Comparison

BookyTrack vs BookOwl

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

Head to head
About

BookyTrack

Easily track your reading progress on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Log your current page number with a tap to never lose your place. View detailed statistics on your reading habits and stay motivated by your progress.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Log current page number
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Syncs reading progress
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • View reading journey progress
Features
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With BookyTrack, tracking your reading progress becomes as easy as tapping on your wrist. Whether you're a bookworm or just pick up a book occasionally, our app makes it easy to set your current page numbers so you can continue reading exactly where you left off. Never lose track again: With just a few clicks on your Apple Watch, you can easily enter your current page number, so you no longer have to remember where you last left off. BookyTrack automatically syncs your reading progress with your Apple Watch - so you're always up to date no matter where you read. Stats that impress: Keep track of your reading habits with detailed stats that show you how far you've come on your reading journey. With BookyTrack you can track your reading performance and be inspired by your own progress.

About

BookOwl

Organize your reading life with this free companion app. Build your personal library, track your progress, and customize your profile. Import data from other services and scan books instantly. Enjoy personalized recommendations and share your reading insights.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanner for instant book addition
  • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Audible, Libby
  • Customizable profile with aurora colors
  • Half and quarter-star rating system
  • Custom shelves and curated book lists
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Yearly reading goals and streaks
Features
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Your reading life, delightfully organized. BookOwl is a free reading companion for people who love books. Build your personal library, track what you're reading, and make the app feel like yours, all without ads, clutter, or data harvesting. Available on iOS and at bookowlapp.com. NEW: THE SIT TAB The Sit tab gives reading sessions a home. Start a sit, set a timer, and read. BookOwl keeps you company. Capture a mood, a scene, or a pinned moment mid-read without losing your place (speak it instead of typing, if you like). When you close the book, a wrap-up card logs how far you got and how the sit felt. A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED LIBRARY: Your library now opens like a magazine. A masthead greets you with the books you're reading now, The Lead carousel keeps your current reads one swipe away, and your shelves sit beneath. Pinch to zoom from big covers down to a compact index. The new Contents view puts shelves, filters, and sorting in one place, with breadcrumb chips showing what's active. YOUR THOUGHTS, ORGANIZED BY BOOK: Everything you capture lands where you'll find it again: pinned passages on the book's page, your moods across the book's arc, even why you set a book down. Make the capture chips your own with custom moods and scenes. Your written thoughts stay private, always. TRACK PROGRESS WITHOUT THE FUSS: Update your page, your status, and your reading dates in one place with the new progress editor. Edit or delete any past read. Your history stays accurate and syncs everywhere. MAKE IT YOURS WITH 12 THEMES: Every theme hand-tuned, from the warm sepia of Quiet Warmth to the banker's-lamp green of Reading Room, all meeting accessibility contrast standards. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR WAY: Five tabbed sections: Overview, Collections, Reviews, Stats, and Personal. Choose which reading stats sit front and center. Pick your aurora colors. Arrange your sections. PRIVACY THAT MAKES SENSE: One toggle. Three options: Public, Friends Only, or Private. Visitors see a friendly banner explaining what's shared. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE: Switching from another app? Import your full reading history from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Audible (via OCR), or Libby. Your ratings, shelves, and reading dates all come with you. Export to CSV or JSON anytime. Your data belongs to you. SCAN BOOKS IN SECONDS: Point your camera at any barcode. BookOwl identifies it instantly and adds it to your library. Stack of books at a used bookstore? Scan them all in one session. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY: Custom shelves and curated lists for any purpose: "Beach Reads," "Book Club," "Lent to Friends." FIND YOUR NEXT READ: Personalized recommendations, author pages, series with reading order, and a catalog of millions of books. USE IT ANYWHERE: Web app at bookowlapp.com with the same profile and achievements. Your data syncs across devices. BUILT FOR READERS, NOT ADVERTISERS: No ads. No engagement tricks. No data selling. Just a calm, thoughtful space for your reading life, built by a reader, for readers. • Sit tab: timed reading sessions with a wrap-up card • Capture moods, scenes, and pinned moments mid-read • Voice capture: speak your thoughts without stopping • Redesigned Library: The Lead carousel and pinch-to-zoom shelves • Barcode scanner: add books in seconds • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Audible, or Libby • Export your library to CSV or JSON • Progress editor: pages, status, and dates in one place • Edit or delete past reads anytime • 12 hand-tuned themes and alternate app icons • Customizable profile with aurora colors and hero stats • Half-star and quarter-star ratings • Custom shelves, collections, and curated book lists • Yearly reading goals and streaks • Year in Review: shareable reading personality cards • Series tracking with reading order • Privacy controls: Public, Friends Only, or Private • Social features: follow friends, reviews, profiles Whether you read 5 books a year or 50, BookOwl helps you remember every one. Whooo's ready to get started?

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BookOwl at Free against BookyTrack's $1.99. BookOwl also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). BookyTrack's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, 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

BookOwl is free to download; BookyTrack costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookOwl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookOwl has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of BookyTrack's written reviews are positive against 92% of BookOwl's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookyTrack ships an update every 5 weeks, BookOwl every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BookyTrack versus BookOwl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookyTrackBookOwl
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.3% of reviews
Number of ratings244 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarvin HuelsmannPhil Getzen

Customer experience

BookyTrack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BookOwl

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BookyTrack

No in-app purchases

None

BookOwl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookyTrack free?
BookyTrack costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookOwl free?
BookOwl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookyTrack or BookOwl?
BookOwl is rated higher. BookyTrack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BookOwl averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do BookyTrack or BookOwl have ads?
Neither BookyTrack nor BookOwl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookyTrack or BookOwl?
BookyTrack ships an update every 5 weeks, and BookOwl every 11 days. Most recently, BookyTrack was updated on October 25, 2026 and BookOwl on October 24, 2026.

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