Softcover vs Book Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Softcover
Track your reading progress, manage book lists, and connect with a community of readers. Discover new titles, follow friends, and engage in discussions. Features include detailed statistics, release notifications, and home screen widgets.
- Track reading progress (page/percentage/time)
- Manage reading lists (Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished)
- Follow friends and explore trending titles
- Community book discussions and curated lists
- Detailed reading statistics and annual goals
- Release notifications for anticipated books
- Home screen widgets for reading progress
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Your favorite book tracking companion is here! Softcover brings the power of Hardcover to your iPhone with a beautifully designed, native iOS experience. Track Everything You Read Manage your Currently Reading, Want to Read, and Finished lists with ease. Update your progress by page, percentage, or time—perfect for both books and audiobooks. Stay Connected Follow friends, explore trending titles, discover curated community lists, and engage with book discussions. Join a vibrant community of passionate readers. Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Keep your reading progress at your fingertips with elegant widgets showing your current books and reading goals. Smart Features • Detailed reading statistics and annual goals • Release notifications for anticipated titles • Comprehensive book search with ratings and reviews • Edition selection Seamlessly Syncs with Hardcover All your reading data stays perfectly in sync with your Hardcover.app account across all your devices. Requires a free Hardcover.app account.
Book Tracker
Organize your personal library, track reading progress, and capture notes and quotes. Set reading goals, build habits with focused sessions, and visualize your reading journey with analytics and achievements.
- Catalog books by title, author, or ISBN
- Scan barcodes for instant book entry
- Track reading status (Currently Reading, Finished, etc.)
- Build custom shelves and categories
- Use built-in timer for focused reading sessions
- Capture notes, quotes, and highlights
- Visualize reading habits with calendar heatmaps
- Unlock achievements and earn badges
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Book Tracker: Bookfy is your personal library assistant. Catalog every title you own, follow your progress, and keep your notes in one streamlined workspace. Collect & organize • Search by title, author, or ISBN to add a book in seconds. • Scan barcodes with the camera for instant entry. • Sort items by status: Currently Reading, Finished, Wishlist, Dropped, Lent, or Gifted. • Build custom shelves and categories for formats like paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. Session tools • Launch focused sessions with the built-in timer. • Update page counts on the fly and log time spent. • Capture highlights and quotes without leaving the app. • Stay in the zone with ambient sounds (rain, forest, ocean, café, library). Habit building • Track daily streaks and long-term goals (daily, monthly, yearly). • Schedule reminders so planned sessions actually happen. • Visualize activity on a calendar heatmap to spot gaps early. Insights & analytics • See totals for books completed, pages turned, and minutes invested. • Explore history through interactive charts. • Break down your collection by format, genre, or status to understand trends. Achievements & motivation • Unlock milestones as you finish titles or maintain streaks. • Earn badges that celebrate consistency and progress. • Level up your journey with gamified rewards. Knowledge capture • Store notes, quotes, flashcards, and definitions per book. • Export highlights as Markdown or PDF. • Turn favorite passages into sharable quote cards. Book Tracker: Bookfy keeps your library organized and your momentum high so you can enjoy more stories with less friction. Privacy policy: https://bookfy.art/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Softcover at 4.3 against Book Tracker's 3.7. Book Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Softcover sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Book Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Softcover holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Softcover's written reviews are positive against 50% of Book Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Softcover ships an update every 6 weeks, Book Tracker every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Softcover | Book Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robin Bolinsson | Tirin |
Customer experience
Softcover
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In-app purchases
Softcover
- Liten dricks$0.49
- Mellanstor dricks$1.99
- Stor dricks$4.99
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- Softcover Supporter Pack$7.99
- Generous Supporter Pack$11.99
Book Tracker
- Bookfy Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Bookfy Gold Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Bookfy Donate Coffy$2.99
- Bookfy Donate Supporter$6.99
- Bookfy Gold Lifetime$9.99
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- Bookfy Donate Legend$14.99
