BookBubble vs Marka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookBubble
This app provides a spoiler-free wiki for books, unlocking information chapter by chapter as you read. It also helps you track reading sessions, organize your library, and set reading goals to build a consistent habit.
- Spoiler-free fan wiki
- Chapter-by-chapter entry unlocking
- Reading session tracking
- Ambient reading music
- Customizable book library
- Reading goal setting
- Calendar view of reading habits
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That moment when a quick online search about a character spoils the whole plot of your book. That pain is why we built BookBubble a fan-powered and spoiler-free Wiki that only unlocks, what you’ve actually read so far. A FAN WIKI THAT CAN'T SPOIL YOU - Look up any character, creature, location, item, or group in your book and only see what you've actually read so far. - Entries unlock chapter by chapter as you read - No more accidentally spoiling yourself while searching online - Contribute while reading and become part of the wiki READING SESSIONS - Track every session you spend in a book. - Log minutes read and chapters finished - Play ambient music while you read - Build a clear picture of your reading habit over time YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Organize your books exactly how you read them. - Default Shelves for Currently Reading, TBR, DNF, and Finished - Create and add your own custom collections - Share or hide your shelves on your public profile CALENDAR & READING GOAL - See your reading habit take shape. - A built-in calendar shows exactly which day you read which book - Watch your reading time grow as time goes by - Set a yearly reading goal and track your progress toward it - Set notifications to make reading a habit Built for readers of fantasy, romantasy, and any book with worldbuilding too rich to hold in your head. Download BookBubble and dive into your books, chapter by chapter — spoiler-free.
Marka
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Marka is a reading tracker for people who want to know what they read, how fast they read it, and which lines stayed with them. No account, no ads, no subscription. Paperbacks, hardcovers, eBooks and audiobooks all work: track by page, by percentage, or by listening time. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY IN MINUTES • Scan a whole stack of books, one barcode after another. Books already in your library are flagged, and "Add all" files the rest in one tap. • Search by title, author or ISBN. Cover, description, publisher, page count and genre are filled in for you. • Import a Goodreads or StoryGraph export with your shelves, ratings, and start and finish dates. • Pick a cover from another edition, or photograph your own copy. TIME YOUR READING • A one-tap timer that keeps counting while you leave the app, with pause and resume. • Live Activity and Dynamic Island controls: check the time or finish a session without unlocking your phone. • Forgot to start it? Log a past session by date and time. • Marka works out your pages per hour, and how long is left in the book you are reading. NOTES WHILE YOU READ • Save a quote, thought, question or summary in the middle of a session. The timer pauses while you write. • Scan text straight from the page: photograph it, tap the first and last word, and the passage drops into your note. Recognition runs entirely on your device. • Search every note across every book, filter by kind, and keep your favourites together. • Turn any quote into a card and post it to your Instagram Story or save it to Photos. GOALS AND PACE • A daily reading-time goal, with a calendar that checks off every day you hit it. • A yearly book goal that fills with the covers of the books you finish. • See the days left in the year, whether you are ahead or behind, and the pace it would take to finish. STATISTICS • Total reading time, pages read, average speed, longest session, current and longest streak. • A chart of your reading speed over the last 7 days, 30 days or the whole year. • The genres you return to, and a calendar of covers showing what you read each day. YOUR BOOKCASE • Stand your books on a wooden bookcase, move the decorations around the shelves, and switch the string lights on. • Put the bookcase on your Home Screen as a widget and rearrange it from there. WHAT TO READ NEXT • Recommendations drawn from the books you rated highly, each one showing why it was suggested. • Keep a wishlist of the books you want, apart from the library you own. SHARE YOUR READING • Cards for a finished book, a favorite quote, your monthly reading calendar, goal progress and your bookcase. • Post to Instagram Stories, save to phone, or share anywhere. WIDGETS • Continue Reading: your current book and progress, with a button that starts a session. • Currently Reading: every book in progress, one tap to each. • Goal: today's minutes or this year's books, on the Home Screen or the Lock Screen. • Bookcase: your shelves on the Home Screen, rearranged right from the widget. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no email, no password, no ads, no analytics. • Your library, sessions, notes and goals stay on your device and sync only through your own iCloud account. • Tracking, notes, goals and statistics work offline. A connection is only needed to look books up. Terms of Service: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/terms Privacy Policy: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookBubble at none against Marka's 1. BookBubble also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Marka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BookBubble asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BookBubble | Marka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timon Grassl | Tedi Kurniadi |
In-app purchases
BookBubble
No in-app purchases
Marka
- Marka Supporter$39.99
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