Comparison

Palex Library vs Readiary Reading Journal

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

Head to head
About

Palex Library

Features
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Palex is a physical social library that helps you catalog the books you own, connect with friends, and discover what to read next. Add the books on your shelves to your digital library, organize what you have read or want to read, and explore the personal libraries of friends and other readers. Palex makes book discovery feel human again by focusing on real collections instead of trends or algorithms. Whether you are building a home library or looking for your next great read, Palex turns personal bookshelves into a shared experience. Features: Create a digital library from the books you physically own Track reading status and organize your collection Find friends and explore their personal libraries Discover books through people you trust Simple, distraction free design built for readers Your bookshelf tells a story. Palex helps you share it.

About

Readiary Reading Journal

Track your reading progress, save favorite quotes, and record memories associated with books. Set reading goals and generate a yearly review of your reading habits. Connect with friends to share recommendations and discuss titles.

Highlights
  • Add books via barcode scan or search
  • Track reading progress and set goals
  • Save and share book quotes
  • Attach memories to book entries
  • Generate Year in Review reports
  • Connect with friends for recommendations
  • Import libraries from Goodreads/StoryGraph
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Readiary is where your reading life lives — not just what you finished, but what it left with you. KEEP YOUR BOOKS Scan a barcode or search by title to add a book in seconds. Track what you're reading, what you've finished, what you want next, and what you set down. Set a page and watch the progress fill. KEEP THE LINES Photograph a passage and Readiary lifts the text off the page. Every quote you save collects in your Quote Book, ready to share as a card. KEEP THE MEMORY A book isn't only its pages — it's where you were when you read it. Attach a memory to any title and it stays there. SEE THE YEAR Reading goals, session logs, and a Year in Review that turns twelve months of reading into something worth looking at. READ WITH PEOPLE Add friends, recommend books, and talk about a title in a thread of its own. COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE Bring your library over from Goodreads or StoryGraph with a CSV. Covers fill in automatically. READIARY PLUS Everything above is free and stays free. Plus adds unlimited photo quotes, Year in Review every year, advanced reading stats, unlimited lists, and a founding member badge. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time in your App Store account. Readiary Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getreadiary.com/privacy Designed and built by Musawir Raji — forgedbyraji.com

Screenshots

Palex Library4 screens
Readiary Reading Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Palex Library and Readiary Reading Journal 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Palex Library versus Readiary Reading Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalex LibraryReadiary Reading Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid SohnRachael Fleharty-Strevig

In-app purchases

None

Palex Library

No in-app purchases

None

Readiary Reading Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palex Library free?
Palex Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readiary Reading Journal free?
Readiary Reading Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Palex Library or Readiary Reading Journal have ads?
Neither Palex Library nor Readiary Reading Journal shows ads.

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