Book Progress vs Library Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Progress
Track your reading across all formats, log sessions, and capture thoughts. Organize your library, build reading streaks, and gain insights into your habits. Discover new books and manage your entire reading life in one place.
- Personal library management
- Reading session logging
- Audiobook tracking by hours
- Notes and journal entries
- Custom collections and tags
- Reading stats and insights
- Home screen widgets
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Book Progress is your complete reading companion — track every book, log every session, capture every thought, and watch your reading life come to life. Whether you read paperbacks, eBooks, or listen to audiobooks, Book Progress keeps everything in one beautiful library. —————————————————— YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY —————————————————— Search for any book and import it instantly with cover art, author, and page count. Add books manually or scan your shelf. Track what you're Reading, what you've Completed, and what's waiting on your list. —————————————————— READING SESSIONS —————————————————— Log reading sessions with start and end pages. See exactly how many pages you read each day, build streaks, and watch your daily pace improve over time. —————————————————— AUDIOBOOK SUPPORT —————————————————— Track audiobooks by hours and minutes, not pages. Log listening sessions the same way you log reading — Book Progress handles both seamlessly. —————————————————— NOTES & JOURNAL —————————————————— Capture what moves you as you read. Save Quotes, Thoughts, Questions, and general notes — each linked to a specific page or timestamp. Your reading journal, always close at hand. —————————————————— RATINGS & REVIEWS —————————————————— Rate every book you finish with a 5-star rating and write your own personal review. Your thoughts, privately yours. —————————————————— COLLECTIONS —————————————————— Organize your library into custom collections. Group by series, genre, mood, or reading challenge — however your mind works. —————————————————— DISCOVER —————————————————— Browse this week's NYT Fiction and Non-Fiction bestsellers right inside the app, complete with cover art and descriptions. Add any book to your library with a single tap. —————————————————— STATS & INSIGHTS —————————————————— Your reading at a glance — total books read, pages turned, longest streak, average reading pace, and a full visual calendar of your reading history. —————————————————— HOME SCREEN WIDGETS —————————————————— 5 widgets to keep your reading life front and center: • Currently Reading — your book and progress at a glance • Reading Streak — keep the momentum going • Recent Notes — your latest captures • Quick Stats — pages read and books completed • Last Session — pick up right where you left off —————————————————— TAGS & FORMATS —————————————————— Tag books with custom labels and track every format — Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, EPUB, Audiobook, and 20+ more. —————————————————— EXPORT & IMPORT —————————————————— Export your full library as JSON or CSV. Import collections shared by friends. Your data is always yours. Book Progress respects your privacy. No account required. Just you and your books.
Library Calculator
Easily calculate your daily reading goal to finish any book by its due date. Input your current page, total pages, and the deadline to get a clear daily target. Update your progress to adjust the calculation as you read.
- Daily reading page calculation
- Set book due dates
- Update current page progress
- Recalculate daily reading goals
- Simple and quick interface
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Library Calculator makes it easy to keep track of how many pages you need to read per day to finish your book by its due date. Enter your current page number, the total number of pages, & the due date. Library Calculator will display the number of pages you need to read each day leading up to your due date to finish your book on time. Features: • Quick and simple page calculation for upcoming due dates. • Update Page Numbers: Allows you to change your current page number to recalculate your daily count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Book Progress at free against Library Calculator's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Book Progress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Library Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Book Progress against 5.0 for Library Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Book Progress ships an update every 6 weeks, Library Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Progress | Library Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chelsea Hannah | Logan Voss |
In-app purchases
Book Progress
- Goodreads Export$2.99
Library Calculator
- Reading Notifications$0.99
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