Comparison

Vellum vs Book reading tracker

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

Head to head
About

Vellum

Access and read thousands of classic books for free, offline. Organize your reading, take personal notes, and enjoy a distraction-free experience with beautiful typography. Export books in EPUB format.

Highlights
  • Offline reading
  • Ad-free experience
  • Library management
  • Personal notes and quotes
  • EPUB export
  • Distraction-free reader
Features
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Read the World's Greatest Books for Free. Vellum is a completely free, offline-first library designed for lovers of classic literature. Access hundreds of masterpieces from the Project Gutenberg archives without paying a cent, viewing ads, or needing an internet connection. Why Vellum? 100% Free & No Ads: Enjoy a premium reading experience without paywalls, subscriptions, or annoying banners. Manage Your Library: Keep your reading life organized. Easily track your journey by marking books as "To Read," "Currently Reading," or "Completed." Personal Notes: capturing your thoughts has never been easier. Save favorite quotes, study notes, or personal reflections directly inside every book. Download & Keep: Save books to your device instantly. Build your personal library and read anywhere, even in airplane mode. Thousands of Titles: From Pride and Prejudice to Sherlock Holmes and The Great Gatsby, if it’s a classic, it’s here. Premium Reader: A distraction-free interface with beautiful typography optimized for comfortable reading, day or night. Open Formats: Prefer your own reader? You can export the raw EPUB files directly to other apps on your device. Private & Secure: Your reading habits and notes are stored locally on your device. We track nothing. About the Developer: Vellum was built by Imran Khan, a Senior Product Engineer and Founding Engineer at a YC startup. "I built Vellum because I believe great literature should be accessible to everyone for free. I love Project Gutenberg, but I wanted a mobile experience that felt modern and fast. I made this app to give these classic books the beautiful home they deserve, at zero cost to the reader." In his spare time, Imran researches AI and LLMs and contributes to open-source developer tools. Vellum is a labor of love, built to ensure that literature remains free and accessible to everyone, everywhere.

About

Book reading tracker

Features
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Most reading apps track what you've already read. ReadPath decides what you read next. Tell ReadPath what you want reading to change for you — think more clearly at work, lead without burning out, get better with money. Choose how long you want your path to be, and how many books a month you can actually manage. ReadPath builds the plan: real books, in order, each with a line on why that book belongs on your path. YOUR PATH Three, six or twelve months. One, two or three books a month. Every book is checked to exist before it reaches you, with its real cover and page count. You see the book in your hands and the one after it — the rest unlocks as you go. READING SESSIONS Read in timed sessions and log your pages. Save the lines worth keeping as you go: quotes, bookmarks, reflections, and the ideas you want handed back to you later. YOUR WEEK, READ BACK TO YOU Every Sunday, ReadPath looks at everything you captured that week and writes you a review — the one idea your week kept coming back to, the themes running underneath it, your strongest note in your own words, and one thing worth trying next week. BOOK OF THE MONTH On the first of every month, one book is chosen for you alone. It stays covered until you tap to reveal it, and then tells you why this book, and why now. A STREAK WORTH KEEPING One session a day is all it takes. ReadPath counts the days you read and nudges you at the time you chose, on the days you chose. FREE AND PREMIUM Search any book and save it to your shelves, free. Reading sessions, your notes, your AI reading plan, the weekly review, and the Book of the Month are part of ReadPath Premium. Try Premium free for 7 days. SUBSCRIPTION ReadPath Premium is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your iPhone's Settings. Terms of Use: https://readpath-app-success.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://readpath-app-success.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Vellum3 screens
Book reading tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vellum and Book reading tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vellum versus Book reading tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVellumBook reading tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImran KhanMalhar Bakshi

In-app purchases

None

Vellum

No in-app purchases

None

Book reading tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vellum free?
Vellum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book reading tracker free?
Book reading tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vellum or Book reading tracker have ads?
Neither Vellum nor Book reading tracker shows ads.

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