Upwards vs bookiboo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upwards
Enhance your browsing experience by adding a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. This tool remembers your scroll position and allows you to return to specific points with ease. It also features "Pitstops" to bookmark locations for later access.
- Add 'Back to Top' button
- Remember scroll position
- Set page checkpoints ('Pitstops')
- Return to bookmarked locations
- Customizable button functionality
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Add a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. It remembers the position where you scrolled up from and lets you go back to it. Plus, it has a feature called "PitStops" that lets you set checkpoints on a page that you can return to later.
bookiboo
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With bookiboo you can look at your library at one place. It does not matter if you own the book physically or have it in any of the big book apps out there. You can create groups like 'Favorite Books'. A book can have different read states: In Wishlist, Not read, In progress, Read. You can filter books and search them really quick.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Upwards at every 3 weeks against bookiboo's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Upwards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and bookiboo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Upwards ships an update every 3 weeks, bookiboo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upwards | bookiboo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritinkar Pramanik | Dominik Kolb |
In-app purchases
Upwards
- PRO Upgrade$2.99
bookiboo
- bookiboo Pro$3.99
