Comparison

Biblophile vs Storied

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

Head to head
About

Biblophile

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your progress, setting reading challenges, and connecting with a community of fellow book lovers. Discover new titles through real reader recommendations and explore local reading events.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress and streaks
  • Join buddy reads and shared experiences
  • Participate in reading challenges
  • Discover books from real readers
  • Explore local reading spots and events
  • Manage book shelves with privacy controls
  • Connect with a reader community
Features
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Build a reading life you actually enjoy. Biblophile helps you stay consistent, discover great books, and connect with readers like you. -Track your reading Log books, track progress, and build your personal reading journey. -Stay consistent with streaks Turn reading into a daily habit with simple, motivating streaks. -Read with others Join buddy reads and shared reading experiences that keep you going. -Take on reading challenges Push yourself with curated prompts and goals. -Discover better books Find recommendations from real readersβ€”not algorithms. - Explore reading in real life (Currently in India) Discover reading spots, book meetups, and local events. -Be part of a reader community Share, discuss, and grow with fellow readers. -Advanced shelf mangament Handle shelf level or even book level privacy, and create collaborative shelfs with friends Start your reading journey today.

About

Storied

Organize your reading life by tracking books, logging reading sessions, and setting personal goals. Save favorite quotes, write reviews, and share your reading progress with custom cards. Discover new books with spice levels and trope tags.

Highlights
  • Track reading sessions (time, pages, pace)
  • Set daily reading goals
  • Monitor reading streaks
  • Organize books on custom shelves
  • Save notes, quotes, and theories
  • Create shareable reading cards
  • Enable spice levels and trope tags
Features
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A home for every book you've ever read, loved, or can't wait to start. Your books, organised Currently reading, want to read, finished, and custom shelves. Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Add books you read before joining and log past sessions too. Track every session Start a session, read, hit finish. Storied records your time, pages, and reading pace. Forgot to log it in the app? Add sessions retroactively β€” no read goes untracked. Goals & stats Set a daily reading goal by minutes, pages, or books β€” because reading 3 books isn't the same as reading 2,100 pages. Track your reading streak, see your stats by day, week, month, or year, and view your reading history in a beautiful calendar that shows how many minutes you read each day. Shareable reading cards Every session ends with a shareable reading card. Choose from 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, and 13 background image - or add your own photo. Share straight to Instagram / Whatsapp / Facebook / TikTok in a card that looks like you made it yourself. Never forget a book again Save favourite quotes, write a review, and keep everything about a book in one place β€” your notes, your theories, your thoughts β€” organised by book, always ready when someone asks for a recommendation. Stay sequel-ready Add notes and theories as you read. Track your predictions and see how many you get right. View all your notes and theories for past books any time the sequel drops. Spice levels & tropes Enable adult content to add spice levels and trope tags to your books. Finally, a way to track what you actually need to know before recommending a read. Reading streaks Build a daily reading habit and watch your streak grow. See your current streak, your longest streak, and your full reading history in the calendar view. Set a daily reminder so nothing breaks your run. Features: - Reading sessions with time, pages & pace tracking - Reading streak tracking - Daily reading goals by minutes, pages, or books - Stats by day, week, month, and year - Calendar view of your reading history - Session history per book - Add sessions retroactively - Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks - Custom bookshelves - Notes, quotes, and theory tracking - Turn on adult mode to enable spice levels and trope tags - 43 story frames, 13 colour schemes, 13 background images - Barcode scanner to add books - DNF (Did Not Finish) tracking - Offline reading mode - Add books and sessions from before you joined - Beautiful shareable reading cards for Instagram & TikTok By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Biblophile4 screens
Storied4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Biblophile at none against Storied's 2. Storied's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Storied sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Biblophile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biblophile ships an update every 6 weeks, Storied fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Biblophile versus Storied: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiblophileStoried
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported β€” betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size66 MB134 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDebarshi DasStephMyLife

In-app purchases

None

Biblophile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Storied

Subscriptions2
  • Storied Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Storied Premium - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Biblophile free?
Biblophile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storied free?
Storied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Biblophile or Storied have ads?
Neither Biblophile nor Storied shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biblophile or Storied?
Biblophile ships an update every 6 weeks, and Storied fortnightly. Most recently, Biblophile was updated on October 8, 2026 and Storied on October 25, 2026.

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