Reading Tracker vs Cordial Reading
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
Cordial Reading
This app helps families encourage reading by setting up custom challenges with point-based rewards. It allows children to discover books, track their progress, and earn recognition for their reading efforts, regardless of speed or level. Parents can manage challenges and approve completions from a secure dashboard.
- Custom reading challenges
- Effort-based point scoring
- Barcode book scanner
- Open Library search
- Parent dashboard
- Real-world rewards
- Family sync
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Every family has readers at different levels — from toddlers being read to, to teens tackling novels. CordialReading brings them all together with reading challenges that reward effort, not just speed. How It Works Parents create reading challenges with point goals and real-world rewards. Children find books by searching or scanning a barcode, read at their own pace, and submit completions for parent approval. Points are awarded based on book length and difficulty relative to each child's reading level — so a child stretching to read something harder earns more. Effort-Based Scoring Not all books are created equal. A 300-page novel above your child's reading level earns significantly more than a quick, easy read. This encourages kids to challenge themselves while still earning credit for every book they finish. The Whole Family Pre-readers earn points just for participating — reading together builds a lifelong habit. Older kids and even adults can join in. Set family-wide goals or individual targets. Toggle sibling standings on or off depending on what motivates your crew. Parent-Friendly Approve book completions with a tap. See what everyone is reading from a single dashboard. Award bonus points for written summaries. Define your own rewards — a trip to the bookstore, extra screen time, whatever works for your family. Features - Reading challenges with custom goals and durations - Barcode scanner for instant book lookup - Open Library search — any book counts - Effort-relative point scoring with difficulty multipliers - Written or handwritten summary bonuses - Real-world rewards at point thresholds - Milestone celebrations with confetti - Shareable achievement cards - Multi-device family sync - PIN-protected parent dashboard Privacy First No photos of children — just fun avatar icons. Minimal data collection. COPPA compliant. Data encrypted in transit and at rest. Made with love for reading families.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cordial Reading at none against Reading Tracker's 10. Cordial Reading also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Reading Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (285 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Cordial Reading asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cordial Reading holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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.
Reading Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Cordial Reading every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Tracker | Cordial Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (285 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 285 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed | Brendan Cordial |
Customer experience
Reading Tracker
Cordial Reading
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
Cordial Reading
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
Cordial Reading
No in-app purchases
Questions
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