX for book lovers - Create a virtual book shelf and add your book collection. Scan books and Keep track of your books the easy way. - Maintain your home library easily from different devices on book organizer. - Track your reading progress and maintain your book collection. - Use ISBN scanner to scan books and keep them in book tracker. - Have a track record of which books you owned or borrowed with book tracker. - Maintain a wish list and keep up with all the books you want using book organizer. - Discover new books from the book catalogue or books collection. #BookTok - Search your book collection for keywords like author or title. DISCLAIMER For copyright reasons example books and covers are used in the Screenshots in the App Store instead of real books. Inside the app it is of course possible to find and use real books. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Actually Here

Features
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Roll call, done in ten seconds, and it cannot be faked. Actually Here is attendance for university lectures and tutorials. You open a check-in window, and the phones actually in the room check themselves in over Bluetooth. No names read aloud. No sheet passed around. No accounts for students to create or forget. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a class and put the join code on the whiteboard. 2. Students install the app, enter the code, and type their name and student number once. 3. When you are ready, tap to open a check-in window. 4. Your phone broadcasts a one-time secret over Bluetooth. Phones in the room hear it and sign it with a key held in the device's secure hardware. 5. The roll fills itself, and you watch it happen live. PROOF, NOT HONESTY A check-in counts only if it carries the right secret from the right moment, signed by a known device. That secret existed only inside your check-in window, so a screenshot, a forwarded code, or a friend sitting across campus gets nowhere. Checking in a mate means physically handing over an unlocked phone — expensive, awkward, and it leaves traces the app flags for you. Valid check-ins need no confirmation from you. Only the anomalies ask for a human look. BUILT FOR TEACHING TEAMS • Promote tutors and co-instructors with one tap • Run parallel tutorials at the same time — check-ins sort themselves by session • Live roll while the class is in the room • Full-semester roster grid • Flags screen for the few records worth reviewing PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Students never create an account. Name and student number, once, on their own phone. • Signing keys are generated inside the device's secure hardware and never leave it. • Class data is end-to-end encrypted. Our servers hold ciphertext they cannot read. • Nothing leaves your device unless you export it. PRICING Free — everything above, for classes up to 20 students. Actually Here Unlimited (in-app purchase) — unlimited students per class, CSV export of your roster, and your tutors and co-instructors are covered by your subscription rather than needing their own. REQUIREMENTS • A device with Bluetooth LE • Bluetooth on and the app open on screen during check-in, on both the instructor's and the student's phone • Everyone in the same room (physical presence is the whole point) • An internet connection to submit check-ins From Selby Labs Pty Ltd Terms of Use: https://actuallyhere.selbylabs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://actuallyhere.selbylabs.com/privacy

Screenshots

Book Tracker & Reading Log4 screens
Actually Here3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Actually Here at every 2 days against Book Tracker & Reading Log's every 5 weeks. Book Tracker & Reading Log's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Book Tracker & Reading Log sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Actually Here sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker & Reading Log ships an update every 5 weeks, Actually Here every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Book Tracker & Reading Log versus Actually Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Tracker & Reading LogActually Here
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (151 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings151 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLeif BothSelby Labs Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Book Tracker & Reading Log

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Version (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Premium Version (Quarterly)$3.493 Months
  • Premium Version (Quarterly)$4.793 Months
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  • Premium Version (Quarterly)$5.993 Months
  • Premium Version (Yearly)7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Premium Version (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium Version (Yearly)$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • Premium Version (Permanent)$12.99
  • Premium Version (Permanent)$15.99
  • Premium Version (Permanent)$20.99
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  • Premium Version (Permanent)$34.99
1 purchases

Actually Here

Subscriptions1
  • English$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Book Tracker & Reading Log free?
Book Tracker & Reading Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actually Here free?
Actually Here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Tracker & Reading Log or Actually Here have ads?
Neither Book Tracker & Reading Log nor Actually Here shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker & Reading Log or Actually Here?
Book Tracker & Reading Log ships an update every 5 weeks, and Actually Here every 2 days. Most recently, Book Tracker & Reading Log was updated on October 21, 2026 and Actually Here on October 1, 2026.

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