Comparison

Book End vs BookVault

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

BookVault

Organize your personal library, track reading habits, and discover new books with personalized recommendations. Features include barcode scanning, built-in reading, note-taking, and reading stats. Enjoy a private and secure reading experience.

Highlights
  • Barcode book scanning
  • Built-in EPUB/PDF reader
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Reading habit tracking & stats
  • Quote and note capture
  • Customizable collections
  • AI-powered summaries
Features
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Your books deserve better than a spreadsheet. BookVault turns your reading life into something you can see, track, and fall in love with all over again. Whether you've got 5 books or 500, it finally keeps up with how you actually read. READ IT, RIGHT HERE (Premium) BookVault isn't just where your books live; it's where you read them. Attach an EPUB or PDF to any title and open it in the built-in reader. Highlight a line and it saves straight to your notes, next to the book it came from. Reading time counts toward your streaks and stats, so nothing breaks your momentum. Works with DRM-free books from Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, indie publishers, and your own files. SCAN IT, SHELVE IT Point your camera at any barcode, and BookVault pulls in the cover, author, page count, and genre instantly. Batch scan a whole shelf in one go. You can also search by title, ISBN, or add books manually. SMART RECOMMENDATIONS THAT GET YOU BookVault learns what you love. Get personalised picks based on your library, your mood, and what you're reading right now. Discover books "Because you enjoyed [Genre]" or "Because you're reading [Title]," recommendations that feel handpicked. KNOW YOUR READING HABITS Charts show how you read: genres you gravitate toward, your pace, monthly trends, and more. Get a Wrapped-style reading recap every month. See your Book DNA. Understand yourself as a reader. STAY MOTIVATED WITH STREAKS Build daily reading streaks and earn achievements. Set goals, hit milestones, and watch your consistency grow. The gentle nudge that turns "I should read more" into a real habit. CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS Snap quotes right from the page with OCR, no more typing out your favourite lines. Keep reading notes, save highlights, and build a personal journal tied to each book. Record voice notes while your thoughts are fresh. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Create custom collections, tag books however you want, and organise your shelves the way your brain works. Track lent and borrowed books so nothing goes missing. Export your entire library anytime. READ TOGETHER (Premium) Reading is better shared. Invite your partner, family, or book club with a single QR scan, and they get a read-only copy of your books. Your notes, ratings, and progress stay private. Revoke a share anytime, and access is removed instantly. No email, no account, no friend lists. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse Editor's Picks curated by real readers. Explore categories, follow Book Chains from one great read to the next, or spin the wheel for a surprise. AI-POWERED DEEP DIVES (Premium) Go beyond the surface with AI-generated book summaries, author deep dives, and reading insights that add depth to every book on your shelf. Ask questions, explore themes, and get more from what you read. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No social accounts required. No data selling. Your library lives on your device, with optional iCloud backup. When you choose to share, only the books leave, never your notes, ratings, or progress. BookVault is yours and yours alone. Subscription Terms BookVault AI offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions for access to premium AI-powered book discovery, enrichment, and reading insight features. Available subscriptions: - BookVault AI Monthly: monthly auto-renewable subscription - BookVault AI Yearly: yearly auto-renewable subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://curiouspilabs.com/products/bookvault/terms Privacy Policy: https://curiouspilabs.com/products/bookvault/privacy

Screenshots

Book End4 screens
BookVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookVault at 5.0 against Book End's 4.5. Book End's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (22 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 BookVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book End has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book End ships an update fortnightly, BookVault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book End versus BookVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook EndBookVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin WheelerCurious Pi Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Book End

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

BookVault

Subscriptions2
  • BookVault AI Monthly$0.491 Month
  • BookVault AI Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Book End free?
Book End is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookVault free?
BookVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book End or BookVault?
BookVault is rated higher. Book End averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while BookVault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Book End or BookVault have ads?
Neither Book End nor BookVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book End or BookVault?
Book End ships an update fortnightly, and BookVault every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book End was updated on November 3, 2026 and BookVault on October 31, 2026.

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