Comparison

BookLog vs Storied

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

Head to head
About

BookLog

Features
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Have you ever wondered when youโ€™ve read a particular book? Would you like to keep track of the books you read and get an interesting insight into your very own reading history over time? BookLog is the right App for this purpose. Not only can you store books youโ€™ve read and those you are currently reading, but you can also maintain a wishlist of books you intend to read in the future. No complicated procedure to fill in a dozen fields or look up book covers - just enter a book title, an author (or select an existing one), select the book type, and save. If you like, you can specify further details. BookLog supports: - Publication Year - Series - Different Status (Wishlist, Pending, Soon, Next, Reading, Finished) - Rating - Notes - Saving multiple reads of a book - Show absolute or relative dates The data youโ€™ve stored is saved in iCloud and will be synchronized across all your devices. The free version lets you save up to 10 books. By purchasing the full version, there won't be any restrictions, ads, subscriptions or any further In-App purchases.

About

Storied

Organize your reading life by tracking books, logging reading sessions, and setting personal goals. Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and share your reading progress with custom cards. Discover new books with spice levels and trope tags.

Highlights
  • Track reading sessions (time, pages, pace)
  • Set daily reading goals
  • Monitor reading streaks
  • Organize books on custom shelves
  • Save notes, quotes, and theories
  • Create shareable reading cards
  • Enable spice levels and trope tags
Features
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A home for every book you've ever read, loved, or can't wait to start. Your books, organised Currently reading, want to read, finished, and custom shelves. Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Add books you read before joining and log past sessions too. Track every session Start a session, read, hit finish. Storied records your time, pages, and reading pace. Forgot to log it in the app? Add sessions retroactively โ€” no read goes untracked. Goals & stats Set a daily reading goal by minutes, pages, or books โ€” because reading 3 books isn't the same as reading 2,100 pages. Track your reading streak, see your stats by day, week, month, or year, and view your reading history in a beautiful calendar that shows how many minutes you read each day. Shareable reading cards Every session ends with a shareable reading card. Choose from 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, and 13 background image - or add your own photo. Share straight to Instagram / Whatsapp / Facebook / TikTok in a card that looks like you made it yourself. Never forget a book again Save favourite quotes, write a review, and keep everything about a book in one place โ€” your notes, your theories, your thoughts โ€” organised by book, always ready when someone asks for a recommendation. Stay sequel-ready Add notes and theories as you read. Track your predictions and see how many you get right. View all your notes and theories for past books any time the sequel drops. Spice levels & tropes Enable adult content to add spice levels and trope tags to your books. Finally, a way to track what you actually need to know before recommending a read. Reading streaks Build a daily reading habit and watch your streak grow. See your current streak, your longest streak, and your full reading history in the calendar view. Set a daily reminder so nothing breaks your run. Features: - Reading sessions with time, pages & pace tracking - Reading streak tracking - Daily reading goals by minutes, pages, or books - Stats by day, week, month, and year - Calendar view of your reading history - Session history per book - Add sessions retroactively - Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks - Custom bookshelves - Notes, quotes, and theory tracking - Turn on adult mode to enable spice levels and trope tags - 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, 13 background images - Barcode scanner to add books - DNF (Did Not Finish) tracking - Offline reading mode - Add books and sessions from before you joined - Beautiful shareable reading cards for Instagram & TikTok By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BookLog4 screens
Storied4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookLog at every 4 days against Storied's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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. BookLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Storied sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookLog ships an update every 4 days, Storied every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
BookLog versus Storied: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookLogStoried
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB114 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOtto KieferStephMyLife

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BookLog

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
2 purchases

Storied

Subscriptions2
  • Storied Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Storied Premium - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is BookLog free?
BookLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storied free?
Storied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookLog or Storied have ads?
Neither BookLog nor Storied shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookLog or Storied?
BookLog ships an update every 4 days, and Storied every 2 weeks. Most recently, BookLog was updated on October 2, 2026 and Storied on October 14, 2026.

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