Comparison

Bookily vs BookJournal

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

Head to head
About

Bookily

Features
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Use Bookily to search and organize your favourite, bookmarked and read books effortlessly and directly. Modify your lists easily with only one click while reviewing the cover and details of your listed books. Access to your data, ever available on your mobile or desktop app, both instant synchronized for all application users. Look for any book you want, free for all users and forever!

About

BookJournal

Features
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BookJournal is your personal reading journal โ€“ for all the books you've read, are currently reading, or want to read next. Save your books with covers, keep your notes, and track your reading progress โ€“ simple, private, and clutter-free. And thanks to iCloud sync, your library is always up to date on all your devices. Features: โ€ข Add books via search, ISBN scan, or manually โ€“ with cover image โ€ข Wishlist for books you still want to read โ€ข Custom shelves: organize your library into your own collections with color and icon โ€ข Start reading sessions with a timer and log the pages you've read โ€ข Journal: capture thoughts, moods, and favorite quotes about your books โ€ข Statistics for your reading goal, reading hours, and streak โ€ข iCloud sync: your data stays private in your iCloud โ€“ automatically on all your devices โ€ข Clear reading list, sorted by status BookJournal is for everyone who wants to document their reading life privately and without the fuss โ€“ a reading journal that grows with you.

Screenshots

Bookily4 screens
BookJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bookily at none against BookJournal's shown. Bookily also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Bookily versus BookJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookilyBookJournal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarcelona Code SchoolGarip Koeyluece

In-app purchases

None

Bookily

No in-app purchases

None

BookJournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookily free?
Bookily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookJournal free?
BookJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookily or BookJournal have ads?
BookJournal shows ads; Bookily does not.

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