Comparison

Bookdot vs Reading Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Bookdot

Manage your personal library, track reading progress, and improve comprehension with notes and highlights. Set reading goals and visualize your growing collection. Ideal for building consistent reading habits.

Highlights
  • Easy book management
  • Track reading progress
  • Note taking and highlights
  • Rate and review books
  • Customizable themes
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Bookdot – Build Reading Habits Bookdot helps you nurture a flourishing reading habit, manage your personal library, and better retain what you read, whether it’s physical books or e-books. Tracking your reading progress with Bookdot is simple, motivating, and fun. Set personalized goals, explore insightful statistics, and capture key takeaways with notes and highlights to remember what you’ve read. Grow your personal “Bookdot” by adding books to your virtual shelf, fostering your reading habit with daily goals, and watching as your library branches out with each completed book. Features: • Easy Book Management: Quickly add books through search and seamlessly organize your library, whether it’s physical or digital. • Track Your Progress: Log your reading time with the built-in timer and track the number of pages you read in each session. • iCloud Sync: Keep your data safe and accessible across all your devices with iCloud synchronization. • Note Taking & Highlights: Capture your favorite quotes and insights by writing notes and highlighting passages in your personalized reading journal. • Rate and Review: Reflect on your reading experience by leaving ratings and reviews after finishing a book. • Customize Your Experience: Personalize the app with unique themes that match your reading style and preferences. Bookdot is designed for readers who are passionate about growing their love for books while tracking their progress in an engaging, insightful way. As you continue reading and expanding your knowledge, watch your Bookdot thrive. Stay tuned for more exciting features on the horizon! For customer support, contact: trilliwon.work@gmail.com Terms & Conditions at https://trilliwon.com/apps/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy at https://trilliwon.com/apps/privacy-policy

About

Reading Tracker

This app helps book lovers organize their reading life. Track books you want to read, are currently reading, or have finished. Add notes, set goals, and view statistics on your reading habits.

Highlights
  • Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, Abandoned lists
  • Add notes, custom ratings, and tags
  • Set and track reading goals
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
Features
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ReadTracker is the ultimate tool for avid readers to organize, track, and enhance their reading experience. Whether you’re managing your to-be-read (TBR) list, keeping up with in-progress books, or reflecting on completed ones, ReadTracker helps you stay on top of it all. Add notes, set reading goals, categorize books with tags, and enjoy powerful statistics to visualize your progress over time. Key Features: • Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, and Abandoned lists • Add personal notes, custom ratings (half-stars and emojis supported!), and tags to books • Set and track reading goals • Detailed statistics on pages read, time spent, and more (even more statistics on Pro version) • Seamless sync across devices with iCloud (Premium feature) Stay motivated, stay organized, and make every reading session count with ReadTracker. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Bookdot4 screens
Reading Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Reading Tracker at 282 against Bookdot's 64. Bookdot's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bookdot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Reading Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.9 for Bookdot against 4.8 for Reading Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 282 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Bookdot's written reviews are positive against 89% of Reading Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookdot versus Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookdotReading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (64 ratings) — better4.8 (282 ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better88.8% of reviews
Number of ratings64282 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB363 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRILLIWON, Co.Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed

Customer experience

Bookdot

All ratings64 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative0.0%

Reading Tracker

All ratings282 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

User reviews

Bookdot

From 64 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clean and simple UI
  • 🔗 Notion integration is great
  • 📚 Excellent for tracking reading
  • 💡 Useful note-taking and archiving
  • 📅 Calendar view is appreciated

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Book cover overlap in calendar
  • 🤔 Difficulty finding theme settings
  • ❓ Unclear Notion sync guide
  • 🔄 Inability to change read dates
  • ↩️ Missing back button on search page

Reading Tracker

From 282 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great Tracker
  • 👍 Beautifully designed with great UI
  • 👍 Customizable options
  • 👍 Motivating statistics and reading progress
  • 👍 Responsive developer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Search issues for some books
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔒 Subscription required for full features

Bugs and requests

Bookdot

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Book covers overlap on the calendar view when multiple books are read on the same day
  • Unable to change the read date after entry
  • ISBN scanning frequently fails, requiring manual entry
  • Search page lacks a back button, forcing app exit
  • Notes not syncing to Notion (reported by multiple users)
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  • Page editing errors
  • New books added go into 'will read' and are inaccessible
  • Books on reading list go blank when tapped
  • Small keyboard bug sometimes

Requested features

14 requests
  • Allow half-star ratings
  • Add functionality to log re-reads of the same book
  • Improve sorting options for completed books (by rating or date)
  • Display multiple book covers clearly when more than two are read on the same day
  • Provide a guide for Notion integration
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  • Add iCloud sync functionality
  • Support for audiobook logging
  • Ability to customize lists into categories
  • Mac sync functionality
  • Store quotes within book entries
  • Add a back button to the search page
  • Improve ISBN scanning accuracy
  • Allow editing of read dates
  • Add more themes or make them discoverable

Reading Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with saving book details after editing
  • Problems with changing or deleting tags

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add and track ARCs
  • Support for reading ebooks and audiobooks directly in the app
  • Annotation and highlighting features for ebooks
  • Batch editing of book formats (ebook, physical, audiobook)
  • Apple Watch app

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bookdot

Subscriptions2
  • Bookdot Plus - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Bookdot Plus - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookdot Pro$9.99
13 purchases

Reading Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Full Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Full Premium Access2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$4.997 Days
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  • Full Premium Access$5.991 Month
  • Full Premium Access$19.996 Months
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All Access$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Large Coffee$7.99
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  • Lifetime Bookworm access$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium access2 variants$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$199.99

Questions

Is Bookdot free?
Bookdot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Tracker free?
Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookdot or Reading Tracker?
Bookdot is rated higher. Bookdot averages 4.9 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Reading Tracker averages 4.8 from 282 ratings.
Do Bookdot or Reading Tracker have ads?
Neither Bookdot nor Reading Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookdot or Reading Tracker?
Bookdot ships an update weekly, and Reading Tracker weekly. Most recently, Bookdot was updated on September 21, 2026 and Reading Tracker on September 23, 2026.

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