Booklog vs Honyomu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Booklog
Track your reading progress with this app. Organize books by status, add custom categories, and scan barcodes for easy registration. Record details like page count and deadlines to manage your library effectively.
- Manage books by status (Purchased, To Buy, Reading, Finished)
- Add custom statuses with color customization
- Register books by scanning barcodes
- Register custom materials
- Organize books with tags
- Record book details like page count and deadlines
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Easily manage your books by status, such as books you plan to buy, books you've purchased but haven't read yet, books you're currently reading, and books you've finished reading! Main Features - Manage your books by various statuses, such as Purchased, To Buy, Currently Reading, and Finished Reading. - Add custom statuses and change their colors to suit your preferences. - Search for books or easily register them by scanning barcodes. You can also register custom materials. - Organize your books with tags, and record details like page count, deadlines, and more.
Honyomu
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Remember what you’ve read. Keep what you want to read next in one personal bookshelf. Honyomu is a simple reading tracker and bookshelf app for iPhone, designed to help you keep a record of the books that become part of your life. Organize books you’ve finished, books you’re currently reading, and books you want to read. Search by title or ISBN, add covers, save notes, and gradually build your own digital bookshelf. When you wonder, “Have I read this before?” or “Do I already own this book?”, your library is always close at hand. Key features: • Track books you’ve read, are reading, or want to read • Search for books by title or ISBN • Display book covers on your personal bookshelf • Keep reading notes and book information together • Organize books by genre • Look back on your reading history • Select 1–5 books and create a beautifully designed reading card to share Whether you read constantly or only pick up a book now and then, Honyomu gives your reading history a place to grow. Printed books or ebooks, every book you discover can become part of your personal collection. More than a reading log, Honyomu is a bookshelf you’ll want to come back and look at. For readers looking for a reading tracker, book log, personal library, bookshelf, book organizer, or reading journal, Honyomu keeps everything together in one simple place. Make your reading history your own. Support https://sakumori.com/app_support/honyomu/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://sakumori.com/privacypolicy/app-privacy/honyomu/
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Verdict
Booklog and Honyomu are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Booklog | Honyomu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryunosuke Shibuya | Daisaku Mori |
In-app purchases
Booklog
No in-app purchases
Honyomu
No in-app purchases







