# Meet New Books vs Reading Tracker

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meet New Books at none against Reading Tracker's 15. Meet New Books also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Reading Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (284 vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Reading Tracker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Meet New Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Meet New Books against 4.8 for Reading Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Tracker has 284 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Meet New Books's written reviews are positive against 89% of Reading Tracker's.

Meet New Books ships an update every 7 months, Reading Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Meet New Books | Reading Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meet-new-books/id6451360053/reviews)** | [4.8 (284 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 24 | **284** |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | **89.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 8 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 44 MB | 372 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Whimzera INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1697689114) | [Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1768843235) |

## What reviewers say

### Meet New Books

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meet-new-books/id6451360053)

Discover your next favorite read with personalized book suggestions based on your past favorites. Explore recommendations by genre, keyword, or trope, covering a wide range of popular categories.

**Highlights:** Personalized book suggestions, Recommendations by genre, Discover by keyword, Trope-based discovery, Wide genre coverage

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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 (14)**

| 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 | $69.99 | 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 Meet New Books free?

Meet New Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Reading Tracker free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Meet New Books or Reading Tracker?

Meet New Books is rated higher. Meet New Books averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Reading Tracker averages 4.8 from 284 ratings.

### Do Meet New Books or Reading Tracker have ads?

Neither Meet New Books nor Reading Tracker shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Meet New Books or Reading Tracker?

Meet New Books ships an update every 7 months, and Reading Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Meet New Books was updated on October 24, 2026 and Reading Tracker on October 25, 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.*