Reading Tracker vs Paguely
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
Paguely
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Paguely is a book discovery app built around one simple idea: what if you met your next read like a blind date? You answer a few questions about how you are feeling. We match you to a book. You see atmospheric clues, never the title, never the cover. When you are ready, you commit. Then the reveal happens. It sounds simple. It feels like magic. HOW IT WORKS Tell us your mood. Are you feeling wistful, restless, curious, tender? Pick your pace. Choose where you want to go and how you want to feel at the end. Six questions. Thirty seconds. We do the rest. Our recommendation engine combines your mood answers, reading history, and taste profile to find a book that fits exactly how you feel right now. Then come the clues. Four atmospheric hints about your book: its tone, its world, its emotional weight. No title. No author. No cover. Just enough to make you curious. When you are ready, you meet your book. YOUR SHELF, YOUR WAY Every book you read lives on your shelf. Track your progress page by page. Start a reading session with one tap and watch your streak grow. Log your daily reading and hit your personal goal. View your shelf as a cover grid, a detailed list, or our favourite, a spine view that looks like a real bookshelf on your screen. KNOW YOUR READING SELF The more you read on Paguely, the better it knows you. Your Reading DNA builds over time: a set of flavour tags that describe your taste in ways Goodreads never could. Slow burn devotee. Emotionally wrecked endings. Set abroad. Literary fiction purist. See your reading year in a Wrapped-style summary: charts, heatmaps, mood patterns, your best books. Everything you read, beautifully visualised. READ WITH FRIENDS Follow readers with similar taste. See what your friends revealed this week. Join book clubs and read together. Track each other's progress, discuss as you go, vote on what to read next with community polls. Share your reveal. Share your Wrapped. Share your Reading DNA. Every card is designed to look stunning on Instagram Stories and TikTok. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Not in the mood for a blind date? Browse our Discovery stack. Swipe through books Tinder-style, save the ones that catch your eye, pass on the rest. Every swipe teaches us your taste. Or start with a book you loved and let us find six more like it. Our recommendation engine explains exactly why each book matches you. Not generic suggestions. Specific connections. NEVER MISS A FREE BOOK We check Open Library daily and notify you when a book on your shelf becomes free to borrow. We also surface free classics and weekly free picks so you always have something to read without spending a penny. PAGUELY+ Unlock unlimited reveals and unlimited re-rolls. Get streak freezes so life does not break your reading habit. See your full Reading DNA radar, plus the ability to see exactly why we matched you to each book. Start with a free trial. Cancel anytime. Your next favourite book is already waiting. You just cannot see it yet. Terms of Use: https://paguely.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://paguely.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paguely at daily against Reading Tracker's every 8 days. Paguely also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Paguely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Paguely daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Tracker | Paguely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (284 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Luis Gutierrez Abed | Mereltech LLC |
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
Paguely
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 Access$19.996 Months
- Full Premium Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- All Access$24.991 Year
- 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
Paguely
- Paguely+ Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Paguely+ Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year









