Comparison

BookTree vs Bookbear

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

Head to head
About

BookTree

Organize your personal library with this app. Track books, manage your reading progress, and save your favorite highlights and notes. It also offers reading statistics and secure backup options.

Highlights
  • Manage books in various styles
  • Scan barcodes to add books
  • Save text and picture highlights
  • Track reading statistics and goals
  • Share book info and highlights
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • App passcode lock with biometrics
Features
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"BookTree App supports your reading life via managing books and your underlines" MANAGE BOOKS • list books in table or in bookshelf style • collect books by your own category • filter books by own, borrowed, wanted, read or not • manage own book format (paper, ebook, audio book) SEARCH BOOKS • add book information easily via barcode scan or search title, author,ISBN or manually • view book information on online (Google Books, Amazon, Goodreads) WRITE NOTE, UNDERLINE • save text or picture what you want to get underline • highlight favorite passage on photo • list all underlines among books READING STATISTICS AND GOAL • view reading statistics by year or month and book list what you read • set reading goal and keep track of goal progress by monthly or annually • view badge count for unread, reading books SHARE •share book info. or underline via email , twitter, facebook, SMS BACKUP & RESTORE • backup database to cloud (dropbox, google drive, etc) • backup database via email • backup /restore database via iTunes Lock • lock your BookTree app with your passcode. • unlock with your device's Touch ID or Face ID. • Please refer to Help, if you lost passcode. * Please feel free to send us any inconveniences or suggestions at any time via Settings> About App > Contact Supports * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Bookbear

Easily track your reading progress, build a virtual bookshelf, and discover trending books. Scan barcodes to add titles instantly and share your reading list with friends. Designed for a seamless and beautiful user experience.

Highlights
  • Seamless book tracking
  • Build and admire your collection
  • Scan and discover instantly
  • Discover trending books
  • Share what you're reading
  • Check progress at a glance
Features
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FEATURES [[ Seamless Book Tracking ]] We tried using the other top book tracker apps. Honestly? We couldn’t. Buttons were confusing, and some apps even crashed on us. So we made bookbear—designed to be the easiest and most beautiful book tracker you'll ever use. Seriously, no more guessing or frustration. Download now and see how effortless tracking can be! [[ Build and Admire Your Collection ]] Who doesn’t love gazing at a gorgeous bookshelf? We’ve recreated that feeling in bookbear—your personal library on your phone! Add the books you want to read, are reading, or have read, and watch your virtual collection grow. You’ll be admiring it in no time! [[ Scan and Discover Instantly ]] POV: You're at a book store and you found a book that caught your eye. Skip the typing! Just use bookbear to scan the barcode, and boom—get all the details you need in seconds. Two taps, and you’re in the know. [[ Discover the Hottest Books ]] Stay in the loop with the latest trending books. The New York Times Best Sellers? Just one tap away. Never miss out on the book everyone’s talking about! [[ Share What You’re Reading ]] Want to show off your current read? With bookbear, you can easily share what’s on your reading list with friends. It’s quick, it’s fun, and hey, who doesn’t love a good book recommendation? [[ Check Your Progress at a Glance ]] Reading multiple books at once? We get it. With bookbear, you can track your progress on all your books at a glance. Stay on top of every chapter, effortlessly.

Screenshots

BookTree4 screens
Bookbear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bookbear at Free against BookTree's $4.99. Bookbear also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Bookbear is free to download; BookTree costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookbear holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 95% and 95% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, Bookbear every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BookTree versus Bookbear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookTreeBookbear
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better94.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB37 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperYoungwan ChoiWOO MIN PARK

Customer experience

BookTree

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%

Bookbear

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%

Bugs and requests

BookTree

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bookbear

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Book search not working (Lazykit.XOR error)
  • Unable to delete incorrectly added books
  • Calendar date selection jumps unexpectedly

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add ability to manually add books
  • Implement account/login for data backup
  • Add a memo/note-taking feature for books
  • Include statistics (annual/monthly reading count, genre/author rankings)
  • Allow editing of release dates
Show 15 more
  • Add dark mode
  • Option to customize calendar view (show ongoing books, book cover size)
  • Add a reading timer
  • Ability to record quotes or important sentences
  • Allow multiple user profiles for family accounts
  • Option to sort bookshelf by completion date
  • Ability to hide star ratings
  • Option to display only book titles in bookshelf
  • Add a feature to mark 'favorite' or 'life books'
  • Allow capturing the entire bookshelf as an image
  • Add ability to record re-reads
  • Improve book search speed
  • Add option to select book start/read dates in calendar
  • Allow adding photos to book entries
  • Add option to export reading data

In-app purchases

None

BookTree

No in-app purchases

None

Bookbear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookTree free?
BookTree costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookbear free?
Bookbear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookTree or Bookbear?
Bookbear is rated higher. BookTree averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Bookbear averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do BookTree or Bookbear have ads?
Neither BookTree nor Bookbear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookTree or Bookbear?
BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bookbear every 9 days. Most recently, BookTree was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bookbear on November 5, 2026.

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