Comparison

Reading Timer vs Mango Bookshelf

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

Head to head
About

Reading Timer

Track your reading time and pages with a quick timer. Organize your personal library, view detailed reading statistics, and stay motivated with a visual reading heatmap.

Highlights
  • Quick reading timer
  • Page tracking
  • Personal library management
  • Reading statistics and reports
  • Reading heatmap for streaks
  • Track reading pace
Features
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How much did you read today? Keep the time, pages, and thoughts together. Reading Timer is a reading log and book tracker for the books you already own. Start the timer, read at your own pace, then enter your ending page. Your session becomes part of your book diary, with time, pages read, and reading speed in one place. KEEP A READING JOURNAL Save a thought after each session, add notes to a book, and revisit what you read. Forgot the timer? Add a reading record manually. SEE YOUR BOOKS MOVE FORWARD Keep current reads and completed books on your bookshelf. Track page progress and view each book’s sessions, average pace, and estimated completion based on your recorded reading. BUILD A READING HABIT YOU CAN SEE Choose a time or page goal for the day, week, month, or year. Check your reading calendar, activity heatmap, and statistics. Optional daily time-goal alerts let you know when you reach that goal while reading. ADD BOOKS YOUR WAY Enter a title and author, or look up book information by ISBN barcode. Check the details before saving; information may be incomplete. Export books and sessions as CSV for use in a spreadsheet. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE Use dark mode or keep the screen awake while timing. Join the optional weekly ranking or share a reading record if you choose. Reading Timer tracks your reading. It does not provide ebooks. OPTIONAL PRO SUBSCRIPTION Reading Timer Pro is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription that removes all ads while active. The price is shown before purchase and may vary by store. Manage or cancel your subscription in your store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hydroponicglass.com/privacy-policy/

About

Mango Bookshelf

Features
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Mango Bookshelf makes reading more fun! Built for young readers and their families, it's the easiest way to keep track of what you're reading and how much time you spend doing it. SCAN & COLLECT Use your camera to scan a book's barcode and instantly add it to your bookshelf. No barcode? Add books manually with just a title and author. YOUR BOOKSHELF See all your books organized into "Still Reading" and "Finished" sections. Tap the emoji to mark a book as done, and swipe to remove books you no longer want. BOOK DETAILS Tap any book to see its cover image, synopsis, publish date, page count, subjects, and more books by the same author — all loaded automatically. READING TIMER Start the timer when you sit down to read. It keeps tracking even when your iPad is locked! Stop and save your session when you're done. READING STATS See how much you've read today, this week, this month, this year, and all time. Watch your reading time grow! Mango Bookshelf was built by a parent and a child learning to code together. We hope it helps your family fall in love with reading too.

Screenshots

Reading Timer4 screens
Mango Bookshelf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mango Bookshelf at none against Reading Timer's 1. Mango Bookshelf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Reading Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reading Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Mango Bookshelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Mango Bookshelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reading Timer versus Mango Bookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TimerMango Bookshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeulki EomStuart Koch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reading Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Reading Timer Pro$1.991 Month
None

Mango Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Timer free?
Reading Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mango Bookshelf free?
Mango Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reading Timer or Mango Bookshelf have ads?
Reading Timer shows ads; Mango Bookshelf does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading Timer or Mango Bookshelf?
Reading Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mango Bookshelf every 4 days. Most recently, Reading Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mango Bookshelf on October 16, 2026.

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