Comparison

Reading Tracker vs Marca

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

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
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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

About

Marca

Features
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Marca locks the apps that eat your evenings until you have read. Ten minutes with a book. That is the whole rule — read it, and Instagram, TikTok and the rest stay open until midnight. Miss it and they stay shut. No countdown and no clock-watching: read in the morning and the rest of your day is yours. Underneath it is a very good book tracker, which is the point. The lock is only there to get you to the book. READ FIRST (optional) - Choose the apps that eat your evenings — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit - Marca locks them until you've read today's goal — then they stay open until midnight - One goal for everything: the same number your streak counts. Change it any time, free - Need a minute? Two five-minute passes a day — and a pass opens only that one app, never the rest - Strict Mode (Marca+) removes the passes entirely — reading is the only way through - Marca never learns which apps you chose — Apple's Screen Time keeps that private Skip it entirely and Marca is simply a beautiful, private book tracker. BUILD THE HABIT - A calm focus timer, not another feed — with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen - A tiny daily goal: 10 minutes or 10 pages - A forgiving streak with a free skip each week, so one busy day never ruins it - Your reading month as a calendar of covers you can actually look at — and share A LIBRARY THAT LASTS - Add any book in seconds: search millions of titles, or scan the barcode - Shelves for Wishlist, On Shelf, Reading, Finished and Set Aside - Ratings, progress, notes — the record of everything you've read KEEP WHAT YOU LEARN - Capture the lines worth keeping, on the page you found them - Come back to finished books and the highlights that stayed with you SEE YOURSELF CHANGE - Minutes read, pages, streaks, reading pace and genre maps - How many days reading opened your apps, and how much you actually read - Home Screen widgets, and shareable cards for every finish PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your reading life stays on your device. No account required. No feed. No ads. Ever. MARCA+ Strict Mode, unlimited highlights, the full insight set, two daily goals and every theme. - 7-day free trial, then a monthly or yearly subscription — or pay once for lifetime access - Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/privacy.html Read more. Scroll less. Keep every book.

Screenshots

Reading Tracker4 screens
Marca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reading Tracker at every 8 days against Marca's every 6 weeks. Reading Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Marca's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reading Tracker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Marca sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Marca every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reading Tracker versus Marca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TrackerMarca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (284 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings284 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Luis Gutierrez AbedAdrien Guinard

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

Marca

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Reading Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • 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 Access$19.996 Months
  • Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All Access$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Small Coffee$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Large Coffee$7.99
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  • Lifetime Bookworm access$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$69.99
  • Lifetime Premium access$199.99
2 purchases

Marca

Subscriptions2
  • Marca+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Marca+ Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Reading Tracker free?
Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marca free?
Marca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading Tracker or Marca have ads?
Neither Reading Tracker nor Marca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Tracker or Marca?
Reading Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Marca every 6 weeks. Most recently, Reading Tracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Marca on October 7, 2026.

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