Comparison

Bookology vs Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Bookology

This app helps avid readers organize their book collection, track reading progress, and analyze their habits. It offers features like barcode scanning for easy book entry, customizable virtual bookshelves, and a reading timer with lock screen updates. Users can also capture notes, import data from other platforms, and view detailed reading statistics.

Highlights
  • Library management with barcode scanning
  • Customizable virtual bookshelf
  • Reading timer with Live Activities
  • Progress tracking by pages or percentage
  • Notes, quotes, and reviews
  • Import from Kindle, Goodreads, and more
  • Detailed reading statistics
Features
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Bookology is a reading tracker and analytics app. Whether you're a casual reader or a devoted bookworm, it helps you organize your library, track your progress, and build a lifelong reading habit with ease. [Library Management] - Quickly add books via barcode scanning, online search, or manual entry - Track reading status: Want to Read, Reading, Finished, Abandoned, On Hold - Organize your collection with custom booklists - Support for categories and series management [Visual Bookshelf] - Skeuomorphic bookshelf with spine and cover display modes - Customize decorations and ornaments to create your own reading space - Sync shelves and lists across devices via the cloud [Reading Timer] - Dedicated reading timer that automatically logs each session - Supports Live Activities for real-time lock screen updates - Start / pause / resume without breaking your tracking - Literary Clock: shows excerpts from literature based on the current time - Add countdown timers to stay focused and goal-oriented [Progress Tracking] - Log progress by pages or percentage - Reading calendar for a clear daily overview [Notes & Reflection] - Capture quotes, thoughts - Support for images and export - Write reviews and rate books - Daily note review: rediscover past notes with a curated daily selection [Multi-Platform Import] - Import notes from Kindle, Apple Books, WeRead, and DiMo Reader - Import your library from Goodreads - Automatic deduplication [Reading Stats & Insights] - Analyze reading time and session patterns - Track formats: print, eBook, audiobook - Monthly and yearly reading summaries - Annual book showcase - Most-read books statistics [Widgets] - Home screen widgets for quick progress tracking - Reading streak widget to help maintain your habit [Bookology Pro] - Cloud backup and cross-device sync - Unlimited booklists - Advanced stats and historical data - Unlimited reading session logs - Full access to bookshelf decorations - Goodreads library import - Continuous access to future Pro features Bookology is dedicated to being your best reading companion, exploring the joy of reading together with you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://empty.mt/privacy_policy_bookology

About

Book Tracker

Log your reading progress page by page and capture your thoughts with notes tied to specific books or chapters. This app helps you build a personal library and visualize your reading habits over time with a quiet journal and calendar view.

Highlights
  • Personal library with book details
  • Page-by-page reading progress tracking
  • Notes attached to books, chapters, or pages
  • Reading journal and calendar view
  • Customizable sorting and favorites
  • Nocturne-themed dark interface
Features
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Lexi turns your reading into a bookshelf you'll want to look at every night. Every book stands on the shelf spine-out, drawn from its own cover or photographed from your own copy, with a gold line rising up the spine as you read. Decorate the room around it, rate the spice, tag the tropes, and read along with friends. YOUR SHELF, YOUR ROOM • 13 themes: cozy knit, an old library, an Art Deco jazz club, a cherry-blossom study, a café, a highland cabin and more • Real William Morris wallpaper, brick, tartan, shiplap and café tiles, with shelves of oak, walnut, marble, brass or iron • Book nooks (tiny lit streets, a bookshop, a library, a café) and classic bookends that stand between your books • Fairy lights, garlands, candles and plants, placed and moved just like books • Books as thick as their page count, each spine drawn from its cover • Photograph your own copy's spine, or see the real spine of your edition from Lexi's shared spine library • Shelves that wrap like a bookcase, or scroll sideways CHOOSE WHAT TO READ NEXT • Rate every book's spice, from Clean to Scorching • Tag tropes such as enemies to lovers, found family, fated mates and slow burn, or add your own • Filter your library by spice and trope, and watch the shelf light up the matches • See more by any author, including their next release READ AND KEEP TRACK • Log the pages you read each night and watch the gold line rise • Focus Reading: a timer with rain, fireside or waves, and how long the rest of the book will take you • Notes on a whole book, a chapter or a single page, and passages shared as beautiful cards • A calendar showing the books you read each day, on their own shelf • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show your shelf; tap a book to open it ADD BOOKS YOUR WAY • Scan a barcode, photograph a cover, or read a whole shelf of spines from one photo • Bring your Goodreads library over in one step READ TOGETHER • Add friends in person by scanning each other's code: no accounts, no strangers • See where they are in a book you share, and trade notes that stay sealed until you reach their page • Chat, and start a book club with its own shelf • Report or block anyone, any time PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no sign-up. Your library lives on your device. What you share with friends, and spine photos if you choose to share them, travel through Apple's iCloud. No ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Bookology4 screens
Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bookology at Free against Book Tracker's $0.99. Bookology also leads on ratings volume (939 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Book Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Bookology is free to download; Book Tracker costs $0.99 up front. Bookology sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Book Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookology has 939 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookology ships an update every 6 days, Book Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bookology versus Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookologyBook Tracker
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (939 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings939 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpty StudioRichard Wheatley

Customer experience

Bookology

All ratings872 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.4%

Book Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bookology

Subscriptions3
  • Bookology Pro$5.991 Month
  • Bookology Pro$24.991 Year
  • Bookology Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookology Pro Lifetime$99.99
None

Book Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookology free?
Bookology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookology or Book Tracker?
Book Tracker is rated higher. Bookology averages 4.8 out of 5 from 939 ratings, while Book Tracker averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bookology or Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Bookology nor Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookology or Book Tracker?
Bookology ships an update every 6 days, and Book Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bookology was updated on October 31, 2026 and Book Tracker on October 29, 2026.

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