Margins vs Soopien
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Margins
This app helps you discover, track, and share your reading journey. It offers detailed tracking options, customizable features, and powerful search capabilities. Stay focused on your reading goals with built-in tools to minimize distractions.
- Half-star ratings
- Track recommendations
- Customizable book covers
- Fuzzy date tracking
- Advanced book search
- Reading goals
- Reading timer
- Distraction blocking
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Margins is a beautifully designed app for people who love books. - App of the Day in 20+ countries - 4.9 rating (40,000+ reviews) - Featured in USA Today, BookRiot, and more TRACK YOUR READING - Log books, series, authors, recommendations, and more - Track Strava-style goals, stats, and streaks - Curate lists of books you care about SEARCH BOOKS BY VIBES - Search books by mood, plot, setting, vibe, and more - Try things like “books like 1920s Paris,” “thriller with a love triangle,” or “indie romantasy” - You can even turn images from Pinterest or your camera roll into book recommendations BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS - Block social media, notifications, and other apps while you read - Use meditation reading timer for soothing rain sounds CHOOSE YOUR COVERS - Pick the cover that matches your version of the book - Curate covers to fit your aesthetic - Sort your library by color CUSTOMIZE YOUR PROFILE - Turn your picture into a sketched portrait you’d see in a book - Show off your favorite books SEE WHAT FRIENDS ARE READING - Find and follow other book lovers - See what they’re reading in Stories - Enjoy gorgeous, hand-illustrated monthly recaps INVITE YOUR BOOK CLUB - Schedule gatherings - Suggest and vote on books - Log your club’s history LEAVE GOODREADS FOR GOOD - Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, and Fable - Half-star ratings - Support a small, indie team WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING “LOVE this app! so easy to import data from goodreads. it excels where others fail. like letterboxd for books. Really glad there’s finally a good book app out there, i’ve been waiting for something like this!” — scruffythejanitor01 “I love the UI of this app, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. Also, I've been struggling getting back into reading and the screentime feature has helped me loads. I haven't been able to read this much since 4 years ago. Thank you Margins” — mitakaluvr “The search by vibes is so cool. I am a WWII buff, but this search popped up a two-book WWII saga I had never even heard of, much less read. It ended up being my top read of 2025.” —Michigancolt FREE TO USE Almost all features are free to use. An optional subscription unlocks premium features and priority support. FOLLOW US Instagram: @readwithmargins TikTok: @margins TERMS OF USE Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Margins Terms of Service: https://margins.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://margins.app/privacy “Without the margins, writing is just words on a page. But with them, each of us is invited to leave our mark in the endless conversation between books and the people that love them.” — Excerpt from the Margins manifesto
Soopien
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Soopien is a calm, beautiful home for everything you read and watch. Keep your books and films in one library, save the lines and moments that stay with you, track your progress, and share it all with people who love stories as much as you do. A LIBRARY FOR BOOKS AND FILMS Add books and films to your shelves, mark what you're reading, watching, finished, or saving for later — and keep anything private when you want it just for you. Scan a cover or barcode to add a book in seconds. QUOTES AND CLIPS Capture the passages that move you. Type them, or simply speak and let Soopien turn your voice into text. Mark spoilers, add your own notes, and export any quote as a beautiful shareable image. READING SESSIONS AND STATS Start a reading session and let the timer run. See your streaks, daily reading goals, weekly film goals, and a full picture of your reading life over time. READING MUSIC Set the mood with reading music across nine atmospheres — and let it pause automatically when your session ends. CLUBS Read and watch together. Create public, private, or secret clubs, choose weekly picks, and talk about them with text and voice notes. Join with a simple invite code — no friction, no noise. A FEED THAT'S ACTUALLY YOURS Follow readers you admire, discover what they're into, and keep your own profile as open or as private as you like. No ads getting in the way of the story. SOOPIEN PREMIUM Go further with Premium: unlimited clips every month, an unlimited library, full reading statistics, all reading-music categories, create and join unlimited clubs, export your clips and collections, and an ad-free experience with a Premium badge. Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://soopien.com/privacy Whether you read a book a week or a page a night, Soopien gives your reading life a place to live. Start today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Margins at every 4 days against Soopien's every 2 weeks. Margins also leads on chart position (#93 vs unranked). Soopien's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Margins sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Soopien sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Margins ships an update every 4 days, Soopien every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Margins | Soopien |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (20K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paratext Inc. | Ali Ozen |
Bugs and requests
Margins
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reading time not saving correctly
- Inability to delete or edit books from lists
- Inconsistent behavior when importing data from Goodreads
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to track page progress and percentage read
- Implement a profile system with custom avatars and bios
- Introduce a social feed to share reading activity with friends
- Add more advanced statistics and reading analytics
Soopien
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Margins
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual$59.991 Year
Soopien
- Soopien Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Soopien Yearly Premium$44.991 Year
- Soopien Lifetime Pro$99.99









