Comparison

Bookbox vs Booktiny

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

Head to head
About

Bookbox

Discover and purchase books, track your reading with a personalized calendar, and share your thoughts through reviews and star ratings. This app helps you explore a world of stories and curate your own literary journey.

Highlights
  • Discover bestsellers and new releases
  • Read book descriptions and reviews
  • Global book search
  • Personalized book calendar
  • Post reviews and star ratings
  • Share reading experiences
Features
Read full description

■ Quickly from bestsellers to recent hot books ■ Go to buy right away after reading the book description and review ■ All book search function around the world ■ My own book calendar that I decorate as I like ■ After reading, post a review and share stars I made a bookbox so that it can contain various stories. Now, fill it with your own story.

About

Booktiny

This app helps you track your reading progress and estimate when you'll finish a book. Log your reading sessions to see personalized finish dates, set yearly goals, and earn achievements. It offers a simple, distraction-free interface with helpful reminders and data export options.

Highlights
  • Estimated book finish dates
  • Yearly reading goal setting
  • Shareable finish cards
  • Heatmap calendar and stats
  • 20 unlockable achievements
  • Simple page logging
  • CSV data export/import
Features
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How long until you finish this book? Booktiny shows you a finish date based on how fast you've been reading. Just log the pages you read, in a calm black-and-white app. ■ Finish date Every book on Home shows a finish date based on your pace over the last 14 days. No logs yet? It tells you how many pages a day will get you there by a given date. ■ Finish cards Finish a book and get a shareable finish card, plus a one-day card for books you finish in a single day. ■ Yearly reading goal Set how many books you want to read this year and see how far you've come. ■ Add finished books fast Add books you've already read with the date you finished: today, yesterday or any date. ■ Reminders only on days off Quiet on days you read, a gentle nudge on days you don't. ■ Heatmap calendar & stats See every day you read on monthly and yearly heatmaps, check your stats, and unlock 20 achievements. ■ Simple logging • Add books by search or barcode • Don't know the page count? Log "N pages read" and enter the total when you finish, with page-count lookup • Half-star ratings, memos and tags ■ Your records, your way • Export your whole library as a CSV file and import the same file back • Move to a new device with a backup file ■ No signup Start right away without an account. Your records are stored on your device. ■ 9 languages English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Deutsch, Español, Français, Português, shown in your device language automatically. Build a reading habit that ends with a finished book, one page at a time.

Screenshots

Bookbox4 screens
Booktiny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Booktiny at none against Bookbox's shown. Booktiny also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Bookbox's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookbox ships an update daily, Booktiny every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Bookbox versus Booktiny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookboxBooktiny
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea ParkYOONJIN GO

Customer experience

Bookbox

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Booktiny

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bookbox

No in-app purchases

None

Booktiny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookbox free?
Bookbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Booktiny free?
Booktiny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookbox or Booktiny have ads?
Bookbox shows ads; Booktiny does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookbox or Booktiny?
Bookbox ships an update daily, and Booktiny every 3 days. Most recently, Bookbox was updated on November 5, 2026 and Booktiny on November 8, 2026.

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