Bookly vs Now Reading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookly
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Simplify your reading experience by keeping track of your books, pages read, and current position in one convenient location. Say goodbye to tedious manual bookkeeping! Enjoy customizable bookmark management, including the ability to add quotes. Organize your books however you like! Share your favorite books to friends and social media to recommend what to read next! Bookly is perfect for: - Book lovers who want to keep track of their reading progress in one convenient app. - People who read multiple books at once and want to keep them organized. - Anyone looking for a simple, easy-to-use book saving and progress saver app!
Now Reading
Log books you are currently reading, have finished, or want to read. Display original or custom book covers and share your reading progress with friends through widgets or by swiping through your logged books.
- Track current reads
- Archive finished books
- Manage wishlist
- Display book covers
- Share reading progress
- Widget support
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Introducing Now Reading - a simple yet crafted book journal app. You can add what you're reading, archive what you already have read, and books you'd like to read in the future. This app displays the original book cover (direct attachment needed) or with the custom designed beautiful original book covers. Share what you read with your friends by swiping through books you logged or through the widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Now Reading at weekly against Bookly's every 3 weeks. Bookly's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bookly ships an update every 3 weeks, Now Reading weekly. The most recent releases landed on May 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookly | Now Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaroslav Syubayev | Minsang choi |
In-app purchases
Bookly
No in-app purchases
Now Reading
No in-app purchases
