Comparison

QuickNotes vs tome. Books, Reading Tracker

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

Head to head
About

QuickNotes

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QuickNotes โ€“ Books is a private, local-first reading journal designed to make logging what you read fast, simple, and distraction-free. Log books in seconds, track your reading progress, and build a personal reading history that stays entirely on your device. No accounts, no feeds, and no ads. Core Features Log books manually or search public library data for quick autofill Track reading status: Want to Read, Reading, or Finished Record start dates, multiple read sessions, ratings, tags, and notes View your library grouped and filtered by status, author, format, or rating Offline-first design with full data ownership Statistics & Insights Built-in reading stats help you understand your habits over time Pro unlocks advanced statistics, including deeper trends and breakdowns All analytics are generated locally, nothing is sent off your device Privacy by Design No ads No tracking No accounts All data stored locally with optional export and backup QuickNotes โ€“ Books is built for readers who want a calm, focused place to track their reading without distractions or data collection.

About

tome. Books, Reading Tracker

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Tome: The Reader's Companion Your reading life, beautifully organized. Tome is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to know what they're reading, what they've finished, and what's next. Log your pages as you go, set a yearly reading challenge, and keep every shelf in order - without the noise of a social feed. YOUR BOOKSHELF, YOUR WAY Sort every book into Currently Reading, Want to Read (your TBR), Finished, and Did Not Finish. Order your shelves by date added, date read, author, title, release date, or rating. Your whole library, one tap away. Coming from another reading tracker? Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph library from a CSV export and pick up exactly where you left off - no re-typing, no lost history. A READING LOG THAT GETS USED Log the pages you read each session and watch progress build book by book. Tome keeps your full reading history, so your book log doubles as a reading journal you can look back through months and years later. SET A READING CHALLENGE Give yourself a yearly reading goal and let Tome keep score. Every book you finish is added to your active goal automatically - no spreadsheets, no manual counting. Watch your stats grow across the year and see exactly how much you've read. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Search millions of books and authors, or scan a barcode or ISBN to add any book on your shelf in seconds. Browse author pages and follow series you're working through. Anything you're not ready for goes straight onto your TBR list, so you never forget a recommendation again. NOTES, QUOTES AND RATINGS Keep notes on what you're reading and rate books as you finish them. Your thoughts stay attached to the book, right where you'll find them next time someone asks what you made of it. WEEKLY PICKS AND DAILY QUOTES Every week, a small curated selection of books worth your time. Every day, a line worth sitting with - from Between Lines, a hand-picked collection of literary quotes. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY No feed. No follower counts. No algorithm deciding what you should read next. Tome is a private reading tracker: your bookshelf, your notes, your ratings, your pace. Your reading history lives on your device, and you can back it up whenever you want. WHO TOME IS FOR Readers who finish fifty books a year and readers working through their first. People who want a simple book tracker and book log without a social network attached. Anyone leaving a bigger tracker behind and looking for something faster, quieter and better looking. TOME PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock: โ€ข Unlimited library size - the free version limits how many books you can track โ€ข No upgrade prompts, anywhere in the app โ€ข Every premium feature currently in Tome Premium directly supports a one-person indie project and pays for the next round of features. Books data powered by the amazing Hardcover.app. Start your reading log today - download Tome and add your first book in under a minute. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

QuickNotes4 screens
tome. Books, Reading Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: tome. Books, Reading Tracker at every 4 days against QuickNotes's every 5 weeks. QuickNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. QuickNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and tome. Books, Reading Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickNotes ships an update every 5 weeks, tome. Books, Reading Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
QuickNotes versus tome. Books, Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickNotestome. Books, Reading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan BairMichal Drabik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickNotes

One-time1
  • QuickNotes Books Pro$3.99
1 purchases

tome. Books, Reading Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is QuickNotes free?
QuickNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tome. Books, Reading Tracker free?
tome. Books, Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickNotes or tome. Books, Reading Tracker have ads?
Neither QuickNotes nor tome. Books, Reading Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickNotes or tome. Books, Reading Tracker?
QuickNotes ships an update every 5 weeks, and tome. Books, Reading Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, QuickNotes was updated on September 14, 2026 and tome. Books, Reading Tracker on September 8, 2026.

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