bookworm.io vs bookworm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bookworm.io
This app enhances your reading journey with social features and personalized book discovery. Connect with other readers, get tailored recommendations, and manage your personal library all in one place.
- Community engagement
- Personalized book discovery
- Social interaction
- Book recommendations
- Reading management
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BookWorm is a mobile application designed to enhance the reading experience by fostering community engagement and personalized book discovery. The app integrates features for social interaction, book recommendations, and personal reading management, aiming to serve as a one-stop platform for book enthusiasts.
bookworm
Track your reading, rank books with personalized comparisons, and build custom lists. Connect with friends to see their favorites and discover new books through personalized recommendations and curated shelves.
- Rank books with personalized comparisons
- Build and customize reading lists
- Add notes and reviews
- Set reading goals and track streaks
- Import Goodreads shelves
- Follow friends' reading activity
- Create book clubs
- Personalized book recommendations
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Bookworm helps book lovers reimagine their reading. An independent, community-first home for your reading life: track what you read, rank it honestly, see what your friends are loving, and discover new favorites. Your reading, reimagined: ⁃ Rank, don’t rate. Sort each book into Loved, Liked, or OK, then answer a few quick comparisons to get a ranking that reflects your real taste. ⁃ Build reading lists and shape them your way ⁃ Capture your thoughts through notes and reviews ⁃ Set a reading goal and keep your reading streak alive ⁃ Bring your whole library with you —import Goodreads shelves and ratings in one tap Connect with others ⁃ Follow friends and see what they’re reading, ranking, and loving ⁃ Start a book club and share your progress chapter by chapter ⁃ Stay in control with privacy settings for your shelf, activity, and reviews Find new favorites ⁃ Get personalized recommendations curated to your taste ⁃ Explore curated shelves, hand-picked by our team of readers just like you! Let’s start a new chapter… join Bookworm!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: bookworm at every 2 weeks against bookworm.io's every 18 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for bookworm.io against 5.0 for bookworm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively.
bookworm.io ships an update every 18 months, bookworm every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bookworm.io | bookworm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riley Crahen | Lucas Abroms |
Customer experience
bookworm.io
bookworm
In-app purchases
bookworm.io
No in-app purchases
bookworm
No in-app purchases
