Comparison

Book Collect vs Reading tracker BookNotes

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

Head to head
About

Book Collect

Easily track your book collection, including comic volumes, and organize them by category. Automatically fill in book details, manage reading status, and visualize your reading habits with graphs. Discover new books and keep your library organized.

Highlights
  • Organize books into custom bookshelves
  • Track owned volumes and reading status
  • Automatic book detail filling via search
  • Barcode scanning for book entry
  • Customizable book images
  • Reading progress graphs
  • Book discovery and rankings
Features
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How many volumes of this book do I own? This app lets you see at a glance which volumes you have. Keep track of all the books you own in one place! ■ Main Features - Create bookshelves for your favorite titles by category and organize Volume 1, Volume 2, and more together. - Tap the number on a bookshelf to display a pop-up list of owned volumes. - Automatically sort by title, author, publisher, or release date, or sort manually. - Freely change book images using photos from your album, camera, or web search. - Automatically fill in book details by searching. Barcode scanning and manual entry are also supported. - View book rankings and discover books you want to read. - Track reading status (Want to Read, Unread, Reading, Finished), ratings, and notes. - Display graphs for added dates and finished reading dates. ■ Adding Books When you launch the app, a “+” button appears at the bottom. Tap it to add a book. If you select a category first, the book will be added to that category. To add a book to a specific bookshelf, choose “Select Bookshelf” or create a new one. For the title field, enter the book’s title. If a bookshelf is selected, enter only the volume number. (This is because searches are performed using the bookshelf name + title.) If you search for a book and select it, the details will be filled in automatically. If no bookshelf is selected, one will be created automatically. (If you select a category before adding a book, the bookshelf will be created within that category.) If you search without entering any keywords, the sales ranking will be displayed. Entering search conditions will show recommended results. The “+” button allows manual entry of books into the selected bookshelf. You can also search and register books using barcodes. When searching, selecting a bookshelf in advance enables bulk registration. Bulk registration via “Add” allows you to add multiple volumes at once, from a starting number to a specified number. ■ Adding Categories On the category screen, tap “Edit” and then tap “+” to add a category. You can also change category settings by selecting a category while editing. (Settings can also be changed via the long-press menu.) ■ Adding Bookshelves Selecting a category displays its bookshelves. Tap “Edit” and then the “+” button at the bottom to add a bookshelf. In list view, you can change bookshelf settings by selecting a bookshelf while editing. (Settings can also be changed via the long-press menu.) Use the icon at the bottom right of the bookshelf to switch between list view and icon view. While editing, you can perform bulk deletion and bulk category changes. ■ Bookshelf Settings ○ Management Type Comics For serialized comics. If a book title includes volume numbers, a bookshelf is created using the title name. All volumes are grouped under that bookshelf, and individual book names consist of the volume number only. Author For paperbacks and novels. If there is no volume number but an author is present, a bookshelf is created using the author’s name, and books are grouped under that author. Other All other books fall into this category. You can freely add books. ※ Bookshelves created via search follow the above rules. ※ If the option “Bookshelf name = title only” is enabled during search, books without volume numbers will be categorized as “Other.” ○ Completed Check this option for completed series to display a mark in the bookshelf list. ■ Book Settings You can change the book image from the icon in the top-right corner. Images obtained from albums or image searches are high resolution. Tapping the blue text for authors or publishers will search for related books. Wishlist and favorites are displayed in the category list. When a book is marked as a favorite, you can add ratings and reviews.

About

Reading tracker BookNotes

This app helps you manage your reading notes and highlights. Organize books by category, sync Kindle highlights, and use a powerful text editor. It also features OCR for paper books and real-time device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Book categorization
  • Kindle highlight synchronization
  • Advanced text editor
  • OCR text conversion
  • Real-time device sync
  • Customizable categories
Features
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BookNotes is a note-taking application dedicated to reading so that you don't stop at just reading a book. ■ Manage books by category You can create as many categories as you like, with many icons and colors to choose from. You can also rearrange the categories to your liking. ■ Synchronization with Kindle Highlight Highlights created on Kindle can be saved in the app as notes! ■ High-performance text editor You can freely add font size, color, markers, etc. You can also paste videos and images. ■ Text conversion using OCR Those of you who prefer to read books on paper, text conversion using OCR is also possible. Take a picture of the book you are reading and take your own notes easily. ■ Real-time synchronization of reading data between devices Once you have authenticated your account, you can back up and synchronize data between devices. You can also change your device at a moment's notice.

Screenshots

Book Collect4 screens
Reading tracker BookNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading tracker BookNotes at none against Book Collect's 1. Reading tracker BookNotes also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Book Collect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reading tracker BookNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Collect ships an update every 4 weeks, Reading tracker BookNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Collect versus Reading tracker BookNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook CollectReading tracker BookNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB85 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKenji MinoshimaYugo Matsuda

Customer experience

Book Collect

Written reviews60 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral28.3%
Negative15.0%

Reading tracker BookNotes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Book Collect

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
None

Reading tracker BookNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Collect free?
Book Collect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading tracker BookNotes free?
Reading tracker BookNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Collect or Reading tracker BookNotes have ads?
Both Book Collect and Reading tracker BookNotes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Collect or Reading tracker BookNotes?
Book Collect ships an update every 4 weeks, and Reading tracker BookNotes every 5 days. Most recently, Book Collect was updated on September 25, 2026 and Reading tracker BookNotes on June 10, 2026.

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