Comparison

Simple Book Manager vs Enchanted Reads

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

Head to head
About

Simple Book Manager

Features
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"Do I already own this book?" Have you ever had that experience in a bookstore? With this app, you can log the books you own and search for them by title or author's name, so you can quickly check if you already have a book. The app is simple overall, so adding books is easy. There is also a favorites feature, so you can favorite books you want to read again and easily find them. Some features of this app are available via subscription. By subscribing, you can use the following features: ・Unlimited registration of book covers ・AI auto-input feature ・Unlimited registration of books ・No ads Monthly Subscription Monthly: $2.99 Annual Subscription Yearly: $29.99 Terms of Use https://www.sparkleand.store/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy https://www.sparkleand.store/vr-privacy-policy

About

Enchanted Reads

Transform your reading experience with a magical tracker. Log books, monitor progress, organize your library, and gain insights into your reading habits. Features gamified elements, personalized recommendations, and community connection.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress and status
  • Organize books with custom shelves
  • Detailed reviews and notes
  • Reading analytics and reports
  • Gamified reading with XP and challenges
  • AI-powered book recommendations
  • Connect with a reader community
Features
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Enchanted Reads is a reading tracker bound as a living grimoire. Log every book, arrange your bookcases by hand, write reviews and save quotes — and watch your reading grow into a world of its own. Version 3.0 redraws every screen, and the ? button on 29 of them opens a page guide. A GRIMOIRE FOR EVERY SEASON Fifteen seasonal themes, each with its own living particles, in light and dark. Let the calendar choose, pin the one you love, or switch the particles off. Pop-ups and sheets wear the season too: an ornamental frame over a blurred background. YOUR LIBRARY, THREE WAYS Browse your books as shelves, spines or a grid. Arrange your bookcases by hand, keep track of what you are reading, what is on your TBR, what you finished and what you put down. Add books with the ISBN scanner or by import, and narrow the list by rating, genre, series or trope. EVERY BOOK, EIGHT RIBBONS Each book opens to eight ribbon tabs: annotation, main characters, supporting cast, your review, quotes, tropes, gallery and discussion. Character cards carry portraits, and a relationship map shows who is connected to whom. Rate with stars and a spice level, and keep series and collections in order. SERIES AND COLLECTIONS See how far you are in every series and collection — 3 of 7 read — with your average rating and the community average, when there is one. Filter and sort by rating, and the books you have read are marked inside. ONE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING Search your books, series, collections, tropes, genres and the catalog at once, and open any result. If you already own a book from the catalog, Open book takes you straight to it. READ WITH A LITTLE MAGIC A reading timer with ambient sounds. A reading fire that keeps your streak warm. A journal with templates and daily quests. On iPhone your session sits on the Lock Screen, and home-screen widgets show your book and your quote of the day. YOUR REALM Every book you finish adds to your Realm World, a small living world that grows with your reading. Find collectibles, place decorations, raise your companion, earn XP, achievements and titles. READ TOGETHER Add friends, join book clubs, start a buddy read, follow the activity feed and take on reading challenges. Report content and block readers whenever you need to; reports stay private. THE ORACLE An AI companion that learns your taste and suggests what to read next. READING REPORTS How much you read, when, and in which genres — as statistics and as cards you can share. ON IPAD AND MAC Books and the book form open as full pages, and layouts are built for landscape. TWELVE LANGUAGES English, Українська, Русский, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Polski, हिन्दी, 中文, 한국어, 日本語. PLANS Start free. Paid plans raise the limits for books, bookcases, AI features and storage. You can delete your account at any time in Settings. Open your grimoire. SUBSCRIPTIONS Enchanted Reads is free to use. Optional paid plans are auto-renewable subscriptions, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://enchantedreads.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://enchantedreads.app/privacy

Screenshots

Simple Book Manager4 screens
Enchanted Reads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Enchanted Reads at none against Simple Book Manager's shown. Enchanted Reads also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Simple Book Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Enchanted Reads sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Book Manager ships an update every 2 months, Enchanted Reads weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Book Manager versus Enchanted Reads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Book ManagerEnchanted Reads
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB87 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSPARKLE AND, K.K.Enchanted Reads

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Book Manager

Subscriptions2
  • MonthlySubscription$2.991 Month
  • annual subscription$29.991 Year
6 purchases

Enchanted Reads

Subscriptions6
  • Mage — Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Archmage — Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Grand Wizard — Monthly$22.991 Month
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  • Mage — Annual$59.991 Year
  • Archmage Annual$119.991 Year
  • Grand Wizard — Annual$229.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Book Manager free?
Simple Book Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enchanted Reads free?
Enchanted Reads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Book Manager or Enchanted Reads have ads?
Simple Book Manager shows ads; Enchanted Reads does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Book Manager or Enchanted Reads?
Simple Book Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Enchanted Reads weekly. Most recently, Simple Book Manager was updated on October 25, 2026 and Enchanted Reads on October 22, 2026.

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