Comparison

Book End vs Readbrew Private Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Book End

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
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Book End is an app that helps you keep track of the books you're reading and generates reading statistics. Just like how a physical bookend holds up books on a shelf, this app helps you keep your books and reading organised. Book End allows you to easily scan, search and import books that you're reading into the app. Once you have your physical book open, you can use Book End to set a reading session timer. After completing your reading session, return to the app to log it, and it will automatically create personalized statistics for you. These include precise time remaining predictions for each book and exclusive metrics like your reading speed, and average pages read per hour. Overall, Book End helps you stay on track and develop your reading habit.

About

Readbrew Private Book Tracker

This app helps you track your reading progress, set personal goals, and build consistent reading habits. It offers detailed statistics and a private space to journal your thoughts on books without ads or data tracking.

Highlights
  • Log pages with quick-add buttons
  • Set yearly reading goals and build streaks
  • Detailed stats and analytics
  • Organize library with custom collections
  • Private book journal for notes and quotes
  • Privacy-first, no ads or data tracking
Features
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ReadBrew is the privacy-first book tracker for readers who want a clean, beautiful way to log pages, set reading goals, and build streaks — without ads, without data tracking, and without the noise of social features. Your reading life is personal. ReadBrew was built with that belief at its core. Unlike book tracker apps that harvest your data or bury useful features behind confusing paywalls, ReadBrew keeps things simple: track what you read, hit your reading goals, and enjoy a minimal interface that stays out of your way. - Track Your Reading Log pages with quick-add buttons (+5, +10, +20, +50) and watch your progress come to life with visual progress bars. Track multiple books at once and mark each one as Reading, Finished, Want to Read, or DNF. ReadBrew is the page tracker and reading log that fits into how you actually read — fast, flexible, and never in your way. - Set Goals & Build Streaks Set a yearly reading goal and track your progress throughout the year — whether it's a new year reading resolution or a personal reading challenge. Build reading streaks day after day, celebrate milestones with badges and achievements, and take on monthly challenges to keep your reading habit strong. Personalized insights help you understand your reading patterns and stay motivated. - Detailed Stats & Analytics See pages read by day, week, month, year, or all time. Spot your best reading days, track your averages, and compare trends across time periods. Rate books and follow your average rating over time. ReadBrew gives you meaningful reading statistics without overwhelming you — the kind of stats that actually help you build a lasting reading habit. - Organise Your Library Browse your books by status with search and filters. Sort by title, author, recent activity, or date finished. Switch between grid and list views. Create custom collections with emoji icons and colors to organize your book library exactly how you want it. Manage your TBR list, keep your reading history in one place, and find any book in seconds. - Capture Your Thoughts Add notes while reading any book and browse all your notes across your entire library. ReadBrew doubles as your private book journal — capture quotes, reflections, and ideas right alongside the books that inspired them. - Privacy-First, Always Your reading data stays yours. ReadBrew doesn't track your behavior, doesn't sell your information, and doesn't show you ads. We built a private book tracker because we believe what you read is nobody's business but yours. - Pro Features Unlock the full experience with ReadBrew Pro: a reading heatmap to visualize your patterns, shareable weekly and monthly reading wraps, unlimited pinned collections, full reading stats across all time ranges, all themes and customization options, cross-device sync, and search across all notes. - The Goodreads alternative you've been looking for If you want a Goodreads alternative that puts your reading experience first — no social clutter, no data harvesting, just a clean reading tracker that works — ReadBrew is it. Start your reading journey today. Set your first goal, log your first pages, and see why readers love the simplest, most private book tracker on Android. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Readbrew-Privacy-Policy-2eb99c67414780c8bbcaf7040be447e3 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Book End4 screens
Readbrew Private Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Readbrew Private Book Tracker at 5.0 against Book End's 4.6. Readbrew Private Book Tracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Book End's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Book End sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Readbrew Private Book Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Readbrew Private Book Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book End has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Book End's written reviews are positive against 100% of Readbrew Private Book Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book End ships an update every 10 days, Readbrew Private Book Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book End versus Readbrew Private Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook EndReadbrew Private Book Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin WheelerBoolean and Bean Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Book End

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

Readbrew Private Book Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Book End

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Readbrew Private Book Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Book End free?
Book End is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readbrew Private Book Tracker free?
Readbrew Private Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book End or Readbrew Private Book Tracker?
Readbrew Private Book Tracker is rated higher. Book End averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Readbrew Private Book Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Book End or Readbrew Private Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Book End nor Readbrew Private Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book End or Readbrew Private Book Tracker?
Book End ships an update every 10 days, and Readbrew Private Book Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book End was updated on October 17, 2026 and Readbrew Private Book Tracker on September 25, 2026.

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