Bookdot vs BookVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Easy book management
- Track reading progress
- Note taking and highlights
- Rate and review books
- Customizable themes
- iCloud sync
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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
BookVault
Organize your personal library, track reading habits, and discover new books with personalized recommendations. Features include barcode scanning, built-in reading, note-taking, and reading stats. Enjoy a private and secure reading experience.
- Barcode book scanning
- Built-in EPUB/PDF reader
- Personalized book recommendations
- Reading habit tracking & stats
- Quote and note capture
- Customizable collections
- AI-powered summaries
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Your books deserve better than a spreadsheet. BookVault turns your reading life into something you can see, track, and fall in love with all over again. Whether you've got 5 books or 500, it finally keeps up with how you actually read. READ IT, RIGHT HERE (Premium) BookVault isn't just where your books live; it's where you read them. Attach an EPUB or PDF to any title and open it in the built-in reader. Highlight a line and it saves straight to your notes, next to the book it came from. Reading time counts toward your streaks and stats, so nothing breaks your momentum. Works with DRM-free books from Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, indie publishers, and your own files. SCAN IT, SHELVE IT Point your camera at any barcode, and BookVault pulls in the cover, author, page count, and genre instantly. Batch scan a whole shelf in one go. You can also search by title, ISBN, or add books manually. SMART RECOMMENDATIONS THAT GET YOU BookVault learns what you love. Get personalised picks based on your library, your mood, and what you're reading right now. Discover books "Because you enjoyed [Genre]" or "Because you're reading [Title]," recommendations that feel handpicked. KNOW YOUR READING HABITS Charts show how you read: genres you gravitate toward, your pace, monthly trends, and more. Get a Wrapped-style reading recap every month. See your Book DNA. Understand yourself as a reader. STAY MOTIVATED WITH STREAKS Build daily reading streaks and earn achievements. Set goals, hit milestones, and watch your consistency grow. The gentle nudge that turns "I should read more" into a real habit. CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS Snap quotes right from the page with OCR, no more typing out your favourite lines. Keep reading notes, save highlights, and build a personal journal tied to each book. Record voice notes while your thoughts are fresh. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Create custom collections, tag books however you want, and organise your shelves the way your brain works. Track lent and borrowed books so nothing goes missing. Export your entire library anytime. READ TOGETHER (Premium) Reading is better shared. Invite your partner, family, or book club with a single QR scan, and they get a read-only copy of your books. Your notes, ratings, and progress stay private. Revoke a share anytime, and access is removed instantly. No email, no account, no friend lists. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse Editor's Picks curated by real readers. Explore categories, follow Book Chains from one great read to the next, or spin the wheel for a surprise. AI-POWERED DEEP DIVES (Premium) Go beyond the surface with AI-generated book summaries, author deep dives, and reading insights that add depth to every book on your shelf. Ask questions, explore themes, and get more from what you read. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No social accounts required. No data selling. Your library lives on your device, with optional iCloud backup. When you choose to share, only the books leave, never your notes, ratings, or progress. BookVault is yours and yours alone. Subscription Terms BookVault AI offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions for access to premium AI-powered book discovery, enrichment, and reading insight features. Available subscriptions: - BookVault AI Monthly: monthly auto-renewable subscription - BookVault AI Yearly: yearly auto-renewable subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://curiouspilabs.com/products/bookvault/terms Privacy Policy: https://curiouspilabs.com/products/bookvault/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bookdot at 67 against BookVault's 1. Bookdot also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BookVault's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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. Bookdot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BookVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BookVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookdot has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bookdot ships an update weekly, BookVault every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Bookdot | BookVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TRILLIWON, Co. | Curious Pi Pty Ltd |
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
BookVault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookdot
- Bookdot Plus - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Bookdot Plus - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Bookdot Pro$9.99
BookVault
- BookVault AI Monthly$0.491 Month
- BookVault AI Yearly$5.991 Year









