ReadStats vs My Pocket Library App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadStats
Effortlessly track your reading habits with this app. Log books, monitor reading sessions, and gain insights into your reading speed and progress. Organize your library with custom views and enjoy a distraction-free experience.
- Book logging with details
- Reading session tracking
- Detailed reading statistics
- TBR and wishlist management
- Advanced sorting and filtering
- Customizable user interface
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ReadStats is a private, offline reading tracker for people who love books and data. Log what you read, time your sessions, and turn your reading habit into stats and shareable cards—no account, no ads, no cloud. TRACK YOUR LIBRARY - Organize books across Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Finished shelves - Add books in seconds by searching Open Library or scanning an ISBN barcode - Or add them manually—paperback, hardback, eBook, or audiobook - Rate with stars or numbers and capture your own reviews LOG EVERY SESSION - Record pages read and time spent, or use the built-in reading timer - Your timer survives app restarts, so you never lose progress - Sessions roll up automatically into your stats SEE YOUR STATS - Reading speed in words per minute and pages per minute - Total read time, days to finish, session counts, and averages - Filter your statistics by year - Set reading goals and track them as you go SHARE BEAUTIFUL CARDS - Turn any finished book into a share card—Cover, Simple, Poster, or Review styles - Light, dark, and transparent themes - Save as an image or share anywhere MAKE IT YOURS - Light, dark, and system themes with a custom accent color - Choose your typeface and configure the navigation bar - Tag books and filter your library exactly how you like YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE - Everything is stored locally—no account, no sign-in, no tracking - Import your existing library from Goodreads or CSV - Export everything to CSV whenever you want Whether you're chasing a yearly goal, curious about your reading pace, or just want a tidy log of every book you finish, ReadStats keeps it simple, private, and yours. Questions or ideas? Reach us right from Settings.
My Pocket Library App
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Your books deserve more than a list. My Pocket Library turns your reading into a personal, hand-arranged bookshelf. Add the books you own, place them exactly where you want, photograph their covers and spines, write notes on index cards, track every page, decorate your shelves, and watch your reading carry you across the Earth and out through the universe. BUILD YOUR OWN BOOKCASE Your library begins as an empty bookcase. Every book has its own position. Move it. Leave a gap. Stack it flat. Turn it face-out. ADD A BOOK YOUR WAY - Scan the barcode with your camera. Real book identifiers only, and scanning a book you already own opens it rather than quietly making a second copy. - Type an ISBN, checked before anything is fetched. - Photograph the cover with the document scanner, then crop it. A guided camera does the same for spines. - Enter everything by hand. Google Books and Open Library are both consulted and their answers combined: title, author, pages, publisher, year, description, subjects and cover art. Nothing is added until you press Place on Shelf. CHOOSE THE COVER THAT MATCHES YOUR BOOK Every candidate cover is tested before it is offered, and your own photograph is always an option. OPTIONAL AI COVER READING Cover recognition starts on your device. If it cannot settle the book, you may press Ask AI to Read the Cover. Only then is the image sent for AI-assisted reading, and the result is checked against the catalogues before being offered to you. MAKE EVERY BOOK LOOK LIKE YOUR BOOK Photograph the cover, spine and back. Your spine photograph can appear on the shelf itself, or design the spine yourself: label, thickness, height, colour and binding style. TRACK WHAT YOU ARE READING Reading, Completed, Want to Read, On Hold or DNF, with progress by page. Rate books out of five and mark favourites. Write notes styled as ruled index cards, each with an optional page number and date. DECORATE YOUR LIBRARY Hundreds of illustrated objects, from plants, lights and art to curios, book nooks, music and travel pieces, placed wherever you like. Choose the bookcase wood, the room frame, shelf backgrounds, lighting and fairy lights, shelf labels and your default binding. Rename and reorder shelves, and invent your own categories. SEASONS AT WINTERLIGHT Around Christmas the library dresses for the season: snow on the shelves, frost on the frame, a countdown to a gift on Christmas Day and a best-library contest. Turn the Christmas look off in Profile at any time. YOUR TOP SHELF ON THE HOME SCREEN Add the widget and your first shelf, photographs included, sits on the home screen. FIND ANYTHING Search by title, author or shelf. Filter by status or shelf. Sort by shelf order, date added, title, author, progress or rating, without losing the layout you arranged by hand. WISHLIST, STATS AND READING LOG Want to Read books collect in your Wishlist. Stats show books finished, reading now, pages read, average rating, favourites and your shelf mix. The Reading Log keeps a dated timeline. THE ATLAS Pages you finish become distance. Your journey begins around the Earth and continues into space, past the Moon and the planets and on toward the edge of the observable universe. New drives unlock as distances grow, and milestones earn badges in a Mission Log. Start from your own location, or choose a city. WORKS OFFLINE, SYNCS EVERYWHERE Add books, move things and write notes with no connection; everything syncs when you return. Sign in on another device and your library is there. The app speaks more than 30 languages; choose yours in Profile. FREE AND PRIVATE BY DESIGN Free to use, with no purchases. No public feed, no messaging, no advertising. Measurement and notifications run only if you allow them, and you can change your mind any time in Profile. Camera, photos and location are asked for only when needed. Terms of use: https://mypocketlibrary.com/terms.html Privacy policy: https://mypocketlibrary.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: My Pocket Library App at every 4 days against ReadStats's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ReadStats ships an update fortnightly, My Pocket Library App every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadStats | My Pocket Library App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tyler Shoemake | DNA TECHBASE SRL |
In-app purchases
ReadStats
No in-app purchases
My Pocket Library App
No in-app purchases









