Booksnotify vs AuthorWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Booksnotify
Get instant notifications for new book releases from your favorite authors and in your preferred languages. Organize your reading with a digital library and easily add books via ISBN scanning or manual entry.
- New book release alerts
- Customizable reading lists
- Digital book library
- Search library by author
- Add books by ISBN scanning
- Supports English and French
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Receive inApp and email alerts when a new book from a selected author in a specific language is available. Create a reading list to track the next books to read. Keep track of your books in our digital library Search in your library by author Add books to the library by author, Title or ISBN number Add a book just with a simple ISBN scanning from your phone. Support English and French This is a first version, new features and languages to come...
AuthorWatch
Never miss a new book from your favorite authors again. This app tracks releases, provides pre-order links, and sends customizable notifications. All your data is stored locally for privacy.
- Track favorite authors
- New release notifications
- Pre-order purchase links
- Customizable notification preferences
- Local data storage
- Ad-free experience
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If you're anything like us then you love to read but you sometimes have trouble keeping track of your favorite authors. This has become especially tough in the age of digital readers where we don't consistently see author names and book information when we pick up a "book" to read: you open your digital reader and instantly pick up where you left off! Author names become less sticky in our brains and over time we lose track of the writers we love. We developed AuthorWatch to help readers like us easily keep track of the latest releases from our favorite authors without the hassle of manually searching the internet for their latest works. AUTHOR WATCHING Add as many authors as you want and never miss another new release! Sit back and let the new release notifications come to you. Authors can be easily removed from your watch list if you're no longer interested in their work, or move them to your "Not Watching" if you want to keep them in your database but not receive new release notifications. NEW RELEASES New release information is front and center on your homepage where you get easy access to release dates, pre-order purchase links, and detailed release description. Customize your release notification preferences on a book-by-book basis to specify when you want to be notified about an impending release. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS AuthorWatch offers a Yearly ($4.99/year) or Monthly ($0.99/month) subscription. The first time you subscribe you will receive a FREE 1-week trial period during which you can cancel you subscription without being charged. All subscriptions provide access to all content; there are no subscription tiers. Help us keep AuthorWatch ad-free by subscribing! DATA PRIVACY We don't collect any of your data so you never have to worry about privacy. All of your AuthorWatch data is stored locally on your device; no new accounts, no authentication, no hassles. Just add your favorite authors and wait for your automatic new release notifications! TERMS OF USE Link to standard Terms of Use policy that applies to AuthorWatch: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Booksnotify at none against AuthorWatch's 2. AuthorWatch's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AuthorWatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Booksnotify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Booksnotify ships an update fortnightly, AuthorWatch weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Booksnotify | AuthorWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Malen | PAUL-WILSON CAULEY |
Customer experience
Booksnotify
AuthorWatch
In-app purchases
Booksnotify
No in-app purchases
AuthorWatch
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$4.991 Year









