Comparison

Bukon vs Book Tracker & TBR

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

Head to head
About

Bukon

Easily manage your reading lists. Track books you've read and those you want to read. Search online, scan ISBNs, or add manually, then rate and organize your collection.

Highlights
  • Track read books
  • Track books to read
  • Search and add books online
  • Scan ISBN codes
  • Manually create books
  • Rate books
  • Export lists
Features
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Bukon lets you track and manage your books: • Track books you've read • Track books you want to read • Manage the two lists of books Bukon is an intentionally simple book tracker: No accounts. No social features. No statistics. No ads. Just the books you’ve read and the ones you want to read. What Bukon offers • Track books you’ve read • Track books you want to read • Search for books online and add them to your lists • Scan ISBN codes to add books even quicker to your lists (Pro-Feature) • Manually create books and add them to your lists • Rate books • Maintain a read date for the books you've read • Move books between lists • Search for books in your lists • Share books • Share lists and export lists to multiple formats • Store the lists on iCloud or locally • Have the two lists always with you on your Apple Watch What Bukon does not offer • No social features • No statistics or gamification • No ads or tracking To help you finding books, Bukon connects to Open Library and allows you to search its wide library of books. Book-information from Open Library like descriptions and cover-images can be used in Bukon.

About

Book Tracker & TBR

Organize your reading life with a private digital library. Track books, jot down notes and quotes, and monitor your reading progress. Set reading reminders to encourage consistent reading habits.

Highlights
  • Private digital library
  • Add books and notes
  • Track reading progress
  • Save quotes and highlights
  • Set reading reminders
  • Offline access
Features
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Track every book you read, log pages and save the notes you never want to lose. A quiet, private space for your reading life. Add books, jot thoughts while they're fresh, and see your progress grow — all on your phone. Nothing leaves the device. Four shelves. Zero chaos. — Inbox — books you want to read — Projects — what you're reading right now — Resources — keepers you come back to — Archives — finished and searchable forever Notes that stick Save quotes, ideas, and highlights — each one tied to its book and page. Find anything later with a quick search. Progress you can see Log pages and minutes. Daily stats at a glance. One view for what's done, what's current, and what's next. A nudge, not a pester Pick a reading time. The app taps your shoulder. You read. Every page counts. Yours alone No accounts, no sign-ups. Your library stays on your device — just you and your books. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bukon4 screens
Book Tracker & TBR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Book Tracker & TBR at every 5 days against Bukon's every 2 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Bukon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Tracker & TBR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bukon against 5.0 for Book Tracker & TBR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bukon ships an update every 2 weeks, Book Tracker & TBR every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bukon versus Book Tracker & TBR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBukonBook Tracker & TBR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc MengesPetrichka Yaroslav

Customer experience

Bukon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Book Tracker & TBR

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bukon

One-time1
  • Bukon Pro$2.99
3 purchases

Book Tracker & TBR

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Bukon free?
Bukon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker & TBR free?
Book Tracker & TBR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bukon or Book Tracker & TBR?
Bukon and Book Tracker & TBR are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bukon or Book Tracker & TBR have ads?
Neither Bukon nor Book Tracker & TBR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bukon or Book Tracker & TBR?
Bukon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Book Tracker & TBR every 5 days. Most recently, Bukon was updated on October 31, 2026 and Book Tracker & TBR on October 31, 2026.

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