Reading Diary vs Now Reading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Now Reading
Track your current reads, archive finished books, and organize your future reading list. This app offers beautiful book cover displays and allows you to share your reading progress with friends.
- Track current reads
- Archive read books
- Organize to-read list
- Display original book covers
- Share reading progress
- Widget support
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Introducing Now Reading - a simple yet crafted book journal app. You can add what you're reading, archive what you already have read, and books you'd like to read in the future. This app displays the original book cover (direct attachment needed) or with the custom designed beautiful original book covers. Share what you read with your friends by swiping through books you logged or through the widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Now Reading at weekly against Reading Diary's every 12 months. Reading Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reading Diary ships an update every 12 months, Now Reading weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Diary | Now Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Schumacher | Minsang choi |
In-app purchases
Reading Diary
No in-app purchases
Now Reading
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reading Diary free?
Is Now Reading free?
Do Reading Diary or Now Reading have ads?
Which is updated more often, Reading Diary or Now Reading?
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