Bookary vs DustJacket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookary
This app serves as a personal reading journal to track books, write notes, and organize your reading progress. It offers features like character profiles, relationship maps, and visual reading statistics to enrich your reading experience.
- Organize bookshelf (to-read, reading, finished)
- Character profiles
- Relationship maps
- Visual reading statistics
- Book finish celebrations
- Write notes on books
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Track the books you read, write notes, and celebrate every finish. Bookary is your personal reading journal and book tracker — simple, warm, and always with you. • Organize your bookshelf: to-read, reading, and finished • Character profiles & relationship maps • Visual reading stats at a glance • Gentle celebration when you finish a book Go beyond a log — build a reading life full of memories and insights. Start your personal reading journey today with Bookary. Privacy Policy: https://finepocket.app/bookary-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DustJacket
Organize your physical and digital book collections, track your reading progress, and manage your reading queue. Easily add books by scanning barcodes or searching a vast database. View your library beautifully with cover art.
- Track owned books and wish lists
- Manage reading status (Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read)
- Categorize by format (Physical, Digital, Audiobook)
- Build and reorder reading queues
- Add books via barcode scan or search
- Display library with cover art
- Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud
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DustJacket is the personal book tracker you've been looking for. It is simple, beautiful, and built around the way you actually read. Whether you're managing a growing physical library, tracking digital reads, or keeping a wish list of books to buy, DustJacket keeps everything organized in one place. TRACK YOUR LIBRARY - Mark books as Owned or on your Wish List - Track reading status: Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read, or Did Not Finish - Tag books as Physical, Digital, or Audiobook, or all three - Log purchase dates for your collection YOUR READING QUEUE - Build an ordered reading queue from any book in your library - Drag to reorder what's up next - Swipe to remove when you're done ADD BOOKS INSTANTLY - Scan a barcode to look up any book automatically - Search by title or author to find and add books from Open Library's database of millions of titles - Add books manually when needed BEAUTIFUL SHELF VIEW - Browse your library as a cover grid, just like a real bookshelf - Cover art loads automatically for most books - Search and filter by status, reading state, or format SYNCS EVERYWHERE - iCloud sync keeps your library up to date across all your iPhone and iPad devices automatically DustJacket is simple by design. No social features, no algorithms, no noise. Just your books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bookary at Free against DustJacket's $0.99. Bookary also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). DustJacket's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, device support 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
Bookary is free to download; DustJacket costs $0.99 up front. Bookary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DustJacket asks for nothing beyond the download.
DustJacket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Bookary ships an update every 4 days, DustJacket every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookary | DustJacket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fine Pocket | Dylan Hofmann |
Customer experience
Bookary
DustJacket
In-app purchases
Bookary
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
DustJacket
No in-app purchases









