Comparison

Bookish vs SlowRead

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

Head to head
About

Bookish

Organize your personal library, track reading progress, and discover new books. Connect with a community of readers, share notes, and join virtual book clubs. It's a free platform for book lovers to manage their collection and engage with others.

Highlights
  • Organize personal library
  • Import books via scanner or Goodreads
  • Track reading progress and set challenges
  • Take notes and save favorite quotes
  • Join and participate in book clubs
  • Discover and share book recommendations
Features
Read full description

CARACTRERÍSTICAS: - Ordena tu biblioteca: Organiza tus libros como quieras, creando listas y compartiéndolas con la comunidad Bookish - Importas tus libros con el escáner o desde Goodreads. Es rapidísimo. - Estadísticas de lectura: haz un seguimiento de tu progreso, Márcate retos y deja que te ayudemos a cumplirlos. - Toma Notas, guarda citas: guarda tus notas y citas favoritas, compártelas con el resto de miembros de la comunidad o en tus redes favoritas - Comparte en los clubs de lectura: conecta con otros amantes de los libros y comparta su pasión por la lectura. Únete a clubes de lectura y debate con personas afines de todo el mundo. - Lee más. Con listas y seguimiento: organizando tus libros en listas personalizadas descubre las de otros lectores y comparte las tuyas. - Descubre, comparte, experimenta: descubre y explora libros que son perfectos para ti. T y te conectaremos con otros lectores para compartir vuestras opiniones y experiencias. Gratis, para todos. Porque la vida es mejor con libros

About

SlowRead

This app helps you build a visually appealing digital bookshelf and encourages focused reading sessions by blocking distracting apps. Track your reading progress, organize your library, and create a personalized reading ritual.

Highlights
  • Customizable 2.5D digital bookshelf
  • Distraction-blocking focus sessions
  • Reading streak tracking
  • TBR and library organization
  • Effortless book addition (scan, search, photo)
  • Import from Goodreads (CSV)
  • Private, local-first library
Features
Read full description

SlowRead is the book tracker with a bookshelf you will want to show off. Every book you read stands on your own shelf, with its real spine and cover. Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram. YOUR BOOKSHELF • Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover. • Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared. • Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together. • Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood. • Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram. • Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show. BOOK CLUBS • Create a club or join one and read the same book together. • Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next. • Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers. • Vote on the club's next book. YOUR READING YEAR • Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share. • Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish. • A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one. • Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres. • A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand. TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT • Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds. • Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib. • Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book. • Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before. • Series grouped together, with your progress through each one. • Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships. • Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish. WIDGETS • Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. READING SESSIONS • Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop. • If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time. All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookish4 screens
SlowRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookish at 100% against SlowRead's 22%. Bookish also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). SlowRead's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and chart position (#28 vs unranked). On price 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. SlowRead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.39 per 7 days. Bookish asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookish ships an update weekly, SlowRead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bookish versus SlowRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookishSlowRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (793 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better21.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—793 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOOKISH VENTURES S.L.Adrian Martinez Moreno

Customer experience

Bookish

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SlowRead

All ratings772 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive21.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative72.1%

In-app purchases

None

Bookish

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SlowRead

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$8.397 Days
  • Premium Annual Offer$32.991 Year
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access to Slowread$149.99

Questions

Is Bookish free?
Bookish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlowRead free?
SlowRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookish or SlowRead have ads?
SlowRead shows ads; Bookish does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookish or SlowRead?
Bookish ships an update weekly, and SlowRead every 3 days. Most recently, Bookish was updated on November 3, 2026 and SlowRead on November 4, 2026.

Other comparisons