DeweyDex vs Mood Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeweyDex
This app helps book lovers discover new reads and track their reading journey. Log books by scanning covers or manual entry, receive personalized recommendations, and explore a Pokédex-style library. Set goals, track progress, and connect with a community of readers.
- Scan book covers to log reads
- Personalized book recommendations
- Pokédex-style book log
- Reading goal setting and progress tracking
- Detailed book summaries and reviews
- Community features to share logs
- Gamified achievements and badges
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DewyDex: Your Personal Book Adventure Embark on a literary journey with DewyDex, the ultimate app for book lovers. Whether you're capturing the essence of a book with a snap or diving into a detailed manual entry, DewyDex transforms your reading experience into a personalized adventure. Inspired by the iconic dexes of our youth, our app offers a unique and engaging way to track, explore, and enhance your reading habits. DISCOVER & TRACK YOUR READING JOURNEY Capture book covers with your camera or manually enter titles and authors to log your reads. -Receive personalized book recommendations, tailored to your preferences and reading history. -Explore your Book Log, a Pokédex-style library where you can rate and review your books. -Set reading goals and track your progress with intuitive stats and insights. ENHANCE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE -Dive into detailed book summaries and reviews from trusted sources like Open Library. -Customize your reading journey with genre preferences and mood filters. -Enjoy a seamless and stylish interface with a Pokédex-inspired theme, offering both light and dark modes. CONNECT & SHARE WITH FRIENDS -Join a community of readers, share your book logs, and discover what your friends are reading. -Unlock achievements and earn badges as you reach new reading milestones. -Stay motivated with personalized streaks and gamification elements. STAY ORGANIZED & INSPIRED -Keep track of your entire library, including books, e-books, and audiobooks. -Organize your collection with custom categories like "Wishlist" and "Favorites." -Sync your data across devices with ease, ensuring your library is always at your fingertips. Join the DewyDex community today and transform your reading habits into an exciting adventure. Download now and start your journey!
Mood Reader
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Mood Reader is a book recommendation app that starts from a different question. Not what other people rated a book. Not what an algorithm decided is popular right now. It asks what a reader is in the mood for — in plain language — and returns books that match the shape of that answer. — Three things it does 01. Semantic prompts Describe what to read in plain language. "Something quiet and observant." "A romance that isn't formulaic." "Whatever will pull me out of a slump." Mood Reader returns books that match the description, ranked by fit to taste rather than by crowd rating. 02. Self Portrait A written reading of the reader — generated from the shape of a library and the reflections left along the way. Not a personality quiz. Not a genre list. Not a score. A close reading of what books, together, reveal about a reader. 03. Ambient recommendations As a library grows and one-sentence reflections accumulate, Mood Reader learns and surfaces books that fit what comes next. Every recommendation arrives with a short rationale for why it fits. — An independent app, built to be worth using No investors. No acquisition target. No ad SDKs, no analytics tools, no advertising identifiers. Mood Reader stores what a reader tells it, and nothing else. Reading history stays with the person who created it. Built by one person in Washington State. — Import from what already exists Full library imports work from Goodreads exports and Kindle libraries. Shelf photos work as a fast on-ramp. Ten favorite books is enough to start recommending. Deeper imports sharpen the results but aren't required. — Reflections instead of star ratings Star ratings summarize a book but don't say much about a reader. A one-sentence reflection ("surprised me by how much I cared about the sister") gives Mood Reader far more signal than five stars alone. Reflections stay in the reader's Master Library and shape both Self Portrait and future recommendations. — Free at launch. iOS 18 or later. iPhone only. Support: hello@moodreaderapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mood Reader at every 5 days against DeweyDex's every 9 months. DeweyDex's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
DeweyDex ships an update every 9 months, Mood Reader every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DeweyDex | Mood Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Goldson | Nick Shadel |
In-app purchases
DeweyDex
No in-app purchases
Mood Reader
No in-app purchases









