Comparison

BookPine vs Almost read

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BookPine

Track your reading journey with detailed stats, custom lists, and reading goals. Easily import your library from other platforms and discover ambient sounds for focused reading. Share your progress and connect with a community of book lovers.

Highlights
  • Detailed reading stats and insights
  • Custom lists and shelves for organization
  • Personalized reading goals and challenges
  • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, LibraryThing
  • Ambient sounds for focused reading
  • Social features to follow friends and share reviews
  • Transaction log for borrowed, lent, or purchased books
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BookPine is a free book tracker for readers who like to keep a record of what they read. Log your books, set goals that fit your life, and see real stats about your reading habits. If you're coming from Goodreads, you can bring your whole library with you and pick up right where you left off. There's no subscription and nothing is locked behind a paywall. READING CIRCLES Read a book together with friends or other readers. Start a circle from any book, make it public or private, and choose how long it runs. Members write posts, comment, vote in polls and log their progress as they go. You can hide a post until readers reach a certain point in the book, or until they finish it, so nobody gets spoiled. SERIES TRACKING BookPine builds your series list from the books on your shelves. Each series shows its books in order, how many you've read, and which one comes next. Reading a series in another language? Set the language for that series and your progress only counts the books published in it. You can also mark a series as paused or abandoned. CUSTOM COVERS Don't like the cover on your edition? Change it. Pick one from another edition, upload your own image, or grab one from any web page. Only you see your custom cover, and it shows up everywhere you see that book in the app. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your books on your home screen. Pick a grid of covers, a shelf of spines lined up like a real bookshelf, or the book you are reading now with your progress on it. Choose which shelf each widget shows, how it is sorted and which colors it uses. From the Currently Reading widget you can start the reading timer or update your progress. CUSTOM GENRES AND TAGS Sort your library with your own genres and tags: comfort read, slow burn, signed copy, book club, five-star prediction, whatever fits how you read. They are private to you, and you can filter your whole library by them, so any book is easy to find again. READING STATS AND INSIGHTS Track pages, finished books and reading time, with charts for your streak, monthly progress and yearly trends. It's an easy way to see how much you read and what you actually finish. BOOK TRACKER, LISTS AND SHELVES Shelve books as Currently Reading, Want to Read, Read or Did Not Finish. Rate with half stars, write reviews, and make your own shelves and lists. Add a book in seconds by scanning its barcode or searching by title, author or ISBN. READING GOALS AND CHALLENGES Set yearly, monthly or custom goals by books, pages, minutes or authors. Streaks and milestones help you keep the habit going. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS, STORYGRAPH AND LIBRARYTHING Import your books, ratings, reviews and shelves in one go, so your reading history comes with you. TRY IT AS A GUEST Open the app and start tracking without an email address. Create an account later if you want to keep going. AMBIENT SOUNDS Play rain, a crackling fireplace, cafe noise and more while you read. SOCIAL Follow friends, share reviews and see what other people are reading, along with their goals, shelves and wishlists. SHAREABLE BOOK CARDS Turn your current read, a favorite quote, a review or a reading milestone into an image you can post or send to friends. TRANSACTION LOG Keep track of the books you borrow, lend, buy or give away. PRIVATE BOOKS Some reads are just for you. Private books never appear on your public profile. ALSO INCLUDED • Dark mode, plus dark gray, high contrast, true black and sepia themes • Available in 16 languages • Half-star ratings and tags for more detailed reviews Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Almost read

Organize your reading with custom shelves and track your progress. Get personalized book suggestions based on your preferences and use the built-in timer to build a mindful reading habit. Enjoy a clean, minimalist interface designed for deep reflection.

Highlights
  • Organize books into custom shelves
  • AI-powered book recommendations
  • Reading time tracker
  • Minimalist interface
  • Personal reading reflections
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Looking for a book tracker that does more than count pages? Almost read is an aesthetic book tracker and reading journal built for readers who reflect on what they read. Track every book on your shelf, log reading time with a timer, build a habit with streaks, and get AI recommendations that actually match your taste. MANAGE YOUR LIBRARY AND TBR LIST Organize your library across lists: Books in progress, Finished, and Want to read. Build your TBR and custom shelves by mood, genre, or anything you choose. Add books by barcode scan, manual search, or import from Goodreads. Search by title or author to grow your library fast. READING TIMER, STREAKS, AND GOALS Track time for every book with a built-in timer. Log manual sessions to catch up on past reading. Set yearly goals and build a streak that keeps your reading habit alive. View your progress on a beautiful calendar and see your reading story month by month. Visual stats show time, pages, and sessions at a glance. READING JOURNAL AND QUOTES Keep a journal with personal notes for every book. Scan and save your favorite quotes so you never forget what a book meant to you. Rate finished books. AI BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Not the top charts. Not sponsored picks. Almost read uses smart AI to recommend books that match what you actually like, based on the themes of books you have loved. Discover your next read without endless scrolling. CLEAN, AESTHETIC DESIGN No noise. No social pressure. Just your shelf, your journal, your timer, and your stats. Almost read was designed for focused, thoughtful readers who want more than a checklist. WHAT USERS SAY "Simple, beautiful, and made with love. Reading feels cozier now!" "Really functional and super convenient for tracking my reading." Download Almost read and make reading a part of your life. For inquiries: info@almostread.com Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BookPine4 screens
Almost read4 screens

Verdict

The call

BookPine and Almost read both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Almost read's written reviews are positive against 25% of BookPine's. Almost read also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). BookPine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Almost read sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BookPine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BookPine against 4.7 for Almost read. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of BookPine's written reviews are positive against 88% of Almost read's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookPine ships an update weekly, Almost read every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BookPine versus Almost read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookPineAlmost read
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (60 ratings) — better4.7 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better25
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB48 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDevpri SRLKUKI EDZHENSI, OOO

Customer experience

BookPine

All ratings60 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Almost read

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

BookPine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Almost read

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro1 Year trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$79.99

Questions

Is BookPine free?
BookPine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Almost read free?
Almost read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BookPine or Almost read?
BookPine is rated higher. BookPine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Almost read averages 4.7 from 25 ratings.
Do BookPine or Almost read have ads?
Neither BookPine nor Almost read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookPine or Almost read?
BookPine ships an update weekly, and Almost read every 2 weeks. Most recently, BookPine was updated on October 12, 2026 and Almost read on October 14, 2026.

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