Comparison

Chugs vs Readable

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

Head to head
About

Chugs

Track your reading habits with detailed insights and a visually engaging interface. Save favorite quotes, monitor reading sessions, and manage your book library. Offers advanced habit tracking features like streaks and heatmaps.

Highlights
  • Visual reading timelines
  • Advanced habit tracking (streaks, heatmaps)
  • Yearly reading challenges
  • Commonplace book for quotes
  • Focused reading timer
  • Library management (TBR, finished, current)
  • Detailed reading insights
Features
Read full description

Stop just reading. Start tracking. Chugs is the reading tracker designed for book lovers who love data. We ditched the boring list views for a bold, neo-brutalist interface that turns your reading habits into beautiful, actionable insights. Whether you are trying to crush a yearly challenge or simply want to remember the best quotes from your favorite novels, Chugs gives you the tools to track every page, session, and thought. WHY CHUGS? Most reading apps look like spreadsheets. Chugs looks like a journal. We focus on deep stats, visual timelines, and a distraction-free experience that puts you and the book first. KEY FEATURES: Visual Reading Timelines Forget simple logs. See your reading history on a stunning vertical timeline. visualize exactly when you read, how long you focused, and track your sessions day-by-day. Advanced Habit Tracking Streaks: Keep the momentum going with a prominent day counter. Heatmaps: Visualize your consistency with GitHub-style contribution graphs. Yearly Challenges: Set a goal and watch your progress bar fill up. Commonplace Book & Quotes Don't let great lines vanish. Use the Quotes feature to snap, save, and organize your favorite passages. Build a digital "Commonplace Book" that you can reference forever. Focused Reading Timer Track your sessions in real-time. Our minimal timer tracks your speed (pages per minute) and logs your focus time automatically. Your Library, Your Way Manage your TBR (To-Be-Read) pile, organize your finished books, and keep track of what you are currently reading with our retro-styled card interface. Detailed Insights: Pages read per minute Total reading time Session duration analytics Completion percentages Ditch the spreadsheet. Download Chugs and start building your reading habit today Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://www.chugs.app/en/privacy https://www.chugs.app/en/terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Readable

Track your reading journey with a private, ad-free app. Log books, time sessions, and view detailed stats. Discover new reads and connect with book clubs.

Highlights
  • Log reading progress
  • Time reading sessions
  • Import libraries
  • Detailed reading statistics
  • Earn reading milestones
  • Write book reviews and notes
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Join or create book clubs
Features
Read full description

Every book you read, kept for good. Readable is a calm, private place to track what you read and see your reading life measured — page by page, year by year. No noise, no feeds shouting for your attention. Only your books, and what they add up to. Open the app and start straight away — your name, your genres, your favourite books. No account required until you want one, and everything you make comes with you when you do. TRACK EVERY BOOK Log what you're reading, what you've finished, and what's next. Time your reading sessions — real books included, not just ebooks — record your pages, and watch a quiet streak build as you go. Search by title, author or ISBN, or scan a barcode. BRING YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU Moving from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your whole library with a single CSV file and keep your history. SEE YOUR READING, MEASURED A stats screen built like a year in review: books finished, pages read, and reading days as a masthead you'll want to screenshot. Go deeper into your genres, your most-read authors, how your ratings fall, and how your pace changes through the year. EARN YOUR MILESTONES Reading milestones drawn like engravings — earned quietly, kept for good. Yearly challenges and community goals give the habit somewhere to point. KEEP A DIARY Rate on a half-star scale, review every book, keep private notes, and save the lines worth remembering. Look back on a diary of everything you've read. FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK Search that knows the difference between editions and finds the one you meant. Browse by mood when you don't know what's next. Keep a wishlist for the books you want, with buy options from stores you know — Booktopia, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and more — matched to your country. BUILD YOUR SHELVES Organise your library your way and keep every format you own — paperback, hardcover, audio, ebook — together on one shelf. A PROFILE BUILT FROM BOOKS Headline your profile with the four books you love most, pin the reviews and lists you're proud of, and follow readers whose taste you trust. READ TOGETHER Book clubs with a room of their own: read the same book in sync, discuss chapter by chapter without spoilers, and finish together. Public, private, or invite-only. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WRITE THEM Verified authors can claim their works, share writing progress, and host read-alongs with their readers. CALM BY DESIGN Independent, ad-free, and quiet on purpose. No feeds engineered to keep you scrolling, and no selling your personal data. When you mark a book private, it leaves every public surface with one switch. MAKE IT YOURS Choose the cover each book wears, pick your theme, and shape the app around your reading. READABLE PRO Readable is free to use. Readable Pro adds the full depth of your stats, your choice of themes, streak freezes, a cloud-synced journal, hosting your own clubs, and more — for readers who want the complete picture. A Pro subscription renews until cancelled; manage it any time in your account settings. Every book you read, kept for good. Terms of Use: https://thereadableapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Chugs4 screens
Readable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Readable at 4.0 against Chugs's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Chugs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Readable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Readable holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chugs ships an update every 3 days, Readable every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chugs versus Readable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChugsReadable
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSerhat AndicDAKOTA SWAIN

Customer experience

Chugs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Readable

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chugs

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$2.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Readable

Subscriptions2
  • Readable Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Readable Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Chugs free?
Chugs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readable free?
Readable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chugs or Readable?
Readable is rated higher. Chugs averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Readable averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chugs or Readable have ads?
Neither Chugs nor Readable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chugs or Readable?
Chugs ships an update every 3 days, and Readable every 4 days. Most recently, Chugs was updated on September 21, 2026 and Readable on September 15, 2026.

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