Comparison

Bookwise vs Storied

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. Manage your entire literary journey from your personal bookshelf to finished reads.

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

Storied

Organize your reading life by tracking books, logging reading sessions, and setting personal goals. Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and share your reading progress with custom cards. Discover new books with spice levels and trope tags.

Highlights
  • Track reading sessions (time, pages, pace)
  • Set daily reading goals
  • Monitor reading streaks
  • Organize books on custom shelves
  • Save notes, quotes, and theories
  • Create shareable reading cards
  • Enable spice levels and trope tags
Features
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A home for every book you've ever read, loved, or can't wait to start. Your books, organised Currently reading, want to read, finished, and custom shelves. Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Add books you read before joining and log past sessions too. Track every session Start a session, read, hit finish. Storied records your time, pages, and reading pace. Forgot to log it in the app? Add sessions retroactively — no read goes untracked. Goals & stats Set a daily reading goal by minutes, pages, or books — because reading 3 books isn't the same as reading 2,100 pages. Track your reading streak, see your stats by day, week, month, or year, and view your reading history in a beautiful calendar that shows how many minutes you read each day. Shareable reading cards Every session ends with a shareable reading card. Choose from 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, and 13 background image - or add your own photo. Share straight to Instagram / Whatsapp / Facebook / TikTok in a card that looks like you made it yourself. Never forget a book again Save favourite quotes, write a review, and keep everything about a book in one place — your notes, your theories, your thoughts — organised by book, always ready when someone asks for a recommendation. Stay sequel-ready Add notes and theories as you read. Track your predictions and see how many you get right. View all your notes and theories for past books any time the sequel drops. Spice levels & tropes Enable adult content to add spice levels and trope tags to your books. Finally, a way to track what you actually need to know before recommending a read. Reading streaks Build a daily reading habit and watch your streak grow. See your current streak, your longest streak, and your full reading history in the calendar view. Set a daily reminder so nothing breaks your run. Features: - Reading sessions with time, pages & pace tracking - Reading streak tracking - Daily reading goals by minutes, pages, or books - Stats by day, week, month, and year - Calendar view of your reading history - Session history per book - Add sessions retroactively - Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks - Custom bookshelves - Notes, quotes, and theory tracking - Turn on adult mode to enable spice levels and trope tags - 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, 13 background images - Barcode scanner to add books - DNF (Did Not Finish) tracking - Offline reading mode - Add books and sessions from before you joined - Beautiful shareable reading cards for Instagram & TikTok By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookwise4 screens
Storied4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Storied at 100% against Bookwise's 69%. 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Storied sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookwise ships an update weekly, Storied fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bookwise versus Storied: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookwiseStoried
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (770 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings770 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB134 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMajestica Lab LLCStephMyLife

Customer experience

Bookwise

All ratings770 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative23.0%

Storied

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Storied

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bookwise

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
Show 5 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
One-time1
  • Lifetime AccessFree
2 purchases

Storied

Subscriptions2
  • Storied Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Storied Premium - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Bookwise free?
Bookwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storied free?
Storied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookwise or Storied have ads?
Neither Bookwise nor Storied shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookwise or Storied?
Bookwise ships an update weekly, and Storied fortnightly. Most recently, Bookwise was updated on November 8, 2026 and Storied on November 5, 2026.

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