Read Today vs Bookd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Today
This app helps you track your reading progress, set personalized goals, and manage your book collection. It offers features like reading streaks, finish date estimates, and barcode scanning for easy book addition. Stay motivated and organized with detailed statistics and reminders.
- Reading progress tracking
- Personalized booklists
- Customizable reading goals
- Finish date estimates
- Barcode book scanning
- Reading statistics
- Reading streaks
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Track your books, make progress at your own pace, and build a reading habit that lasts. Read Today is a simple, complete reading tracker for iPhone. Build your personal library, add books in seconds, set a goal, and log your progress page by page. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Read Today is free to use and does not require a subscription. TRACK YOUR BOOKS • Search by title, author, or ISBN • Scan a barcode to add a book quickly • Log pages read in seconds • See your progress, pages remaining, and estimated finish date • Keep track of books you’re reading, finished, or planning to read PLAN YOUR READING Choose the method that works for you: • Pick a target finish date and Read Today calculates how many pages to read • Set pages per session and get an estimated finish date • Choose how often you want to read • See whether you’re on pace or falling behind your goal ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY • Create custom book lists • Save favorite books for quick access • Search, filter, and sort your library • Keep all your books organized in one place STAY MOTIVATED • Build and track your reading streak • See pages read and reading statistics • Review your recent activity • Get reminders based on your reading rhythm • Keep your goals and progress visible Whether you read a few pages now and then or finish several books a month, Read Today helps you build a reading routine that fits your life. Add your next book and start reading today. For more information, see Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bookd
Effortlessly track your reading progress, set personalized goals, and gain insights into your habits. Log reading sessions, monitor pages read, and unlock achievements to stay motivated. Discover new books with AI-powered recommendations.
- Log reading progress and time spent
- Detailed reading statistics and insights
- Set and achieve custom reading goals
- Unlock reading achievements and badges
- Take notes and add tags to books
- AI-powered recommendations (Premium)
- Seamless book management and search
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Bookd – Your Ultimate Reading Tracker Bookd is a powerful and intuitive reading tracker designed to help you build better reading habits, stay motivated, and gain insights into your progress. Whether you're a casual reader or a book enthusiast, Bookd makes tracking your books, stats, and goals effortless. Key Features: Track and log Your Reading Progress – Log your reading sessions, track pages read, time spent, and monitor your daily and weekly progress. Detailed Stats & Insights – View your reading stats over time, including pages read, minutes spent, reading speed, and books completed. Track your progress per month and year. Set & Achieve Goals – Set custom reading goals, such as books per year, pages per day, or minutes per week, and track your progress toward achieving them. Unlock Achievements – Stay motivated with badges and achievements for reaching milestones in your reading journey. Take Notes & Add Tags – Capture insights, thoughts, and favorite quotes while reading. Organize notes with tags for easy reference. AI-Powered Analytics & Recommendations (Premium) – Get AI-generated insights on your reading patterns and personalized book recommendations. Seamless Book Management – Search for books via the Google Books API, add them to your reading list, and keep track of your current, completed, and planned reads. Free vs. Paid Version Free Version: Add up to 5 books to your library. View basic reading stats like total pages read and minutes spent. Paid Version (Bookd Premium): Unlimited books in your library. Advanced stats with yearly and monthly breakdowns, reading speed analysis, and trends. AI-powered insights to understand your habits and improve your reading efficiency. Personalized AI recommendations for your next book. Exclusive achievements & rewards to keep you motivated. Upgrade to Bookd Premium for the full experience and unlock everything you need to optimize your reading journey! Privacy Policy: http://thebookdapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: http://thebookdapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Read Today at weekly against Bookd's every 3 weeks. Bookd's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Read Today sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Bookd sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Read Today against 5.0 for Bookd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Read Today ships an update weekly, Bookd every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Today | Bookd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mickael Lokhate | Mohamed Abdelmagid |
Customer experience
Read Today
Bookd
In-app purchases
Read Today
- Read Today - Premium Mensuel3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Read Today - Premium Annuel7 Days trial$44.991 Year
Bookd
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- All Access$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$19.99









