Hardcover.app vs Hardcovers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hardcover.app
This app helps you organize and discover books. Track what you've read, create custom lists, and see what friends are reading. Set reading goals and share your thoughts on books.
- Track read and to-read books
- Organize with lists and tags
- See friends' reading activity
- Discover trending books
- Rate and review books
- Set reading goals
- Track reading statistics
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Hardcover is a book tracking app with a social side, built for readers, not algorithms. Add books you’ve read or want to read. Keep your library tidy with lists and tags. See what your friends are reading, explore trending picks, and discover hidden gems through curated lists. Rate, review, and share your thoughts. Make your profile public, private, or friends-only—your reading, your rules. Set goals, track your stats, and find your reading rhythm. We use Apple's standard Terms of Service (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hardcovers
Easily manage your book collection and reading journey with this library tracker. Log your books, monitor your progress, and keep your reading organized.
- Book collection tracking
- Reading progress monitoring
- Digital library management
- Simple interface
- Organized reading log
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Hardcovers helps you track your book collection and reading progress in one simple library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hardcovers at 100% against Hardcover.app's 52%. Hardcovers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hardcover.app's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hardcover.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hardcovers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hardcovers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hardcover.app has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Hardcover.app's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hardcovers's.
| Parameter | Hardcover.app | Hardcovers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hardcover LLC | LEE ROBERT CAMPBELL |
Customer experience
Hardcover.app
Hardcovers
In-app purchases
Hardcover.app
- Supporter - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Supporter - Yearly$49.991 Year
Hardcovers
No in-app purchases
