Comparison

ReadMe vs Book Tracker & Reading List

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

Head to head
About

ReadMe

This app helps you meticulously track your reading progress, visualize your habits with a calendar heatmap, and build consistent reading streaks. Organize your library, discover reading patterns, and enjoy a beautiful, ad-free experience designed for iOS.

Highlights
  • Log reading sessions by pages and time
  • Visual calendar heatmap for activity
  • Build and track reading streaks
  • Automatic reading speed calculation
  • Detailed reading statistics and charts
  • Organize books into custom shelves
  • Search and add books from external libraries
Features
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Your Reading Journey, Beautifully Tracked ReadMe is the elegant book tracking app designed exclusively for iOS readers who want more from their reading life. Whether you're a casual reader or racing through your TBR pile, ReadMe turns every page into progress you can see. TRACK EVERY PAGE - Log reading sessions with pages read and time spent - Visual calendar heatmap shows your reading activity at a glance - Build reading streaks and watch your consistency grow - Calculate your reading speed automatically BEAUTIFUL STATISTICS - Year-over-year comparisons to see your growth - Monthly breakdowns with cumulative progress charts - Discover your most productive reading days - Track top genres and reading patterns - See your ratings distribution across all books ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY - Manage books across Reading, To Read, and Completed shelves - Create a Wish List for future purchases - Search and add books from Google Books and Open Library - Rate and review finished books - Add any book, even without page counts DESIGNED FOR iOS - Liquid glass aesthetic matches iOS 26 design standards - Beautiful dark mode support - Smooth animations and haptic feedback - Comfortable one-handed use - Native performance with offline support YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY - All your reading data synced across devices - No ads, no tracking, no distractions Whether you're tracking a single book or managing hundreds, ReadMe makes every reading session count. Join readers who've discovered the joy of seeing their progress visualized beautifully. Start your reading journey today.

About

Book Tracker & Reading List

Features
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Your reading deserves better than a spreadsheet. Read is the warm, beautiful book tracker built for people who actually read. Track every book, time every session, save every quote, and watch your reading year fill up with covers. Track Every Book Search by title or author, scan an ISBN barcode, or add a book manually. Mark each book as Want to Read, Currently Reading, Finished, or Did Not Finish. Half-star ratings, personal notes, and saved quotes - all in one place. Reading Timer Built-in session timer with wakelock so the screen never sleeps while you read. It keeps time by the clock, so locking your phone mid-chapter doesn't pause it. When you stop, log the pages you read - your book progress, daily reading and streak update automatically. Stats That Tell a Story Year in Books: every cover you finished this year, in one grid. Books, pages, reading time and average rating at a glance, plus your current and best reading streak. Advanced Stats adds a genre breakdown and a books-per-month chart - unlock it free by watching one short video. Reading Goals Set a yearly goal ("Read 24 books in 2026") and track it on a progress ring. A daily ring on Home shows today's reading minutes against a 30-minute goal, right next to your streak. Your Library Filter by status, search by title or author, and sort by date, title, author, rating, or progress. Switch between a grid of covers and a list view. Quote Collector Save your favorite passages with page numbers, shown in serif italic on warm paper-cream cards. Share any quote as text, or let Read surprise you with a random one. Achievements Earn 15 reader badges as you go: First Page, Bookworm, Scholar, Bibliophile, Centurion, Marathon Reader, Speed Reader, 7-Day Streak, 30-Day Streak, Genre Explorer, Critic, Quote Collector, Night Owl, Early Bird, and Goal Crusher. Your Data, Your Files Export your whole library as CSV or JSON whenever you like - it is your data, in a format you can actually open. Privacy First Your library lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync. Read goes online to search for books and load covers, and to show ads. Download Read today and finally treat your reading life with the love it deserves.

Screenshots

ReadMe4 screens
Book Tracker & Reading List4 screens

Verdict

The call

ReadMe and Book Tracker & Reading List are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadMe ships an update every 6 weeks, Book Tracker & Reading List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReadMe versus Book Tracker & Reading List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadMeBook Tracker & Reading List
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh EngelsGunawan Santoso

In-app purchases

None

ReadMe

No in-app purchases

None

Book Tracker & Reading List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadMe free?
ReadMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Tracker & Reading List free?
Book Tracker & Reading List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadMe or Book Tracker & Reading List have ads?
Neither ReadMe nor Book Tracker & Reading List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadMe or Book Tracker & Reading List?
ReadMe ships an update every 6 weeks, and Book Tracker & Reading List every 2 months. Most recently, ReadMe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Book Tracker & Reading List on October 28, 2026.

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