Book Tracker vs My Library Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Tracker
Organize your reading with custom shelves, track progress through timed sessions, and set reading goals. Log books via search, scan, or import from other platforms. Analyze your reading habits with detailed statistics.
- Organize books on custom shelves
- Track reading sessions with timers
- Set page, book, or hour goals
- Import from Goodreads & Storygraph
- Detailed reading statistics
- Log notes with tags and page references
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Auread – Your Reading Tracker & Journal Track your reading journey with library, goals, streaks, notes, and stats - all in one beautiful app. Library Organize books on four shelves: Currently Reading, To Be Read, Completed, Did Not Finish. Add via Google Books search, barcode/ISBN scan, manual entry, or bulk import. Import Goodreads & Storygraph CSV easily. Sort however you prefer. Reading Sessions Start stopwatch or timed sessions (15–60 min). Live Activity shows timer on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island. Log pages with a simple dial or manually. Get session-end notifications. Book Details Track progress, view all sessions, add notes (with tags & page refs) and vocabulary words. Share session or completion cards in story-style format (customizable light/dark/frosted). Goals & Streaks Set page, book, or hour goals (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly). Track consecutive reading days with current + best streak. Stats View pages, books, and hours read. See charts for Today, Week, Month, or Year.Premium unlocks • Unlimited books, sessions, notes, vocab & goals • Full stats access • iCloud backup & restore Light/dark theme • iPhone & iPad support • Haptics & smooth experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
My Library Helper
Digitize your physical book collection with fast barcode scanning and manual entry. Organize and share your library with friends or community members. Offline storage ensures your catalog is always accessible.
- Barcode scanning
- Continuous batch scanning
- Manual book entry
- Offline storage
- Catalog export
- Share library
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My Library Helper is the ultimate native book scanner and cataloging utility for community organizers, neighborhood book exchanges, and personal book collectors. Keep your physical library organized, cataloged, and easy to share with friends or patrons. Whether you run a neighborhood tiny library box, manage a small community collection, or want to index your personal home bookshelves, My Library Helper lets you digitize your inventory in seconds. Fast and Native Barcode Scanning Leverage the power of native iOS VisionKit camera scanning to read EAN-13, EAN-8, UPCE, and Code 128 book barcodes. Simply point your camera, and the app instantly queries global book databases to retrieve accurate book details, authors, and cover art. Continuous Batch Scanning Mode Need to catalog dozens of books? Toggle Batch Scan Mode to keep your camera viewfinder open continuously. Scan book after book in rapid succession with instant haptics and visual confirmation banners. No more opening and closing the camera for every single book. Multi-Provider Fallback and Flexible Search For books without barcodes or older editions, search global book databases directly by typing the title or author. With multi-provider fallback powered by Google Books and Open Library, you will find matching records even for obscure or older printings. Browse matching results and add them with one tap. If a book is self-published or missing from databases, use the native Manual Entry form to log custom details and persist them to your collection. Batch Type Mode Keep the entry form open and add multiple typed-in titles sequentially. The form automatically saves, clears, and prepares for your next entry without dismissing the screen. Secure Offline Storage with SwiftData Your library collection belongs to you. My Library Helper stores all of your records natively on your device using SwiftData. Your catalog is fully accessible offline, meaning you can browse, edit, and manage your inventory anywhere, without needing an active internet connection. Easy Catalog Export and Sharing Share your library with others in seconds. Generate beautifully formatted text lists of your books to share via messages, emails, or notes. Free vs. Pro Subscription - Free Version: Catalog up to 10 books. Test all features including batch scanning and manual entry before upgrading. - Pro Monthly Subscription: Unlock unlimited library inventory for $2.99 / month. Subscribing helps support ongoing development and features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jandsstudio.net/privacy/my-library-helper.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: My Library Helper at fortnightly against Book Tracker's every 5 weeks. Book Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Book Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and My Library Helper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Book Tracker against 5.0 for My Library Helper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Book Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, My Library Helper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Tracker | My Library Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elementra LLC | Jesus Padilla |
Customer experience
Book Tracker
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In-app purchases
Book Tracker
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
My Library Helper
- My Library Helper Pro$5.991 Month
- Monthly Pro$5.99
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