Bookends vs Book Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookends
This app helps you achieve your reading goals with custom bookshelves, insightful progress tracking, and social features to share with friends. It supports all reading formats, including audiobooks, physical books, and digital content, adapting to your personal style.
- Customizable bookshelves
- Progress tracking for all formats
- Daily and weekly reading insights
- Social feeds for reading buddies
- Track audiobooks, physical, and digital books
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Make time for more books. Bookends helps you build a reading habit, organize your bookshelves, and see your progress. Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in the way that works for you. BUILD A HABIT THAT FITS YOUR DAY Set daily goals in pages, minutes, or percentage of a book. Use reading reminders and streaks to keep showing up. TRACK EVERY WAY YOU READ Time a reading session or log your progress. Track pages, percentage, or audiobook listening progress alongside your reading time. GIVE EVERY BOOK A PLACE Keep your current reads, finished books, and TBR organized. Create custom shelves and make your library your own. SEE YOUR READING ADD UP Look back at your reading time, pages, completed books, and streaks. Explore detailed insights into your reading habits. KEEP A LITTLE COMPANY Connect with friends and follow their recent reading activity for a little extra motivation. BRING YOUR BOOKS ALONG Import your Goodreads library to bring your existing reading history into Bookends. Bookends is free to download. Some features require Bookends Premium, available through in-app purchases. Terms and conditions: https://bookends.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://bookends.app/privacy-policy/
Book Tracker
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Bookxy is a simple, powerful book tracker for managing your reading life from one place. Build your personal shelf, track progress, log reading sessions, set goals, and see your reading habits over time. Add books your way: • Search online by title or author • Scan ISBN barcodes • Enter ISBNs manually • Add custom books yourself Organize your shelf: • Track books as To Read, Reading, Completed, or Did Not Finish • Add notes, quotes, ratings, and tags • Log pages read and reading time • Import your Goodreads library Stay consistent: • Set yearly or custom reading goals • Enable daily reading reminders • View reading streaks, stats, charts, and progress insights • Customize the sections and charts you want to see Bookxy helps you build a reading habit, prepare for reading challenges, and keep a thoughtful record of the books you read. Bookxy Free includes core tracking features, up to 20 books on your shelf, and 5 ISBN scans. Upgrade to Bookxy Pro for unlimited books, unlimited ISBN scanning, Goodreads import, advanced stats, notes, tags, reading logs, and more premium features. Terms of use : https://bugxy.com/products/bookxy/terms Privacy Policy : https://bugxy.com/products/bookxy/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookends at every 3 weeks against Book Tracker's every 5 months. 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. Bookends sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Book Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookends ships an update every 3 weeks, Book Tracker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookends | Book Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bookends | Amal Bose B S |
In-app purchases
Bookends
- Bookends Premium$3.991 Month
- Bookends Premium Annnual$29.991 Year
Book Tracker
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Access$49.99
