Comparison

Bookdot vs Spindl

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

Spindl

Features
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Spindl is a reading tracker built by someone who got tired of Goodreads. Track every book you're reading, want to read, finished, or didn't finish. Keep a per-book journal as you go. Watch Spindl the hedgehog cheer when you finish one. FOUR SHELVES, NO ALGORITHM Currently Reading. Want to Read. Finished. Did Not Finish. That's it. No "you might also like." No corporate review feed. Your library is yours. A JOURNAL FOR EACH BOOK Capture thoughts as you read, not just a star rating at the end. Highlight a quote, log a session, snap a page with the camera. The journal stays with the book forever. ISBN SCAN AND OCR Point your camera at a barcode to add a book in one tap. Or snap a page to pull the text into your journal — handy for that quote you'll definitely forget. OPEN LIBRARY, NOT AMAZON Book metadata comes from Open Library, the free non-profit catalogue. Spindl is not owned by a bookseller. We don't push you to buy. STREAKS THAT RESPECT YOUR LIFE A daily reading streak with built-in catch-up days for Premium readers. No guilt. The hedgehog falls asleep when you take a break — they're fine. YEARLY READING REPORT A beautiful PDF summary of your reading year — book count, page count, top genres, top authors, longest streak. Premium. Shareable. GOODREADS IMPORT Already on Goodreads? Export your CSV from goodreads.com and import the lot in one tap. Custom shelves come along too (Premium). APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Quick-log a session from your wrist. Pin the home-screen widget to see what you're reading at a glance. PRIVACY-FIRST Anonymous analytics via TelemetryDeck. No ads. No data sold. Delete your account and every byte of your reading history from Settings in two taps. PRICING Free: four shelves, basic stats, reading log, journal, Goodreads CSV import. Premium (£2.99/mo with 7-day free trial · £19.99/yr · or £49.99 lifetime — first 500 readers only): yearly reading report PDF, mood tracking, streak insurance, OCR page-snap, smart shelf suggestions, richer challenges, quarterly mini-reports, custom shelves, advanced analytics, journal export, reading speed tracking, Spindl themes. WHO IT'S FOR - Readers who left Goodreads but never replaced it - Journal-keepers who want their thoughts beside the book, not in a notes app - BookTok and Bookstagram readers who want a tracker that matches the warmth of their feeds - Anyone keeping a yearly book goal who'd like a real PDF report at the end - People who want their reading data on their phone, not Amazon's servers Spindl is built by a reader. Solo developer. No ads, no algorithm, no data selling — just a tracker, a journal, and a hedgehog who's stoked when you finish a book. Questions? hello@spindlreads.com Privacy Policy: https://spindlreads.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://spindlreads.com/terms Support: https://spindlreads.com/support

Screenshots

Bookdot4 screens
Spindl4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bookdot and Spindl are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Spindl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bookdot versus Spindl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookdotSpindl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRILLIWON, Co.Mikey Hurdle

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

Spindl

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
3 purchases

Spindl

Subscriptions2
  • Spindl Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Spindl Premium — Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spindl Lifetime — Founding$49.99

Questions

Is Bookdot free?
Bookdot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spindl free?
Spindl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookdot or Spindl have ads?
Neither Bookdot nor Spindl shows ads.

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