milkyway vs 북카페인
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
milkyway
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milkyway, where a universe opens the moment you pause Some sentences make you stop mid-read. milkyway is where the thought and the afterglow of that moment go. One book and one line at a time, a universe of your own takes shape, and it meets the universes of others who paused at the same book :) - Notes for the moments you paused - keep what you felt, not just a highlight - Questions that go further - a question lands on your note and carries the thought on - Meeting other universes - find and share what others took from the same book - A record that adds up - the books, the notes, the days you read become one trail Right where you stopped reading, open a universe of your own
북카페인
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책을 읽고 그냥 넘어가지 마세요. 북카페인(BookCaffeine)은 독서의 깊이를 더해주는 독서 소감 기록 & 공유 플랫폼입니다. 읽고 싶은 책을 정리하고, 소감을 기록하며, 같은 책을 읽은 독자들과 생각을 나눠보세요.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: milkyway at weekly against 북카페인's every 5 months. 북카페인's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
milkyway ships an update weekly, 북카페인 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | milkyway | 북카페인 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAEHA HWANG | JINSEONG MOK |
In-app purchases
milkyway
No in-app purchases
북카페인
No in-app purchases
