Comparison

BookNote vs Lex Reader

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

Head to head
About

BookNote

This app helps you organize your reading, track your progress, and capture your thoughts on books. Set reading goals, log sessions, and save insights to build a reading habit and visualize your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Organize books by status and category
  • Track reading sessions with timer and page counts
  • Capture and tag notes with highlights
  • Build reading habits with streaks and goals
  • Visualize reading progress and statistics
  • Import from Goodreads and StoryGraph (Pro)
Features
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Transform every finished book into a timeless collection of personal insights. Track your reading sessions and write down the ideas you want to apply in your life or save for the future. BookNote is the ultimate reading companion. ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKS - Add books by searching for a title, scanning ISBN or picking from our themed collections - Categorize books as currently read, finished, paused, or on wishlist (TBR) - Sort your books by newest, oldest, or last read TRACK YOUR READING - Set a daily goal for how much you would like to read, and a yearly goal for how many books you plan to finish. - Use the built-in timer to track every reading session with page counts and duration - View all your past sessions with detailed history of what you've read and when CAPTURE YOUR THOUGHTS - Easily scan favorites highlights from book pages - Write notes while reading or after finishing a session - Organize your notes using tags - Link notes to specific books and sessions - Easily search across all your notes BUILD A HABIT - Maintain daily reading streaks and watch your consistency grow - Earn ranks from Bronze to Diamond as you hit reading milestones - Revise a few of your notes every daily to solidify the learning - Get inspired with daily motivational quotes about reading VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS - See detailed statistics of your reading patterns - Track total books finished, pages read, and time spent - Monitor your progress toward yearly book goals BookNote is free to download and use. Upgrade to BookNote Pro to unlock the full experience: - Unlimited book storage (Free version limited to 10 books) - Advanced note formatting with bold, italic, underline and headings - Import your full collection from Goodreads and StoryGraph - Attach photos and drawings to your notes Important: BookNote is a book TRACKING and NOTE-TAKING app. You cannot read or download actual books inside this app. Terms of Use: https://booknote.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://booknote.app/#privacy

About

Lex Reader

This app offers a versatile reading experience for books and audiobooks with customizable modes, extensive library access, and social features. It allows users to import their own content, sync progress across devices, and discover new reads through personalized recommendations and curated shelves.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading modes (scroll, paginated, blitz, bilingual)
  • EPUB, PDF, and MP3 reader/player
  • Text-to-audio synchronization
  • Ambient audiobook listening with custom sounds
  • Extensive library search and personalized recommendations
  • Import reading data from Goodreads/Storygraph
  • Create and share custom book shelves
  • Sync reading progress across devices
Features
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READ BOOKS THE WAY YOU WANT TO - Dark mode (EPUB) reader with scroll, paginated, blitz, and bilingual modes - PDF reader with bookmark & search functionality (OCR) - Fully customizable font styles, sizes, etc. - Make highlights, notes, etc. - Automatically sync progress across devices KICK BACK WITH AMBIENT AUDIOBOOKS - 30,000+ human & AI-narrated audiobooks - Text-to-audio synchronization (read along) - Multiple narrators options (solo, dramatic & group readings) - Ambient mode (choose between different ambient sounds) - Adjust playback speed (0.5x - 3x) and set sleep timer BUILD THE LIBRARY OF YOUR DREAMS - Lightning fast search across 6,000,000+ books (search title, author, genre, subject) - Import reading data from Goodreads, Storygraph, or a generic CSV file - Personalized home page (browse audiobook narrators, quotes, opening lines, illustrations) - Browse hundreds of curated bookshelves - Create and share your own shelves - Upload your own books/audiobooks (EPUB, PDF, MP3) with automatic metadata enrichment (cover, (cover, title, author, publication date) SOCIAL FEATURES - Activity feed displaying other users’ books, shelves, highlights & notes - Add collaborators to help build shelves - Invite 3 friends for 1 month of Lex Premium - Track reading progress, streaks, etc. SYNC EVERYWHERE Your reading activity syncs across devices. Start a book on your laptop, pick it up on your phone, and switch from the book to the audiobook whenever you please. INCLUDED FOR FREE: - 6,000,000+ books & 30,000+ audiobooks - Ambient audiobook listening - Text-to-audio synchronization - Paginated and Scroll reading modes - Upload your own books (EPUB and PDF) - Personalized book recommendations - Create, share, and save shelves, highlights, notes - Follow and connect with other users FOR POWER USERS (PREMIUM): - Lex AI: ask about any book, get better recommendations, and have it take app-specific actions on your behalf - Offline mode: download books/audiobooks to read anywhere (no internet required) - Higher upload limits: extra space for EPUBs, PDFs, and MP3s - Bilingual mode: get in-page translations to your preferred language (21 languages available) - Blitz mode: word-level / sentence-level Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (200-750 WPM) - PDF to EPUB conversion: turn PDFs into proper Ebooks - Verified badge: profile checkmark PERFECT FOR - Bookworms - Classical literature lovers - History buffs - Autodidacts - High school / college students - Book clubs SUBSCRIPTION INFO - Lex Premium (Monthly): $9.99/month - Free Trial - Lex Premium (Yearly): $95.90/year ($7.99/month) - Free Trial Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://lex-books.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lex-books.com/privacy Support: https://lex-books.com/support Lex is built by book lovers, for book lovers. We believe reading should be accessible to anyone, anytime, anywhere. And we’re just getting started.

Screenshots

BookNote4 screens
Lex Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lex Reader at 15.0 against BookNote's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BookNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lex Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BookNote against 4.9 for Lex Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookNote ships an update every 2 weeks, Lex Reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BookNote versus Lex Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookNoteLex Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaciej DaszkiewiczLexBooks, Inc.

Customer experience

BookNote

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lex Reader

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BookNote

Subscriptions2
  • BookNote Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • BookNote Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • BookNote Pro – Lifetime Access$99.99
2 purchases

Lex Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Lex Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Lex Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BookNote free?
BookNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lex Reader free?
Lex Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BookNote or Lex Reader?
Lex Reader is rated higher. BookNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Lex Reader averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do BookNote or Lex Reader have ads?
Neither BookNote nor Lex Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookNote or Lex Reader?
BookNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lex Reader weekly. Most recently, BookNote was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lex Reader on October 7, 2026.

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