Comparison

BookTree vs 북노트

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

북노트

Discover your next favorite read with personalized book recommendations. Easily record your reading progress, write reviews, and save books to your wishlist. Highlight memorable quotes and revisit them with a convenient widget.

Highlights
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Reading journal and reviews
  • Highlight memorable quotes
  • Quote widget
  • Wishlist management
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"다음 책은 뭐읽지?" 더이상 고민하지 마세요. 북노트가 당신에게 딱 맞는 책을 추천해드려요. 북노트에서 독서 기록(서평)도 작성하고, 나를 위한 책 추천도 받아보세요. ■ 책 추천 - "나 너무 소설 책만 보는 거 아니야?" : 너무 한쪽에 치우치지 않게, 평소 잘 보지 않던 분야의 책도 추천드려요. 나의 관심 분야, 베스트셀러 등 다양한 책들을 북노트에서 둘러보세요. ■ 독서 기록 - "이거 블로그에 올리기엔 좀 부담스러운데?" : 북노트에 가볍게 적어보세요. 단 2줄도 괜찮습니다. 작게라도 적어두면 그 책이 더 기억날거에요. ■ 하이라이트 위젯 - 책을 보면서 하이라이트 쳤던, 인상깊은 문장들 있죠? 이 문장들을 위젯으로 보실 수 있어요. 하이라이트 문장을 보면서 중요한 내용들을 다시 기억해보세요. ■ 위시리스트 - "이 책 언제 읽어봐야겠다." 하는 책이 있으면 담아두세요! 천천히 읽으셔도 괜찮습니다 :) ■ 문의 - jwi@wooahtech.co.kr

Screenshots

BookTree4 screens
북노트4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 북노트 at $1.99 against BookTree's $4.99. 북노트 also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). BookTree's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BookTree costs $4.99 and 북노트 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, 북노트 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BookTree versus 북노트: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookTree북노트
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB46 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYoungwan ChoiWooahTech Inc.

Customer experience

BookTree

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

북노트

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BookTree

No in-app purchases

None

북노트

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookTree free?
BookTree costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 북노트 free?
북노트 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BookTree or 북노트 have ads?
Neither BookTree nor 북노트 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookTree or 북노트?
BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, and 북노트 every 10 days. Most recently, BookTree was updated on November 10, 2026 and 북노트 on November 8, 2026.

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