# ReadHero vs Reading Tracker

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reading Tracker at weekly against ReadHero's every 3 weeks. Reading Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ReadHero sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 3 months and Reading Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ReadHero against 4.8 for Reading Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 282 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of ReadHero's written reviews are positive against 89% of Reading Tracker's.

ReadHero ships an update every 3 weeks, Reading Tracker weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | ReadHero | Reading Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (140 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readhero-book-tracker-and-tbr/id6450433398/reviews) | [4.8 (282 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 140 | **282** |
| Positive reviews | **92.6% of reviews** | 88.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 87 MB | 363 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Dennis Sima](https://appshunter.io/developer/1631001844) | [Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1768843235) |

## What reviewers say

### ReadHero

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readhero-book-tracker-and-tbr/id6450433398)

Enhance your reading comprehension and recall by tracking books, managing your library, and taking detailed notes. This app helps you remember what you've read through organized logs and personalized statistics.

**Highlights:** Book collection overview, Add books by search, barcode, or manual entry, Track reading progress and assign ratings, Take and review notes for better memorization, Organize books into custom groups, View reading statistics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ReadHero PRO - 3 Month | $2.49 | per 3 months |
| ReadHero PRO - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| ReadHero PRO - Yearly | $8.99 | per year |
| ReadHero PRO - Yearly | $8.99 | per year |
| ReadHero PRO - Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| ReadHero PRO - Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| ReadHero PRO - Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| ReadHero PRO - Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |
| ReadHero PRO - Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Helpful for increasing reading productivity
- 👍 Attentive and responsive customer service
- 👍 Clean and intuitive user interface
- 👍 Useful features for tracking progress and taking notes
- 👍 Convenient book scanning and search functionality

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frustrating onboarding experience with too many wizards and animations
- 🐛 Inability to add books historically without impacting reading statistics

**Reported bugs**

- Many books not found in the app's database
- Constant wizards and slow animations are annoying

**Requested features**

- Add option to track audiobook progress by time instead of pages
- Allow adding books as historical reads with approximate reading date


### Reading Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551)

This app helps book lovers organize their reading life. Track books you want to read, are currently reading, or have finished. Add notes, set goals, and view statistics on your reading habits.

**Highlights:** Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, Abandoned lists, Add notes, custom ratings, and tags, Set and track reading goals, Detailed reading statistics, Sync across devices with iCloud

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Premium Access | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Full Premium Access | $3.99 | per month |
| Full Premium Access | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Full Premium Access | $5.99 | per month |
| Full Premium Access | $19.99 | per 6 months |
| Full Premium Access | $24.99 | per year |
| All Access | $24.99 | per year |
| Small Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium Coffee | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Coffee | $7.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Bookworm access | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium access | $49.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium access | $199.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great Tracker
- 👍 Beautifully designed with great UI
- 👍 Customizable options
- 👍 Motivating statistics and reading progress
- 👍 Responsive developer

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Search issues for some books
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔒 Subscription required for full features

**Reported bugs**

- Issues with saving book details after editing
- Problems with changing or deleting tags

**Requested features**

- Ability to add and track ARCs
- Support for reading ebooks and audiobooks directly in the app
- Annotation and highlighting features for ebooks
- Batch editing of book formats (ebook, physical, audiobook)
- Apple Watch app


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ReadHero free?

ReadHero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Reading Tracker free?

Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, ReadHero or Reading Tracker?

ReadHero and Reading Tracker are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 140 and 282 ratings respectively.

### Do ReadHero or Reading Tracker have ads?

Neither ReadHero nor Reading Tracker shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ReadHero or Reading Tracker?

ReadHero ships an update every 3 weeks, and Reading Tracker weekly. Most recently, ReadHero was updated on September 23, 2026 and Reading Tracker on September 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*