# Book End vs Simple Book Recommendations

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Book Recommendations at every 4 days against Book End's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Book End sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Book Recommendations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Book End ships an update every 10 days, Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Book End | Simple Book Recommendations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-end-reading-tracker/id6447303933/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **21** | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Benjamin Wheeler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1680902050) | [Peter Shevill](https://appshunter.io/developer/467204832) |

## What reviewers say

### Book End

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-end-reading-tracker/id6447303933)

Easily track your reading progress with this app. Scan or import books, log reading sessions, and receive personalized statistics like reading speed and time remaining predictions. Develop your reading habit with helpful insights.

**Highlights:** Scan, search, and import books, Log reading sessions with a timer, Generate personalized reading statistics, Predict time remaining for books, Track reading speed and pages per hour, Develop reading habits

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $9.99 | one-time |


### Simple Book Recommendations

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-book-recommendations/id6741367532)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6 Month Editing Subscription | $0.99 | per 6 months |
| 1 Year Editing Subscription | $1.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Book End free?

Book End is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Simple Book Recommendations free?

Simple Book Recommendations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Book End or Simple Book Recommendations have ads?

Neither Book End nor Simple Book Recommendations shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Book End or Simple Book Recommendations?

Book End ships an update every 10 days, and Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. Most recently, Book End was updated on October 13, 2026 and Simple Book Recommendations on October 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*