Comparison

Book Nook vs BookWorm

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

Head to head
About

Book Nook

Organize your entire reading life with a customizable digital bookshelf. Track reading progress, join challenges, and connect with other readers in book clubs and discussion circles. Discover new books through recommendations and bestseller lists.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital bookshelf
  • Reading progress tracking with timer
  • Reading challenges and goals
  • Book club and discussion circle creation
  • Social feed to follow friends
  • Book recommendations and bestseller lists
  • Detailed reading statistics
Features
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Book Nook is a home for your reading life. Keep your books on a shelf you can see, time your reading, and read alongside other people. YOUR BOOKSHELF Add a book by scanning its barcode, searching by title, author or ISBN, or typing it in by hand. Each book lands on a shelf you arrange yourself. Pick one of five shelf themes or build your own, and add lamps and plants. If a book has no cover, take a photo of it and share that cover with other readers. READING TIMER Start a session from any book. The timer stays on your Lock Screen while you read. When you stop, log your pages and the session counts toward your daily goal and your streak. STATS AND READING WRAPPED See your books, pages, hours, pace and streaks by week, month and year. Reading Wrapped turns your year into a summary you can share. READING CHALLENGES Set a goal for the year and watch a shelf of spines fill in as you finish books. Join a public challenge or start your own, counted in books, pages or hours, with a leaderboard for everyone who joins. BOOK CLUBS AND READING CIRCLES Start a book club around one book, in public or only for friends you invite. Each club has its own discussion, and spoilers stay hidden until you finish the book. Reading circles are for readers who want a place to talk without a set book. Every book's page shows the public clubs reading it. FEED AND FRIENDS Follow other readers. Post what you are reading, with a photo if you like. See what your friends start and finish, and add a book from their shelf to yours in one tap. RATINGS AND REVIEWS Rate in quarter stars, so a 4.25 is a 4.25. Write a review, mark it for spoilers, and read what other readers thought. FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK Browse by genre, see the current New York Times fiction bestsellers, and get recommendations based on your shelf. YOUR DATA Your library is saved on your phone first and synced to your account, so it is on every device you sign in on. Choose what other readers see: your stats, your shelf, your recent activity, or single books. Export your library as a file at any time. Book Nook is free, with no ads and no subscription. Book Nook is made by one person. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome at support@trybooknook.com.

About

BookWorm

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Set daily goals, maintain streaks, and organize your library. It offers gentle reminders and progress insights to encourage more reading.

Highlights
  • Daily reading goals (pages/minutes)
  • Reading streak tracking
  • Log print books, ebooks, and audiobooks
  • Organize library (Reading, To Read, Finished)
  • Reading timer
  • Monthly progress recaps
  • Shareable reading stats
Features
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Turn "I should read more" into a daily habit. BookWorm is a calm, beautiful reading tracker for books, ebooks and audiobooks. Set a daily goal, build a streak and watch your reading grow. BUILD A READING HABIT • Set a daily goal in pages or minutes • Keep your streak alive and earn reading quests • See every reading day on your calendar • Gentle reminders, at the time you choose BOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS, IN ONE PLACE • Log pages for print books and ebooks • Log listening time for audiobooks • Both count toward the same daily goal YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Organise your shelf: Reading, To Read and Finished • Import your existing library from a CSV file • Add notes to every book STAY FOCUSED • Start the reading timer with one tap • Pick up right where you left off from Home SEE YOUR PROGRESS • A Monthly Recap of every month you read • Books finished, pages read and hours listened • Your best streak and favourite genres SHARE WHAT YOU READ • Beautiful share cards for every finished book • Share your Monthly Recap in one tap BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN • Optimised for iPhone Duo: your shelf and your book, side by side • iPhone and iPad, synced with iCloud • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Four themes: Light, Dark, Retro and Marginalia • Available in 9 languages Made by an independent developer. If you love BookWorm, an optional tip helps keep it growing.

Screenshots

Book Nook4 screens
BookWorm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book Nook at none against BookWorm's 3. Book Nook also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). BookWorm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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. BookWorm sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Book Nook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Book Nook against 4.8 for BookWorm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Book Nook's written reviews are positive against 100% of BookWorm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Nook ships an update every 2 days, BookWorm every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Book Nook versus BookWorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook NookBookWorm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhite Marble LLCAdam Markocki

Customer experience

Book Nook

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

BookWorm

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Book Nook

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BookWorm

One-time3
  • An espresso$2.99
  • Coffee & croissant$4.99
  • A week of coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Book Nook free?
Book Nook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookWorm free?
BookWorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Nook or BookWorm?
Book Nook is rated higher. Book Nook averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while BookWorm averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Book Nook or BookWorm have ads?
Book Nook shows ads; BookWorm does not.
Which is updated more often, Book Nook or BookWorm?
Book Nook ships an update every 2 days, and BookWorm every 9 days. Most recently, Book Nook was updated on November 8, 2026 and BookWorm on November 5, 2026.

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