Reading Journey vs Softcover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Journey
Easily log your reading sessions, track your emotions, and discover your reading habits. Share your reading journey with visually appealing graphics and import your existing libraries. This app makes tracking books enjoyable, not a chore.
- Log reading sessions with photos
- Track reading emotions and reactions
- Quick book import via scanning
- DNF (Did Not Finish) book tracking
- Import from Goodreads and Storygraph
- Goodreads library synchronization
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Book tracking should feel like fun, not like homework. It’s a chance to explore, escape, and connect with stories. With Reading Journey, you can log your sessions, track your reactions, and discover who you are as a reader. Why you’ll love it: Easy & Fun Reading Logs: Snap a pic of your reading sessions.Record your pages and emotions. Share the Feels: Track your reactions as you read — we’ll turn it into a graphic worth sharing. Quick import: Scan books to quickly upload them to your TBR. DNF Graveyard: Bury the books you didn’t finish—they still count for something! No Streaks, No Stress: Show up for your books however you want. Import your library from GoodReads or Storygraph. GoodReads Sync: Automatically fetch and synchronize new books from GoodReads Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readingjourney.co/privacy
Softcover
This app helps you track your reading progress for books and audiobooks. You can manage your reading lists, follow friends, discover new titles, and engage in discussions within a community of readers. It also offers detailed statistics and home screen widgets for easy access to your reading goals.
- Track reading progress by page or percentage
- Manage Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished lists
- Follow friends and explore trending titles
- Engage in book discussions
- Detailed reading statistics and annual goals
- Home screen widgets for reading progress
- Release notifications for anticipated titles
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Your favorite book tracking companion is here! Softcover brings the power of Hardcover to your iPhone with a beautifully designed, native iOS experience. Track Everything You Read Manage your Currently Reading, Want to Read, and Finished lists with ease. Update your progress by page, percentage, or time—perfect for both books and audiobooks. Stay Connected Follow friends, explore trending titles, discover curated community lists, and engage with book discussions. Join a vibrant community of passionate readers. Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Keep your reading progress at your fingertips with elegant widgets showing your current books and reading goals. Smart Features • Detailed reading statistics and annual goals • Release notifications for anticipated titles • Comprehensive book search with ratings and reviews • Edition selection Seamlessly Syncs with Hardcover All your reading data stays perfectly in sync with your Hardcover.app account across all your devices. Requires a free Hardcover.app account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading Journey at 73% against Softcover's 33%. Reading Journey also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (389 vs 3). Softcover's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). 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. Reading Journey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Softcover sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Journey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Journey has 389 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Reading Journey's written reviews are positive against 33% of Softcover's.
Reading Journey ships an update every 10 days, Softcover every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Reading Journey | Softcover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (389 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 389 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vinh Dinh | Robin Bolinsson |
Customer experience
Reading Journey
Softcover
Bugs and requests
Reading Journey
Reported bugs
1 issue- Occasional bugs and glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Option to edit book page counts
- Additional star rating options (0.25, 0.75)
- Ability to follow other users
Softcover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reading Journey
- Reading Journey Plus$4.991 Month
- Reading Journey Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Softcover
- Liten dricks$0.49
- Mellanstor dricks$1.99
- Stor dricks$4.99
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- Softcover Supporter Pack$7.99
- Generous Supporter Pack$11.99
