Xcerpt App vs BookCircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xcerpt App
Save and organize memorable passages from books. Discover what others are reading and share your own favorite excerpts. Features include scanning, chapter navigation, and export options.
- Scan book excerpts
- Organize with chapter outlines
- Discover user-shared excerpts
- Shuffle random excerpts
- Export excerpts as .txt
- Dark/Light mode toggle
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Xcerpt is a social book excerpt app that allows you to scan and store memorable passages from books, easily navigate your saved excerpts with the help of a responsive chapter outline, and discover excerpts that other users have saved. • Add Connections - Take a peek into interesting books other users are reading, and control your privacy settings for individual books. • Organize Excerpts - Navigate your excerpts with the assistance of a chapter outline, and bookmark your favorite excerpts. • Scan Excerpts - Quickly add excerpts with the built-in scanner. • Shuffle Excerpts - Feeling spontaneous? Surprise yourself with a feed of excerpts randomly selected from all of your books. • Export Excerpts - Export your excerpts as a .txt file for usage in other locations. • Toggle Between Dark/Light Mode - Choose whichever lighting scheme suits your fancy!
BookCircle
This app helps you track reading progress, organize book details, and capture thoughts. It encourages building an active reading habit by monitoring finished books and summarizing insights.
- Track reading progress
- Log books and pages read
- Auto-fill book details
- Write short reviews
- Monitor reading habits
- Organize book library
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Engage with Your Books Like Never Before! BookCircle is your personal reading companion, designed to help you track your reading progress, organize book details, and capture your thoughts effortlessly. Whether you’re reading for learning or leisure, BookCircle makes sure every book becomes an insightful journey. Key Features: Track Your Progress – Log your books and the pages you read daily. Auto-Fill Book Details – Enter a title, and the table of contents fills in automatically. Write Short Reviews – Summarize your thoughts and build an active reading habit. Monitor Your Reading Habits – See how many books you finish each month. Organize Your Library – Easily manage your reading list in one place. Start your journey towards a more engaged and mindful reading experience today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xcerpt App at 100% against BookCircle's 50%. Xcerpt App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Xcerpt App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Xcerpt App's written reviews are positive against 50% of BookCircle's.
| Parameter | Xcerpt App | BookCircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Ho | Genau Factory |
Customer experience
Xcerpt App
BookCircle
In-app purchases
Xcerpt App
No in-app purchases
BookCircle
No in-app purchases
