Page Turner vs Bookends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Page Turner
Discover your next favorite book through recommendations from your friends. This social reading app lets you track your reading progress, share updates in a familiar feed, and engage in conversations about books.
- Social feed for books
- Follow friends and see reading updates
- Tag books and comment on reviews
- Track reading progress and custom lists
- Join reading challenges and set goals
- Direct messaging for book recommendations
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Tired of random book recommendations that don’t fit you? Page Turner is a social reading app that helps you discover your next favorite book through your friends. It’s the fun way to track your reading and get spot-on suggestions from people you trust. • Social by Design: Enjoy a familiar, Instagram-style feed for books. Follow friends, share updates, and see what everyone’s reading. You can even @mention friends in posts and comment on their reviews – it’s like your favorite social app, but all about books! • Tag & Connect: Start real conversations about books. Tag books in your posts to show what you’re reading, and message your friends directly when you find something they’d love. Page Turner makes it easy to swap recommendations and keep the book chat going. • Track Your Reading: Easily organize every book you read (or want to read). Create custom lists for Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished, or even Did Not Finish. Update your progress, add personal notes or tags, and reorder your TBR list anytime – you’re in control of your library. • Join Challenges: Stay motivated with reading goals and challenges. Set a yearly reading goal (52 books in a year? Go for it!) and celebrate milestones along the way. No algorithms here – just genuine book recommendations. Find your next great read, recommended by your favorite people. Page Turner turns your TBR into a shared adventure with friends. Download now and start a new chapter in your reading life!
Bookends
This app helps you achieve your reading goals with custom bookshelves, insightful progress tracking, and social features to share with friends. It supports all reading formats, including audiobooks, physical books, and digital content, adapting to your personal style.
- Customizable bookshelves
- Progress tracking for all formats
- Daily and weekly reading insights
- Social feeds for reading buddies
- Track audiobooks, physical, and digital books
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Make time for more books. Bookends helps you build a reading habit, organize your bookshelves, and see your progress. Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in the way that works for you. BUILD A HABIT THAT FITS YOUR DAY Set daily goals in pages, minutes, or percentage of a book. Use reading reminders and streaks to keep showing up. TRACK EVERY WAY YOU READ Time a reading session or log your progress. Track pages, percentage, or audiobook listening progress alongside your reading time. GIVE EVERY BOOK A PLACE Keep your current reads, finished books, and TBR organized. Create custom shelves and make your library your own. SEE YOUR READING ADD UP Look back at your reading time, pages, completed books, and streaks. Explore detailed insights into your reading habits. KEEP A LITTLE COMPANY Connect with friends and follow their recent reading activity for a little extra motivation. BRING YOUR BOOKS ALONG Import your Goodreads library to bring your existing reading history into Bookends. Bookends is free to download. Some features require Bookends Premium, available through in-app purchases. Terms and conditions: https://bookends.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://bookends.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Page Turner at none against Bookends's 2. Bookends's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bookends sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Page Turner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bookends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Page Turner ships an update fortnightly, Bookends every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Page Turner | Bookends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Good Problem, LLC | Bookends |
Customer experience
Page Turner
Bookends
In-app purchases
Page Turner
No in-app purchases
Bookends
- Bookends Premium$3.991 Month
- Bookends Premium Annnual$29.991 Year






