Bookwise vs Readay
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. Manage your entire literary journey from your personal bookshelf to finished reads.
- 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
Readay
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You finish a chapter with a thought you want to keep, so you screenshot a page, highlight a line in some app or snap a photo of a paragraph, and then never see any of it again. What you actually wanted was somewhere to write it down while it's fresh, so when a friend asks what you made of the book, it's all still there. Readay is just one journal for whatever you're reading, a thought or a quote with the page it's on. Snap a page to keep the exact line, talk a thought through when you can't be bothered typing, tag characters with @names and blur the spoilers, then scroll back when you go "wait, I had a theory about this part". No account and no feed, it stays on your phone and syncs through your own iCloud, so it's yours and nobody else's. Readay is free to download, with an optional Readay Pro subscription that renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage it in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://readayapp.store/#privacy Terms of Use: https://readayapp.store/#terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookwise at weekly against Readay's every 2 weeks. Bookwise also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Readay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookwise ships an update weekly, Readay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookwise | Readay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (770 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 770 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Majestica Lab LLC | Gian Hao Liow |
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
Readay
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
- Lifetime AccessFree
Readay
- Readay Monthly$4.991 Month
- Readay Yearly$29.991 Year
- Readay Lifetime$79.99









