Bookjournal.app vs Reading Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookjournal.app
Easily log books you've read, record ratings, thoughts, and notes. Enhance your entries with stickers and share your favorite reads with others. This app offers a convenient digital alternative to traditional reading journals.
- Track read books
- Record ratings and notes
- Add stickers to entries
- Share favorite books
- Digital reading journal
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Keep track of all the books you've read, capture your ratings, thoughts and notes, add stickers and more. Share your favorite books with family, friends and colleagues. As avid readers, we craved a seamless way to journal, track, and share our literary experiences. Traditional journaling, though enjoyable, can be tedious and time-consuming. We wanted our journals accessible anytime, anywhere - from waiting rooms to school pick-ups. That's why we built BookJournal.app. Join us for an effortless and enjoyable reading journey! Link to our End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Reading Diary
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With this App you can create diary entries for every day you read on. This Entries can contain up to all of these following fields: - Title - Content (what you thought about the book and the pages you read) - The Book you read - Number of pages and which pages you read - Date of the Entry
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading Diary at none against Bookjournal.app's 2. Bookjournal.app's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Bookjournal.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Reading Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bookjournal.app ships an update weekly, Reading Diary every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Bookjournal.app | Reading Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (251 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rowan Trollope | Julian Schumacher |
Bugs and requests
Bookjournal.app
Reported bugs
18 issues- Deleted books reappear
- Goodreads import does not work
- Incorrect book titles/covers after import
- Duplicate books
- App crashes
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- App won't open or stay open
- Error message when trying to cancel
- Messages marked as undeliverable on Discord
- Journal entries not saving or updating
- App refuses to open since update
- Books disappear after adding
- App not working after transfer
- Cannot add and save books read
- Reading goal reverts to 50
- No connection on home screen
- No results for searches
- App crashes immediately on opening
- Unable to access rating and date options
Requested features
13 requests- Connect with friends
- Add timer for reading tracking
- More information like a timer
- Audiobooks as a selection
- Add friends
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- Integrate Goodreads list without re-adding
- Fix journal saving/updating
- Fix series organization
- One-time payment option for premium
- More premium features for the price
- Dark mode option
- Improve search functionality
- Fix connection issues
Reading Diary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookjournal.app
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year
Reading Diary
No in-app purchases
