Bookbear vs 돌갈피
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookbear
Easily track your reading progress, build a virtual library of your collection, and discover trending books. Scan barcodes to add books instantly and share your reading list with friends.
- Seamless book tracking
- Build and admire your collection
- Scan and discover instantly
- Discover trending books
- Share reading lists
- Track progress at a glance
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FEATURES [[ Seamless Book Tracking ]] We tried using the other top book tracker apps. Honestly? We couldn’t. Buttons were confusing, and some apps even crashed on us. So we made bookbear—designed to be the easiest and most beautiful book tracker you'll ever use. Seriously, no more guessing or frustration. Download now and see how effortless tracking can be! [[ Build and Admire Your Collection ]] Who doesn’t love gazing at a gorgeous bookshelf? We’ve recreated that feeling in bookbear—your personal library on your phone! Add the books you want to read, are reading, or have read, and watch your virtual collection grow. You’ll be admiring it in no time! [[ Scan and Discover Instantly ]] POV: You're at a book store and you found a book that caught your eye. Skip the typing! Just use bookbear to scan the barcode, and boom—get all the details you need in seconds. Two taps, and you’re in the know. [[ Discover the Hottest Books ]] Stay in the loop with the latest trending books. The New York Times Best Sellers? Just one tap away. Never miss out on the book everyone’s talking about! [[ Share What You’re Reading ]] Want to show off your current read? With bookbear, you can easily share what’s on your reading list with friends. It’s quick, it’s fun, and hey, who doesn’t love a good book recommendation? [[ Check Your Progress at a Glance ]] Reading multiple books at once? We get it. With bookbear, you can track your progress on all your books at a glance. Stay on top of every chapter, effortlessly.
돌갈피
Easily record your favorite book passages and notes. Capture text from book pages using your camera or add them manually. The app allows you to save quotes and thoughts alongside page numbers for quick recall.
- Register new books
- Capture text from book pages via camera
- Add page numbers and notes
- Record using photos or manual input
- Minimalist interface
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미니멀한 독서 기록, 돌갈피 깔끔하게 책을 기록하고 돌아보세요. - 책 기록 메인 화면에서 + 버튼을 눌러 새 책을 등록할 수 있어요. 책을 검색하고, 선택하면 책 정보가 입력돼요. 책은 읽는 중/읽음/읽을 책으로 상태를 나눠서 기록할 수 있어요. 책에 돌멩이 평점을 매길 수 있어요. - 통계 연간/월간으로 언제 책을 읽었는지 돌멩이로 확인할 수 있어요. 책은 돌멩이 평점순으로 정렬되어요. 며칠이나 책을 읽었는지 확인할 수 있어요. - 책 발췌 책을 읽다가 발췌하고 싶으면 책 페이지에서 + 버튼을 눌러 카메라를 실행해요. 책을 촬영하면 텍스트가 인식되어 발췌할 부분을 선택할 수 있어요. 책 페이지와 메모를 함께 남길 수 있어요. 발췌한 기록은 모든 발췌 탭에서 한번에 볼 수 있어요. - 기록하는 다양한 방법 찍어 둔 사진으로도 기록할 수 있어요. 책 페이지에서 +버튼을 눌러 사진을 선택하거나, 직접 입력으로 책을 기록할 수 있어요. - 필요한 기능 추가 피드백은 빠르게 반영해 나갈게요. 필요한 기능이 있다면 편하게 말씀해 주세요. 의견을 반영하여 빠르게 만들어 드리겠습니다!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 돌갈피 at 5.0 against Bookbear's 4.5. 돌갈피 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bookbear's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
돌갈피 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookbear has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Bookbear's written reviews are positive against 100% of 돌갈피's.
Bookbear ships an update every 9 days, 돌갈피 weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Bookbear | 돌갈피 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WOO MIN PARK | Sunghyun Lee |
Customer experience
Bookbear
돌갈피
Bugs and requests
Bookbear
Reported bugs
3 issues- Book search not working (Lazykit.XOR error)
- Unable to delete incorrectly added books
- Calendar date selection jumps unexpectedly
Requested features
20 requests- Add ability to manually add books
- Implement account/login for data backup
- Add a memo/note-taking feature for books
- Include statistics (annual/monthly reading count, genre/author rankings)
- Allow editing of release dates
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- Add dark mode
- Option to customize calendar view (show ongoing books, book cover size)
- Add a reading timer
- Ability to record quotes or important sentences
- Allow multiple user profiles for family accounts
- Option to sort bookshelf by completion date
- Ability to hide star ratings
- Option to display only book titles in bookshelf
- Add a feature to mark 'favorite' or 'life books'
- Allow capturing the entire bookshelf as an image
- Add ability to record re-reads
- Improve book search speed
- Add option to select book start/read dates in calendar
- Allow adding photos to book entries
- Add option to export reading data
돌갈피
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookbear
No in-app purchases
돌갈피
No in-app purchases
