Comparison

TumuBook vs Tomely

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

Head to head
About

TumuBook

Features
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The books they grew up with. TumuBook is a reading log for parents and kids. Keep every book your child reads, with the date and how old they were. "The picture book they asked for again and again as a baby." "The book they practised reading with in first grade." Books carry a picture of who your child was at the time. Note what they read, when, and how old they were, and the record becomes a memory in itself. One book finished, and what next? With no time to look, or no quick trip to the library or bookshop, that eagerness to keep reading can quietly fade. TumuBook lays out what might come next from the books they've read: "if they loved this one, here are a few more." A natural moment to ask, "Want to try this one?" SECONDS TO LOG. YOURS TO KEEP. - Scan the barcode to add a book - The date and your child's age are saved automatically - Add a note if you like - Browse each shelf by age or by month A SHELF FOR EACH CHILD - A separate shelf for every child - Whatever the age gap, all in one app MORE TIME WITH BOOKS - Picks like "Because you read…" and "More by the same author" appear on the Home, grown from the books they've read - Save the ones to read next, and check the list on your next trip to the library or bookshop SERIES AND NEW RELEASES - See every volume of a series, with a tick on the ones they've read - The next volume shows up on the Home - We keep an eye on new releases in the series they read WORKS ON IPHONE AND IPAD Made for parents who want to: - keep the books their child reads as memories - log every sibling's reading in one place - spend less time hunting for the next book - keep track of library books as well as their own

About

Tomely

Features
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The beautiful, fast reading tracker for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. No AI, no feed. Just your books. BRING YOUR LIBRARY, FREE Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph export (CSV) in about a minute. Shelves, ratings and dates come with you. Anything we can’t match lands in “To review”, so nothing is lost. Import is free, forever. ADD A BOOK IN TWO SECONDS Scan the ISBN barcode or search by title. Covers and details are saved on your device. LOG A SESSION IN ONE TAP Start the timer, note your page, done. Add past sessions and fix dates anytime. A STREAK, NOT A GAME A yearly goal with your pace, the days you read and a streak. No gems, no coins, no guilt. STATS YOU’LL ACTUALLY LOOK AT Books and pages per month, minutes per session, the days you read, your top genre. SNAP THE PAGE, KEEP THE LINE Take a photo and drag your finger over the lines you want. Text is recognized on your iPhone or iPad and only copies what’s on the page. Search your quotes by book and, with Plus, tag them your way. YOUR MONTH IN BOOKS A monthly card with your books, pages and hours, ready to share in your stories. SHELVES YOUR WAY Reading, Want to read, Read and Did not finish, plus your own shelves. With Plus, reading challenges too. APPLE WATCH Start, pause and end a reading session from your wrist, then set the page you stopped on with the Digital Crown. Your streak sits on your watch face as a complication. Sessions are free, on the Watch too. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN A sidebar and two columns on iPad, your book and your timer side by side on iPhone Duo, and the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity. NO AI. NO FEED. YOURS. No generative AI anywhere: no summaries, no recommendations, no AI art. No social network. Your library stays on your device, and export is always free. Book searches go to Open Library and Google Books, with no account and nothing that identifies you. FREE, FOREVER • Unlimited books and reading sessions • Streak and yearly goal • Goodreads and StoryGraph import, and export • Your monthly card, ready to share • Up to 10 photo quotes • Timer Live Activity and widgets • The Apple Watch app TOMELY PLUS • Full stats for every year since you started • All card styles, without the footer • Unlimited photo quotes and tags • Challenges, shelf themes and app icons SUBSCRIPTION Tomely Plus is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial ($39.99/year after the trial), a monthly subscription ($5.99/month, no trial) or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($89.99). Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. If you allow notifications, we remind you 2 days before your trial ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings, or in Tomely: Settings › Tomely Plus. Book data and covers from Open Library and Google Books. Goodreads and StoryGraph are trademarks of their owners; Tomely is not affiliated with them. Terms of Use: https://readtomely.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://readtomely.app/privacy Questions: hello@readtomely.app

Screenshots

TumuBook4 screens
Tomely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TumuBook at none against Tomely's 4. TumuBook also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tomely's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support 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. Tomely sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. TumuBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TumuBook ships an update every 3 weeks, Tomely daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TumuBook versus Tomely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTumuBookTomely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomoko OkadaSantiago Gonzalez Fernandez

In-app purchases

None

TumuBook

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tomely

Subscriptions3
  • Tomely Plus · Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Tomely Plus · Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Tomely Plus · Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tomely Plus · Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is TumuBook free?
TumuBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomely free?
Tomely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TumuBook or Tomely have ads?
Tomely shows ads; TumuBook does not.
Which is updated more often, TumuBook or Tomely?
TumuBook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tomely daily. Most recently, TumuBook was updated on October 28, 2026 and Tomely on October 26, 2026.

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