Comparison

Uncover vs Reading Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Uncover

This app offers a cozy and visual way to track your reading, discover new books, and share personalized book collections. It features fun, automatic templates for logging progress and allows for creative organization without complex statistics. Connect with other readers and explore a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Effortless reading tracking with automatic templates
  • Personalized book collections with custom photos
  • Fun, pressure-free reading challenges
  • Book discovery through genre and mood tags
  • Unique 5-heart reaction system for books
  • Social feed for browsing reader collections
  • Barcode scanner for quick book logging
Features
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Uncover is a cozy, stress-free app designed to help you track your reading, discover new books, and share beautiful, fun, bookish templates—all without the hassle of complicated stats or charts. Whether you’re a casual reader, a bookstagrammer, or moodreader Uncover is your go-to space to celebrate books in a visual, authentic way. Key Features: - Track Your Reading Effortlessly: Log books you’re currently reading, finished or want to read, and let Uncover do the rest. Enjoy fun, automatic templates like "Currently Reading," monthly wrap-ups, and challenge updates—no manual editing needed. It’s bookish fun, wrapped for you. - Create Personalized Book Collections: Organize your books into custom collections and personalize them with photos that reflect your style. There are no limits to how you curate your virtual library! - Join Fun, Pressure-Free Challenges: Dive into yearly and seasonal reading challenges for inspiration—not obligation. Explore new genres, themes, and tropes, let our challenges help you pick your next read when you’re unsure of what to start next. From our popular A-Z Challenge & Romance Trope Bingo to the seasonal Spooky, Halloween Challenge. - Discover Books Through Tags: Find your next read by exploring tags like #EnemiesToLovers, #HistoricalFantasy, or #Vampires. Whether you’re in the mood for Hockey Romance one day and something creepy the next, our flexible search lets you explore books that fit your changing moods. - React to Books with Fun & Fair Ratings: Ditch the star ratings! Use our 5-heart reaction system and quirky emojis to express how you feel about a book—whether it’s "Not My Cup of Tea" or „I’m obsessed!" - Explore the Social Feed: Discover books in a fun, scrollable feed of collections. Whether it’s someone’s TBR, favorites or genre/theme-specific reads, the social feed is always buzzing with new books to discover. - Connect with the Reading Community: Follow other readers and interact with their collections. Leave comments and share your thoughts about books. Additional Features: - Barcode Scanner: Quickly find books for your collections by scanning barcodes—no typing necessary. - Guest Mode: Browse Uncover without needing to sign up. Check out features and collections before creating an account. Uncover is all about simplicity and visual enjoyment. For readers who value the aesthetics and community side of books, Uncover offers a space to track, share, and discover—without the pressure of numbers and goals. Celebrate your reading journey at your own pace, with templates that make it easy to share your progress with friends. *DISCLAIMER* Uncover is a book tracking application. It does not allow you to read ebooks or listen to audiobooks.

About

Reading Tracker

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
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ReadTracker is the ultimate tool for avid readers to organize, track, and enhance their reading experience. Whether you’re managing your to-be-read (TBR) list, keeping up with in-progress books, or reflecting on completed ones, ReadTracker helps you stay on top of it all. Add notes, set reading goals, categorize books with tags, and enjoy powerful statistics to visualize your progress over time. Key Features: • Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, and Abandoned lists • Add personal notes, custom ratings (half-stars and emojis supported!), and tags to books • Set and track reading goals • Detailed statistics on pages read, time spent, and more (even more statistics on Pro version) • Seamless sync across devices with iCloud (Premium feature) Stay motivated, stay organized, and make every reading session count with ReadTracker. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Uncover4 screens
Reading Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Uncover at none against Reading Tracker's 15. Uncover also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Reading Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 72%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Reading Tracker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Uncover asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Uncover against 4.8 for Reading Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 218 and 285 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Uncover's written reviews are positive against 89% of Reading Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uncover ships an update every 2 weeks, Reading Tracker every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Uncover versus Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUncoverReading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (218 ratings) — better4.8 (285 ratings)
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings218285 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB372 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperANDRZEJ RYL FLEEN MOBILEMario Luis Gutierrez Abed

Customer experience

Uncover

All ratings208 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative23.3%

Reading Tracker

All ratings284 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.4%

Bugs and requests

Uncover

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Reading Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with saving book details after editing
  • Problems with changing or deleting tags

Requested features

5 requests
  • 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

In-app purchases

None

Uncover

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Reading Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Full Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Full Premium Access2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$4.997 Days
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  • Full Premium Access$5.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$19.996 Months
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All Access$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Large Coffee$7.99
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  • Lifetime Bookworm access$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$69.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$199.99

Questions

Is Uncover free?
Uncover 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, Uncover or Reading Tracker?
Uncover is rated higher. Uncover averages 4.8 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while Reading Tracker averages 4.8 from 285 ratings.
Do Uncover or Reading Tracker have ads?
Neither Uncover nor Reading Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uncover or Reading Tracker?
Uncover ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reading Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Uncover was updated on October 30, 2026 and Reading Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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