Hardcover.app vs Ideabooks
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/
Ideabooks
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IdeasBook helps you find your next booklet to publish — with a single swipe. Swipe through curated ideas, save the ones that click, and get a full dossier to go from idea to published. EVERY IDEA INCLUDES • Feasibility score • Alternative titles • Booklet structure • Cover ideas • Differentiation tips • Successful Keywords analysis PLANS • Base — free, try a few every day • Creator — more ideas per day, full analysis and creator tools • Studio — unlimited ideas, KDP descriptions, keywords, image prompts and action plans Built for KDP creators and low-content publishers who want to decide what to publish, faster. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ideabooks at every 3 days against Hardcover.app's every 6 months. Hardcover.app's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Ideabooks sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hardcover.app ships an update every 6 months, Ideabooks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hardcover.app | Ideabooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hardcover LLC | Weclose Limited |
In-app purchases
Hardcover.app
- Supporter - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Supporter - Yearly$49.991 Year
Ideabooks
- Creator$8.991 Month
- Studio$17.991 Month
- Creator (Yearly)$89.001 Year
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- Studio (Yearly)$179.001 Year
