Comparison

Bookleap vs Bindle

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

Head to head
About

Bookleap

This app helps you track your reading habits, set goals, and monitor your progress. It allows you to easily add books, time your reading sessions, and save favorite quotes and notes. Achieve your reading goals and rediscover your love for books.

Highlights
  • Reading timer with Live Activity and Apple Watch support
  • Daily and yearly reading goals with streaks
  • Detailed reading statistics (pages, time, pace)
  • Save quotes and notes from books
  • Organize library with shelves, TBR, and wishlist
  • Track paper, e-books, and audiobooks
  • Home Screen widgets and dark mode
Features
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Fall back in love with reading โ€” and finally keep the habit. Bookleap is the reading tracker and book journal that makes every page count: time your sessions, hit your goals and watch your streak grow. Add books in seconds: scan a whole stack by ISBN or bring your library from Goodreads. WHY READERS LOVE BOOKLEAP โ€ข Reading timer with Live Activity and Apple Watch โ€ข Daily and yearly goals, streaks and rewards that keep you going โ€ข Beautiful stats: pages, time, pace, reading calendar and spending โ€ข Quotes and notes, so the best lines never get lost โ€ข Your library your way: shelves, TBR, wishlist and half-star ratings โ€ข Paper books, e-books and audiobooks โ€” track pages, minutes or percent โ€ข Home Screen widgets, dark mode and custom app icons โ€ข Sync and backups, so your reading history is always safe START IN SECONDS Point your camera at a stack of books: each one is found by ISBN and added to your library automatically. Coming from Goodreads, Bookshelf or Bookmory? Bring your whole library with you. SEE YOUR PROGRESS No more guessing how much you read. Every session turns into clear stats, so you can see your week, your month and your best reading year yet. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Save quotes, thoughts and characters for every book and come back to them anytime. Whether you read every day or want to get back into reading, Bookleap makes it easy to start and hard to stop. Download Bookleap and start your next chapter today. Privacy Policy - https://www.bookleap.app/en/privacy Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bindle

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Bindle was created to help you organize your reading backlog and track your reading journey. Build your personal library in seconds by scanning barcodes, track your progress page by page, and discover insights about your reading habits with beautiful visualizations. Never lose track of what you're reading. Update your progress page by page, view your reading calendar to see exactly when you read, and manage multiple books at once. Keep your current page on your home screen or lock screen with a widget, and tap it to jump straight back into the book. See detailed statistics about your reading velocity and patterns. Organize books into series and build a wishlist for future reads. Have a reading queue generated from your library or create your own. Let Book Roulette choose when you can't decide what to read next. Features: - Home screen and lock screen widgets showing what page you're on - Visual reading calendar showing your daily reading activity - Edit reading history to add or modify past reading sessions - Barcode scanner for instant book adding with enhanced recognition - Add and manage book series with proper reading order - Track progress across multiple books simultaneously - 5-star rating system for finished and DNF books - Wishlist for planning future reads - Auto-generated or custom reading queues - Save foreign titles in your native language using templates - Detailed reading statistics including pages per day and reading streaks - See which genres you read most - Book Roulette for your next read - Add personal notes to any book - Mark books as "Already Read" to exclude from stats - iCloud sync across all devices - Available in 16 languages - No ads, no subscriptions Perfect for readers who want to remember what they've read, track their progress, and alway

Screenshots

Bookleap4 screens
Bindle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bindle at none against Bookleap's 3. Bindle also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bookleap's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookleap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Bindle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 3 level
Bookleap versus Bindle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookleapBindle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size105 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPashchenko VolodymyrMark Horvat

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bookleap

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Bindle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookleap free?
Bookleap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bindle free?
Bindle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookleap or Bindle have ads?
Bookleap shows ads; Bindle does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookleap or Bindle?
Bookleap ships an update fortnightly, and Bindle fortnightly. Most recently, Bookleap was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bindle on October 30, 2026.

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