Bookmind vs Piled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Bookmind
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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.
Piled
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bookmind ships an update every 2 months, Piled every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Bookmind | Piled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 โ better | 26.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Ruest | Snega AS |
In-app purchases
Bookmind
No in-app purchases
Piled
No in-app purchases








