Comparison

Reader by Sol vs Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Reader by Sol

This app delivers new books, articles, and newsletters to your digital library. It also allows you to archive content and access settings, accounts, and support in a centralized location.

Highlights
  • Content delivery
  • Book archiving
  • Article management
  • Newsletter access
  • Settings hub
  • Account management
  • Tech support access
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Deliver new books, articles, and newsletters to your Reader. Archive old ones. Access settings, accounts, and tech support in one place. --- Support: Check out https://solreader.com/faqs or email us at hello@solreader.com Privacy Policy: https://solreader.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://solreader.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Book Tracker

This app helps you organize your book collection, track your reading progress, and build a reading habit. It features a visually stunning interface with customizable themes and advanced tracking options. Capture insights, set reading challenges, and visualize your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Book tracking and digital bookshelf
  • Customizable themes and Liquid Glass design
  • Reading journal with notes and quotes
  • Reading challenge and progress tracking
  • Advanced metadata and custom properties
  • Year-in-books visualization
Features
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Bookie: Book Tracker is your ultimate reading companion, a powerful book tracker, reading journal, and digital bookshelf. Experience a world-class app where accountability meets stunning, next-generation design. Whether you're planning your next reading challenge or capturing insights from your latest novel, Bookie: Book Tracker makes it effortless to stay organized and inspired. The Next Evolution of Design: Liquid Glass & Themes Stop settling for plain interfaces. Bookie: Book Tracker introduces two revolutionary features that transform your digital bookshelf: Liquid Glass Design: Experience a minimalist, immersive UI built on frosted, semi-transparent layers that subtly shift with your content, giving your app depth and modern elegance. Requires iOS 26. Themes: Go beyond light and dark mode. Personalize every corner of your reading life with deeply customizable themes that let you control colors, backgrounds, and accents for a look that is uniquely yours. Master Your Library & Reading Challenges Go deeper than just tracking. Bookie: Book Tracker gives you the control and motivation to master your reading habits and library data: Effortless Tracking: Easily log books you're currently reading, finished, or want to read next with quick search and barcode scanning. Advanced Properties: Take total control. Add custom metadata, manage multiple editions, private tags, and track specific progress metrics for every title. Reading Challenge: Set yearly reading targets and track your progress against the Annual Reading Challenge. Bookie provides the motivation and visualization to crush your goals. Organize Your Way: Keep your wishlist, TBR pile, and completed reads in one streamlined place with custom bookshelves, genres, and statuses. Capture Knowledge & Reflect on Success Bookie is built to maximize your retention and reward your efforts with beautiful insights: Reading Journal: Log reading sessions with dates, times, and personal notes. Capture Every Insight: Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and mark memorable passages for easy recall. Your Year in Books (Lookback): Visualize your entire reading journey with insightful trends, detailed statistics, and a beautiful, shareable year-end summary. Sync, Read, and Upgrade Sync & Read Anywhere: Enjoy seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Distraction-Free Experience: Maintain focus with a clean, minimalist design built for concentration. Upgrade with Bookie+ Unlock the full power of Bookie: Book Tracker with Bookie+: Add unlimited books to your shelf. Use genres, dynamic filters, and advanced search to find books, notes, and quotes in seconds. Deeply customize your reading experience for ultimate control and clarity. Download Book Tracker: Bookie: Book Tracker today—the best way to log books, build a lasting reading habit, and experience the future of digital bookshelf design. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reader by Sol4 screens
Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reader by Sol and Book Tracker both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 26% of Book Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Reader by Sol's. Book Tracker also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 13) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Reader by Sol sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Book Tracker sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Reader by Sol against 4.1 for Book Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Tracker has 106 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Reader by Sol's written reviews are positive against 26% of Book Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reader by Sol ships an update fortnightly, Book Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reader by Sol versus Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReader by SolBook Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (13 ratings)4.1 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13106 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindarin, Inc.Jakub Milcarz

Customer experience

Reader by Sol

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Book Tracker

All ratings106 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral18.5%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Reader by Sol

Subscriptions1
  • Beta Book Club$14.991 Month
One-time17
  • $0.99$0.99
  • $1.99$1.99
  • Sol Catalog Book$1.99
Show 14 more
  • $3.99$3.99
  • $5.99$5.99
  • $6.99$6.99
  • $10.99$10.99
  • $11.99$11.99
  • $12.99$12.99
  • $15.99$15.99
  • $19.99$19.99
  • $21.99$21.99
  • $25.99$25.99
  • $39.99$39.99
  • $44.99$44.99
  • $79.99$79.99
  • $99.99$99.99
12 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Bookie+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
Show 6 more
  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bookie+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bookie+ Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Bookie+ (Annual)$12.991 Year
  • Bookie+ Annual$19.991 Year
  • Bookie+ (Annual)$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Bookie+ (Lifetime)$24.99
  • Bookie+ Lifetime$39.99
  • Bookie+ (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Reader by Sol free?
Reader by Sol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reader by Sol or Book Tracker?
Book Tracker is rated higher. Reader by Sol averages 4.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Book Tracker averages 4.1 from 106 ratings.
Do Reader by Sol or Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Reader by Sol nor Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reader by Sol or Book Tracker?
Reader by Sol ships an update fortnightly, and Book Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Reader by Sol was updated on September 23, 2026 and Book Tracker on October 6, 2026.

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