Reading Journey vs LitList
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
LitList
Organize your reading life with this app. Track books, rate spice, tag tropes, and discover new reads tailored to your taste. Features include audiobook support, smart search, and social reading with friends.
- Log reading status and streaks
- Audiobook tracking
- Smart library search and filtering
- Trope and spice tagging
- Personalized book recommendations
- Buddy reads and social sharing
- Goodreads library import
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The reading tracker that actually gets readers. Built for how BookTokers think: spice ratings, trope tagging, series tracking. Made for every reader.. Track any book, any genre, any format. TRACK YOUR READING - Log books as Reading, Read, Want to Read, or DNF/soft DNF - Reading streaks, daily goals, and session timer with page tracking - Audiobook support with listening hours and narrator info - Journal entries with mood tracking for each session YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Beautiful cover grid with smart search - Filter by status, genre, and vibes (tropes & moods) - Series tracking with reading progress and book order - Spice ratings and trope tags — because BookTok gets it - Content warnings, half-star ratings, and spoiler-tagged reviews DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ - Today's Pick — a free daily recommendation curated to your taste - Mood Match — tell it your craving and it picks from your own TBR - Browse by tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Found Family, and more - Filter by spice level from mild to explicit - New in Your Series — never miss a release READ WITH FRIENDS - Buddy reads with real-time progress sharing - Friends system with activity feed - Send book recommendations to friends - Shareable stats cards, reading challenges, and goals FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - Create a reading profile for your child under your account - Track their books and milestones together - No ads ever shown to child profiles IMPORT & GET STARTED FAST - Import your Goodreads library in under 2 minutes — shelves, ratings, and read dates transfer automatically - Import from any reading app or CSV - Instant cover art, metadata, and series detection - Scan barcodes to add books in seconds, or batch-scan a whole stack GO FURTHER WITH LITLIST PLUS - Picked For You — unlimited personalized recommendation batches - Mood Match for your TBR - Search by theme, mood, or vibe - Premium stats card designs & Year in Review - All vibe themes — Romantasy, Cottagecore & Dark Academia - Unlimited reading challenges - Unlimited family profiles Built independently in Canada by a reader, for readers. No ads. No data selling. Just your reading life, beautifully organized. Terms of Use (EULA): https://litlist.ca/terms Privacy Policy: https://litlist.ca/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LitList at 100% against Reading Journey's 73%. LitList also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Reading Journey's advantage is ratings volume (382 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 LitList sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LitList holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Journey has 382 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of LitList's.
Reading Journey ships an update every 10 days, LitList weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Journey | LitList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (382 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 382 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vinh Dinh | merakistorms |
Customer experience
Reading Journey
LitList
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
LitList
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
LitList
- LitList Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- LitList Plus Annual$34.991 Year
