# Reading Tracker vs BooksMe

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BooksMe at 17.0 against Reading Tracker's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Reading Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and BooksMe sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Reading Tracker | BooksMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (282 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-tracker-readtracker/id6692608551/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **282** | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 363 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1768843235) | [J Shivajith](https://appshunter.io/developer/1847117657) |

## 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


### BooksMe

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksme/id6754284837)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BooksMe Pro — Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| BooksMe Premium — Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| BooksMe Pro — Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| BooksMe Premium — Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium (One-time) | $59.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Reading Tracker free?

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

### Is BooksMe free?

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

### Do Reading Tracker or BooksMe have ads?

Neither Reading Tracker nor BooksMe shows ads.

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

Reading Tracker ships an update weekly, and BooksMe weekly. Most recently, Reading Tracker was updated on September 23, 2026 and BooksMe on September 23, 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.*