Comparison

To Read vs Bookmind

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

Head to head
About

To Read

Organize your reading life with this simple app. Track books you want to read and those you've finished. Easily add titles by searching or scanning ISBNs.

Highlights
  • Track books to read
  • Mark books as finished
  • Search for books by text
  • Scan ISBN barcodes to add books
  • Clean and intuitive design
  • Organize reading goals
Features
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To Read is a simple and lightweight app designed to help you track the books you want to read and the ones you’ve already finished. Search for any book — or scan its barcode — and add it to your reading list in seconds. When you finish a book, mark it as read to build a record of your reading life. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY • Group books with categories, from genres assigned automatically to shelves you create yourself • Track which books you own and which you’re still hunting for • Prioritize your backlog so the right book is always next • Filter and sort by category, ownership, priority, and more READING STATS • Set a yearly reading goal and watch your progress • See books read per year, total pages read, top categories, and top authors • Find your average book length — and your longest read AND MORE • Fast, accurate search powered by Google Books • Add books instantly with the barcode scanner • Keep notes on every book • Back up and restore your library with export & import • iCloud sync keeps your library on all your devices With a clean and intuitive design, To Read makes it effortless to organize your reading goals — all for free!

About

Bookmind

Features
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Bookmind remembers your books, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Which books you've read, borrowed, bought, books referred by friends... Bookmind remembers them all. Just scan or search and save. Bookmind is 100% AI free. Every single of line of code was written by a human. Bookmind is *free*. No in-app purchases, no premium version you need to buy to unlock features. Search, scan and save as many books as you like. Bookmind is *private*. It shares *none* of your data. Bookmind has no cloud. We don't have any of your data, we have no place to store it. So there is no sign up, no account creation, no email, no spam. You can use iCloud to share your books with *your* other devices but that's optional. Bookmind search is *open*. Bookmind uses Open Library: a non-profit, open-source digital library and editable web catalog created by the Internet Archive. You are *not* limited to the books one vendor wants to sell. If you can't find a book or cover, you can add it to Open Library yourself. Bookmind just remembers books. You can't *yet* borrow and read digital books, share books, or update open library directly. If you'd like these or any other features please write us at barncatcode@gmail.com.

Screenshots

To Read3 screens
Bookmind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bookmind at none against To Read's 3. To Read's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. To Read sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Bookmind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Read ships an update every 3 weeks, Bookmind every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
To Read versus Bookmind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo ReadBookmind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (216 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings216 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTimko Labs IncDavid Ruest

In-app purchases

3 purchases

To Read

One-time3
  • Some Thanks$0.99
  • A Lot of Thanks$2.99
  • A Boatload of Thanks$4.99
None

Bookmind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is To Read free?
To Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookmind free?
Bookmind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do To Read or Bookmind have ads?
Neither To Read nor Bookmind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, To Read or Bookmind?
To Read ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bookmind every 2 months. Most recently, To Read was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bookmind on October 25, 2026.

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