# Reading Tracker vs Reday

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reday at none against Reading Tracker's 15. Reday also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Reading Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (282 vs 1). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Reading Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Reday asks for nothing beyond the download.

Reday holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Tracker has 282 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Reading Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reday's.

Reading Tracker ships an update weekly, Reday every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Reading Tracker | Reday |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (282 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reday-reading-tracker/id6738380167/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **282** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 363 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **18.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1768843235) | [Yulia Shilova](https://appshunter.io/developer/1758274964) |

## What reviewers say

### Reading Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551)

This app helps book lovers organize their reading life. Track books you want to read, are currently reading, or have finished. Add notes, set goals, and view statistics on your reading habits.

**Highlights:** Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, Abandoned lists, Add notes, custom ratings, and tags, Set and track reading goals, Detailed reading statistics, Sync across devices with iCloud

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Premium Access | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Full Premium Access | $3.99 | per month |
| Full Premium Access | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Full Premium Access | $5.99 | per month |
| Full Premium Access | $19.99 | per 6 months |
| Full Premium Access | $24.99 | per year |
| All Access | $24.99 | per year |
| Small Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium Coffee | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Coffee | $7.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Bookworm access | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium access | $49.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium access | $199.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great Tracker
- 👍 Beautifully designed with great UI
- 👍 Customizable options
- 👍 Motivating statistics and reading progress
- 👍 Responsive developer

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Search issues for some books
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔒 Subscription required for full features

**Reported bugs**

- Issues with saving book details after editing
- Problems with changing or deleting tags

**Requested features**

- Ability to add and track ARCs
- Support for reading ebooks and audiobooks directly in the app
- Annotation and highlighting features for ebooks
- Batch editing of book formats (ebook, physical, audiobook)
- Apple Watch app


### Reday

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reday-reading-tracker/id6738380167)

Easily manage your book collection, track reading progress, and set daily reading goals. Organize your library with custom tags and view statistics to stay motivated. Develop a consistent reading habit with daily reminders.

**Highlights:** Real-time reading progress tracking, Daily reading goal setting, Organized reading lists (Reading now, Want to read, Read), Customizable book tags, Reading habit reminders, Progress statistics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Reading Tracker free?

Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Reday free?

Reday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Reading Tracker or Reday?

Reday is rated higher. Reading Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 282 ratings, while Reday averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Reading Tracker or Reday have ads?

Reday shows ads; Reading Tracker does not.

### Which is updated more often, Reading Tracker or Reday?

Reading Tracker ships an update weekly, and Reday every 4 days. Most recently, Reading Tracker was updated on September 23, 2026 and Reday on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*