ReadMe vs DustJacket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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: ReadMe at Free against DustJacket's $0.99. DustJacket's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, 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
ReadMe is free to download; DustJacket costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReadMe against 5.0 for DustJacket. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ReadMe ships an update every 6 weeks, DustJacket every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadMe | DustJacket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Engels | Dylan Hofmann |
Customer experience
ReadMe
DustJacket
In-app purchases
ReadMe
No in-app purchases
DustJacket
No in-app purchases









