Readwise Books vs bookworm.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readwise Books
This app allows you to buy, read, and track all your books in one place. It automatically logs your reading sessions and provides detailed metrics to help you improve. Share your reading progress with friends in a low-pressure social feed.
- Unified book library
- Automatic reading session logging
- Detailed reading metrics
- Print book tracking
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Optional social feed
- EPUB audiobook playback
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Readwise Books is invite-only for now. You'll need an invite code from a friend to create an account. (If you're an existing Readwise subscriber, you already have early access.) A reading app unlike any other. Buy, read, and track all your books in one beautiful place. ONE PLACE FOR EVERY BOOK Read the ebooks you buy or upload. Track the rest, whether print, audio, or ebooks from elsewhere. Import your shelves from Goodreads and your Kindle library to start. THE STRAVA OF READING Every page flip is logged automatically, the way a pedometer counts steps. Pages roll up into reading sessions. Sessions roll up into weeks, months, and years. METRICS THAT MATTER Visualize rich reading data like words read, time read, pace, depth, immersion, and more. That which is measured is improved. EVERY BOOK COUNTS Reading on paper? Capture your starting and ending page, then save your session. Highlight print books with your camera. READING, ELEVATED Beautiful typography, light and dark modes, pagination or scroll, and best-in-class highlighting, notes, and tags. READING ALONE IS BETTER, TOGETHER Your sessions post to a light feed where friends can see that you're reading. No likes to chase, nothing to perform. More coffee shop than social network. And only if you want to. LISTEN, TOO Upload any DRM-free EPUB and listen with lifelike voices while the text follows along. READWISE ECOSYSTEM One account across Readwise Books, Reader, and Highlights. Every highlight syncs instantly.
bookworm.io
This app enhances your reading journey with social features and personalized book discovery. Connect with other readers, get tailored recommendations, and manage your personal library all in one place.
- Community engagement
- Personalized book discovery
- Social interaction
- Book recommendations
- Reading management
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BookWorm is a mobile application designed to enhance the reading experience by fostering community engagement and personalized book discovery. The app integrates features for social interaction, book recommendations, and personal reading management, aiming to serve as a one-stop platform for book enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Readwise Books at every 4 days against bookworm.io's every 18 months. Readwise Books also leads on ratings volume (170 vs 4) and chart position (#101 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Readwise Books against 5.0 for bookworm.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readwise Books has 170 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Readwise Books ships an update every 4 days, bookworm.io every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readwise Books | bookworm.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (170 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Readwise, Inc | Riley Crahen |
Customer experience
Readwise Books
bookworm.io
In-app purchases
Readwise Books
No in-app purchases
bookworm.io
No in-app purchases









