Comparison

Bookdot vs Read

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
Read full description

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

Read

This app helps you build better reading habits with a clean and simple interface. Track your progress, organize your library, and add notes to rediscover the joy of reading.

Highlights
  • Organize library by status
  • Track current page and progress
  • Automatic timeline entries
  • Add notes and highlights
  • Visualize progress over time
  • Search and sort collection
  • Minimalist UI
Features
Read full description

Read-Rack is a lightweight, beautifully simple reading tracker built to help you reconnect with books—without the clutter. Whether you’re picking up reading again or just want a clean way to track your progress, Read-Rack gives you exactly what you need—nothing more, nothing less. Key Features: • Organize your library by status: Want to Read, Reading, or Finished • Track your current page and see your progress visually • Automatic timeline entries for meaningful insights over time • Add notes and highlights as you read • See your progress charted over time, book by book • Easily search your collection and sort by reading status • Minimalist UI, inspired by Apple Books • Warm color palette and smooth animations • Built to help you read more, not tap more No ads, no distractions—just a focused tool to support your reading life.

Screenshots

Bookdot4 screens
Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read at none against Bookdot's 3. Bookdot's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Read asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bookdot against 5.0 for Read. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookdot has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookdot ships an update weekly, Read every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bookdot versus Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookdotRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (66 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRILLIWON, Co.Rohan Bhavesh Patel

Customer experience

Bookdot

All ratings66 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative0.0%

Read

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Read

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Read

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookdot free?
Bookdot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read free?
Read is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookdot or Read?
Read is rated higher. Bookdot averages 4.9 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Read averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bookdot or Read have ads?
Neither Bookdot nor Read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookdot or Read?
Bookdot ships an update weekly, and Read every 5 days. Most recently, Bookdot was updated on October 17, 2026 and Read on October 11, 2026.

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