Comparison

Bookwise vs Simple Book Recommendations

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bookwise

Organize your reading life with a virtual library, track your progress, and discover new books. Categorize your collection into reading, to-read, and finished lists to manage your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Virtual book library
  • Categorize books (All, Reading, To Read, Finished)
  • Track reading progress
  • Extensive book database
  • Discover new reads
  • Personalized bookshelf
Features
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Bookwise: Elevate Your Reading Experience Immerse yourself in the world of literature with Bookwise, where a beautiful interface meets seamless functionality. Create your own virtual library, categorize your books into "All Books," "Reading Now," "To Read," and "Finished," and experience the joy of managing your literary journey effortlessly. YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Discover the joy of a personalized bookshelf with categories tailored to your reading preferences. Easily access and organize your collection, and witness your literary accomplishments by tracking the number of books you've conquered. EXTENSIVE BOOK DATABASE Explore a vast book database to find your favorites effortlessly. Our app makes it easy to discover new reads, enriching your library with diverse titles from different genres. Download now and watch your reading experience flourish. Your books, your goals, your wisdom. Elevate your reading with Bookwise! Terms of Use: https://majestica-dev.github.io/public/bookwise/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://majestica-dev.github.io/public/bookwise/privacy.html

About

Simple Book Recommendations

Features
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This app allows simple book recommendations to be entered, shared with other users, and reviewed by other users. It provides an ISBN Scanner to scan images for ISBN numbers. The App uses an ISBN number to look up information about a book. A book can have multiple recommendations from different users. It attempts to focus on recent recommendations by providing lists that show recommendations recently, but the user can off course opt to view all recommendations. Users can choose to keep their recommendations and books private if they so desire, but that is not really why the App exists. Shared Data is stored in the iCloud, and users need a iCloud account to access it, you can elect to keep the data to your device, but again that is not really the point of the App.

Screenshots

Bookwise4 screens
Simple Book Recommendations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bookwise at 15.6 against Simple Book Recommendations's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookwise sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Simple Book Recommendations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookwise ships an update weekly, Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bookwise versus Simple Book Recommendations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookwiseSimple Book Recommendations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (768 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings768 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMajestica Lab LLCPeter Shevill

Bugs and requests

Bookwise

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Onboarding screens freezing
  • Inability to access 'free lifetime' offer
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Batch book import/export
  • Audiobook support
  • Customizable book categories
  • Sync across devices
  • Dark mode option

Simple Book Recommendations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Bookwise

Subscriptions12
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
Show 9 more
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual, 3 days free3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year
  • Premium Annual with trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Annual with trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$59.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime AccessFree
  • Lifetime Access$69.99
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99
2 purchases

Simple Book Recommendations

Subscriptions2
  • 6 Month Editing Subscription$0.996 Months
  • 1 Year Editing Subscription$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Bookwise free?
Bookwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Book Recommendations free?
Simple Book Recommendations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookwise or Simple Book Recommendations have ads?
Neither Bookwise nor Simple Book Recommendations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookwise or Simple Book Recommendations?
Bookwise ships an update weekly, and Simple Book Recommendations every 4 days. Most recently, Bookwise was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simple Book Recommendations on October 25, 2026.

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