Reading Tracker vs Book Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Tracker
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.
- 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
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ReadTracker is the ultimate tool for avid readers to organize, track, and enhance their reading experience. Whether you’re managing your to-be-read (TBR) list, keeping up with in-progress books, or reflecting on completed ones, ReadTracker helps you stay on top of it all. Add notes, set reading goals, categorize books with tags, and enjoy powerful statistics to visualize your progress over time. Key Features: • Organize books into TBR, In Progress, Completed, and Abandoned lists • Add personal notes, custom ratings (half-stars and emojis supported!), and tags to books • Set and track reading goals • Detailed statistics on pages read, time spent, and more (even more statistics on Pro version) • Seamless sync across devices with iCloud (Premium feature) Stay motivated, stay organized, and make every reading session count with ReadTracker. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Book Catalog
Easily catalog, track, and review your book collection. Scan barcodes or search to automatically import book details, manage your reading lists, and find books in your library. Your data is securely stored in iCloud.
- Barcode scanning for book details
- Automatic title, author, and cover import
- Manage 'want to read' lists
- Track reading status
- Searchable library
- iCloud data storage
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Turn your bookshelf into a catalog. Point the camera at a barcode and the book files itself — cover, title, author, and ISBN — onto the right shelf. Catalog a whole wall of books in an afternoon, then find any title in a tap. Standing in a bookstore wondering if you already own it? Now you know. No account needed. No ads. No social feed. Your collection stays yours and syncs across iPhone and iPad with iCloud. SCAN YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Point-and-scan barcode capture with automatic cover and metadata lookup • Keep scanning down a shelf without stopping between books • Type an ISBN on a dedicated keypad when a barcode won't read • Search by title or author for older books with no barcode at all • Snap your own cover photo — it's cropped and cleaned up for you ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Custom shelves, plus auto-shelving by category as books come in • Search by title, author, publisher or ISBN, and sort by author, date read or length • Find any book in your library from Spotlight • Reading status and star ratings on every book • Notes and a private review on the books that matter FOR COLLECTORS AND LENDERS • Track who borrowed a book and when it's due back • Record edition, condition, location, and signed copies • Keep an insurance-ready record of what you own TRACK YOUR READING • Mark where you are in each book and keep a list of what's next • A reading log of what you finished and when — visible only to you • Year in Books: books and pages read and your busiest month, all year round • Home Screen widgets for what you're reading and your yearly goal MOVING FROM GOODREADS? • Import your Goodreads export: status, ratings, dates, and shelves come across • Export your whole catalog to CSV whenever you want it back out FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE Catalog up to 50 books free — no trial, no card, no subscription. Need more? Book Catalog Pro is a single one-time purchase, yours for life: an unlimited library, Goodreads imports of any size, and your full Year in Books with a recap image to share. One purchase covers your Family Sharing group. Editing, shelves, lending, the reading log, iCloud sync and CSV export stay free, and books you've already added are never locked away. Book Catalog is for home librarians, collectors, and anyone with more books than shelf space. Made by Spruzzo Labs — a creative lab. Questions or ideas? hello@spruzzolabs.com — we read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reading Tracker at 4.8 against Book Catalog's 4.0. Reading Tracker also leads on ratings volume (285 vs 1) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Book Catalog's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Reading Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Book Catalog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Tracker has 285 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 80% of Book Catalog's.
Reading Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Book Catalog monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Tracker | Book Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (285 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 285 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed | Spruzzo Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Reading Tracker
Book Catalog
Bugs and requests
Reading Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with saving book details after editing
- Problems with changing or deleting tags
Requested features
5 requests- 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
Book Catalog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reading Tracker
- Full Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Full Premium Access2 variants$3.991 Month
- Full Premium Access$4.997 Days
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- Full Premium Access$5.991 Month
- Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- All Access$24.991 Year
- Large Coffee$7.99
- Lifetime Premium access$49.99
- Lifetime Premium access$69.99
Book Catalog
- Book Catalog Pro (Lifetime)$12.99
Questions
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