Comparison

Bookmind vs Piled

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bookmind

Features
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Bookmind remembers your books, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Which books you've read, borrowed, bought, books referred by friends... Bookmind remembers them all. Just scan or search and save. Bookmind is 100% AI free. Every single of line of code was written by a human. Bookmind is *free*. No in-app purchases, no premium version you need to buy to unlock features. Search, scan and save as many books as you like. Bookmind is *private*. It shares *none* of your data. Bookmind has no cloud. We don't have any of your data, we have no place to store it. So there is no sign up, no account creation, no email, no spam. You can use iCloud to share your books with *your* other devices but that's optional. Bookmind search is *open*. Bookmind uses Open Library: a non-profit, open-source digital library and editable web catalog created by the Internet Archive. You are *not* limited to the books one vendor wants to sell. If you can't find a book or cover, you can add it to Open Library yourself. Bookmind just remembers books. You can't *yet* borrow and read digital books, share books, or update open library directly. If you'd like these or any other features please write us at barncatcode@gmail.com.

About

Piled

Features
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Piled helps you collect all your books! Log the books you've read, build your yearly reading overview, and watch your reading life take shape. Visually, personally, yours. Whether you finished three books last year or thirty, Piled turns your reading history into something beautiful to look back on. Piled is built around visuals, not spreadsheets. Flip through your reading year by year, spot patterns in what you love, and watch your stats grow. Pages read, genres explored and your most-read year. It's the kind of overview that makes you want to read just one more. A reading life, not just a reading list. It's warm, simple and made for people who love books. What's inside: Yearly reading overview Rating and your own notes Personal reading stats (yearly and overall) TBR list split into books you own and books you want Add books with just a link Start your pile today.

Screenshots

Bookmind4 screens
Piled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bookmind at 18.0 against Piled's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmind ships an update every 2 months, Piled every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Bookmind versus Piled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmindPiled
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDavid RuestSnega AS

In-app purchases

None

Bookmind

No in-app purchases

None

Piled

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmind free?
Bookmind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piled free?
Piled is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookmind or Piled have ads?
Neither Bookmind nor Piled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmind or Piled?
Bookmind ships an update every 2 months, and Piled every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bookmind was updated on October 25, 2026 and Piled on October 25, 2026.

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