Tastory vs Galpi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tastory
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Meet Tastory, a personal archive where your taste turns into meaningful records. Books, movies, and TV shows you loved— save them all in your own private collection of taste. ■ How it works - Easily search for books, movies, and TV shows by title - Add what you find directly to your personal taste shelf ■ Record your taste - Log the date you watched or read - Rate, highlight memorable lines, and leave notes - From short thoughts to deeper reflections - Capture why it mattered to you, in your own words ■ Build your personal taste shelf - View everything you’ve collected at a glance - See how your taste evolves over time - Edit, revisit, and rediscover your memories anytime ■ Why Tastory is different - Manage books, movies, and TV shows in one place - Not reviews for others, but records for yourself - The more you save, the clearer your personal archive becomes ■ Service information - Tastory is a personal record–focused service, so login is required - Start easily with email login - Currently in early access, with new features coming soon ■ Perfect for you if… - You enjoy keeping records and memories - You don’t want your experiences to end at “I watched it” - You want to build a personal library of taste to revisit someday ■ Contact - Email: komjirak.studio@gmail.com
Galpi
This app helps you meticulously track your reading journey. Log your progress, capture memorable quotes, and write detailed reviews for every book. It also manages your book collection and lending, providing insights into your reading habits.
- Log reading progress and pages
- Capture quotes and notes
- Write book reviews and ratings
- Manage owned, borrowed, and lent books
- Track reading statistics and calendar
- Create shareable book cards
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Don’t just read — keep the record. Galpi is a reading-journal app for the books you’ve read and are reading. Capture where you are, the lines that moved you, and the rating and review you leave when you finish — all in one place. (There is no in-app reader; Galpi is built for recording.) ■ How you record • Progress — log today’s pages and range as you go; rereads and pages left at a glance. • Notes — turn underlined lines into quotes, thoughts, or free notes. • Reviews — leave a rating, one-liner, and long-form review when you finish. • Shelf & lending — sort owned, borrowed and lent books, with return-date reminders. ■ As records build up • Reading stats — books, genre taste and rhythm by month, year and all-time. • Reading calendar — fill each finished day with a book cover. • Share cards — turn finishes, quotes and shelves into beautiful cards. ■ Made for you if • You keep forgetting what you’ve read • You want underlines and thoughts in one place • You want to know how much and what you read • You forget the books you borrowed or lent Add your first book to Galpi and record today’s reading. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tastory at none against Galpi's 4. Galpi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Galpi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tastory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tastory ships an update fortnightly, Galpi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tastory | Galpi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eunae Park | Junhyuk Lee |
In-app purchases
Tastory
No in-app purchases
Galpi
- Galpi Membership (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Galpi Membership (Yearly)$39.991 Year
- Starter pass$9.99
- Galpi Membership (Lifetime)$249.99









