Bookwise vs Simple Book Recommendations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Virtual book library
- Categorize books (All, Reading, To Read, Finished)
- Track reading progress
- Extensive book database
- Discover new reads
- Personalized bookshelf
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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
Simple Book Recommendations
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Bookwise | Simple Book Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (768 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 768 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Majestica Lab LLC | Peter 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
Bookwise
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
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- 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
- Lifetime AccessFree
- Lifetime Access$69.99
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
Simple Book Recommendations
- 6 Month Editing Subscription$0.996 Months
- 1 Year Editing Subscription$1.991 Year
Questions
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