Bookology vs Brooksie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Brooksie
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Your books deserve a place that feels like home. Meet Brooksie, your cozy reading companion. Build your own virtual bookshelf, make time for another chapter, and keep the words that stay with you—with a friendly fox by your side. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Keep your wishlist, next reads, current books, and finished stories together. Add books by searching, scanning a barcode, or entering the details yourself. Arrange your shelves, follow your series, and remember who borrowed your books. MAKE TIME FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER Track your progress page by page and use the built-in reading timer to log your sessions. Set a reading goal, earn badges, and celebrate every little step. Your reading journey moves at your pace. KEEP THE WORDS YOU LOVE Save favorite quotes and personal notes as you read. Turn meaningful passages into quote cards to share or keep for yourself. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Can't decide what to pick up? Get a suggestion from your To Be Read shelf and rediscover the books already waiting for you. LOOK HOW FAR YOU'VE READ See your all-time reading totals and celebrate your journey with shareable monthly and yearly recaps. A LITTLE MORE MAGIC WITH BROOKSIE PRO Unlock Pro with a single, one-time purchase. No subscription. • Find books in a bookshelf photo, review the suggested matches, and add them to your library. • Capture quotes from photographed pages. • Make your shelves your own with premium themes and decorations. • Explore detailed reading statistics, including monthly comparisons, genres, authors, and reading pace. • Filter your next-read suggestions by mood, available time, and genre. • Discover similar books and explore missing volumes in your series. • View series statistics and filter your shelves by trope. • Style quote cards and reading recaps with premium templates. • Keep two reading goals active at once. • Follow reading sessions with a Lock Screen Live Activity. • Give your earned badges a premium foil finish. The essentials are free: organizing your library, tracking your reading, using the timer, saving quotes manually, earning badges, and sharing reading recaps. Your saved books, quotes, notes, and reading history remain accessible whether or not you choose Pro. A little library. Entirely yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brooksie at daily against Bookology's every 6 days. Bookology's advantage is chart position (#157 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bookology sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Brooksie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookology ships an update every 6 days, Brooksie daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookology | Brooksie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (959 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 959 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empty Studio | IOZSEF MADAR |
In-app purchases
Bookology
- Bookology Pro$5.991 Month
- Bookology Pro$24.991 Year
- Bookology Pro$29.991 Year
- Bookology Pro Lifetime$99.99
Brooksie
- Brooksie Pro$4.99









