Comparison

Book Leaf vs Quotelog | Quote

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

Head to head
About

Book Leaf

Features
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Book Leaf turns paper-book highlights into searchable knowledge. Snap pages, tag notes, and use OCR to extract text so you can find the right line in seconds. Features: Bookshelf: register a book by shooting its cover. Notes & tags: save pages as notes and organize with tags. OCR search: extract text and search across your captured pages. Backup for peace of mind (Premium). Keep the feel of paper while making every quote easy to retrieve and share. Some features require Premium. Review the full Terms of Use at https://bookleaf.mjo.app/terms

About

Quotelog | Quote

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Quotelog is a quote-based reading notes app for saving the words that catch your eye — the moment they do. Paper books or e-books: scan a page with your camera, trace the part you want to keep, and it's text in a snap. Then get right back to reading. ■ HOW IT WORKS ‱ Capture text from an image — Photograph a page and trace the passage you want to quote. Turn it into text the instant it catches your eye. ‱ Add comments and photos — Attach your own impressions, or related figures and images, to each quote. Your reading record grows one tap at a time. ‱ Review your reading — Find any book or quote instantly with keyword search, and look back over your reading in a calendar-style activity log. ‱ Export in bulk — Write out your quotes and book info as Markdown with a customizable format. Perfect for connecting to tools like Notion or Obsidian. ■ FEATURES ‱ OCR text capture — Turn printed pages into editable text with a trace of your finger. ‱ Continuous capture — Read smoothly across page after page. ‱ Comments & images — Add as many note elements to a quote as you like. ‱ Quote colors — Give quotes a color to make them stand out. ‱ Barcode scanning — Auto-fill book info from the ISBN. ‱ Cover images — Set a cover for each book for easy browsing. ‱ Kindle import — Pull in your notes and highlights from Kindle in bulk. ‱ Keyword search — Search across everything you've saved at once. ‱ Activity log — See your reading tallied up in a calendar view. ‱ Markdown export — Fine-tune exactly what your output contains. ‱ Dark mode — A darker theme, perfect for reading at night. ‱ Offline-first — Your library is stored locally on your device. No account, no sign-in. ■ About Supporters (Optional) We welcome your support as a supporter (auto-renewing subscription, starting at „120/month) to help keep the app running. Our policy is to offer most features for free and without limits, so it is not required for regular use. As a supporter, regardless of the amount, you will get some minor extra perks (such as additional colors and extra reading log displays). - Name: Quotelog Supporter / Period: 1 month (auto-renewing) / Price: eight monthly tiers; the price in your local currency is shown in the app. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account will be charged for renewal at the same amount. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your App Store Account Settings after purchase. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - App Terms of Use: https://quotelog.page/terms - Privacy Policy: https://quotelog.page/privacy

Screenshots

Book Leaf4 screens
Quotelog | Quote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quotelog | Quote at every 5 days against Book Leaf's every 2 weeks. Book Leaf's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Book Leaf sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Quotelog | Quote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Leaf ships an update every 2 weeks, Quotelog | Quote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Book Leaf versus Quotelog | Quote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook LeafQuotelog | Quote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAKIFUMI YOSHIMURAYusuke Kobayashi

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Book Leaf

Subscriptions2
  • Book Leaf Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Book Leaf Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • OCR Credit 50$2.99
  • OCR Credit 150$5.99
  • OCR Credit 500$17.90
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  • Book Leaf Pro (Lifetime)$54.99
6 purchases

Quotelog | Quote

Subscriptions6
  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ2 variants$0.991 Month
  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ$1.991 Month
  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ$2.991 Month
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  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ$4.991 Month
  • Quotelog ă‚”ăƒăƒŒă‚żăƒŒ$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Book Leaf free?
Book Leaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quotelog | Quote free?
Quotelog | Quote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Leaf or Quotelog | Quote have ads?
Neither Book Leaf nor Quotelog | Quote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Leaf or Quotelog | Quote?
Book Leaf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Quotelog | Quote every 5 days. Most recently, Book Leaf was updated on October 16, 2026 and Quotelog | Quote on October 5, 2026.

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