Comparison

Bookmark vs Readable

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

Head to head
About

Bookmark

Organize your entire book life in one beautifully designed app. Track books, log progress, build reading habits, manage wishlists, and connect with other readers and book clubs.

Highlights
  • Track owned books and reading progress
  • Build daily reading habits and streaks
  • Manage wishlists and track upcoming releases
  • Connect with other readers and join book clubs
  • Organize physical and digital libraries
  • Create shareable reading cards
Features
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Bookmark - The beautifully organised reading tracker. Bookmark is the all-in-one book tracker and reading companion for readers who want their entire book life organised in one calm, beautifully designed app. Track your books, build better reading habits, manage your wishlist, and connect with other readers. Perfect for readers who want to organise their physical bookshelves, reading goals, book clubs, subscriptions and preorders in one place. YOUR ENTIRE BOOK LIFE - IN ONE APP Bookmark helps you organise every part of your reading life: • Track the books you own • Log your reading progress • Build daily reading habits • Plan future book purchases • Track upcoming releases • Manage book subscriptions and release guesses • Connect with other readers • Join book clubs and discussions • Sync across all your devices BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Organise your books with rich details: • Track status: To Read, Reading, Read, or DNF • Scan barcodes or search by ISBN • Track series, special editions, formats, and condition • Rate books and add notes • Tag books for powerful filtering • Log multiple rereads • Record book loans, and what sold copies went for • Add custom cover, spine and edge photos • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph or any spreadsheet in seconds YOUR BOOKSHELF, ON SCREEN See your collection the way it sits on the shelf: • A visual bookshelf built from your covers and spines • Custom shelves with your own order • Add books to a shelf with search, filters and multi-select • Wish list shelves for the books you want next DEVELOP READING HABITS Turn reading into a daily ritual: • Set yearly reading goals • Track pages, reading minutes, or listening minutes • Build reading streaks • Protect streaks with freeze days • Gentle reminders to keep reading • Home Screen widgets for streaks, goals and preorders • Celebrate milestones along the way ORGANISE YOUR NEXT READ Plan your future reading and purchases: • Wishlist with priorities, ranking and price tracking • Gift lists you can share with friends and family • Retailer links and discount codes for easy purchasing • Multi-currency support • Track preorders and upcoming releases • Release calendar and reminders TRACK BOOK BOXES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Keep every book box, magazine and series in view: • Renewal dates, skips and cancellations • Spending charts across all your subscriptions • Guess the next release and see how you did • Curated release guesses from the community CONNECT WITH OTHER READERS Reading is better together: • Create your own reader profile • Follow friends and discover new readers • Activity feed showing what others are reading • Like and comment on reading updates • Private profiles and follower approvals • Built-in safety tools and reporting JOIN BOOK CLUBS Read together with the Bookmark community: • Create or join book clubs • Vote on the next book to read • Set reading schedules and milestones • Spoiler-safe chapter threads that unlock as you read • Link your library books to club reads SHARE YOUR READING LIFE Create beautiful shareable reading cards: • Currently Reading cards with your cover as the backdrop • Reading streak achievements • Monthly wrap summaries • Story and square sizes, with transparent export • Perfect for sharing on Instagram and BookTok DESIGNED FOR READERS Bookmark focuses on calm design and thoughtful details: • Clean, distraction-free interface • Powerful search and filtering • Reading statistics, year by year • Live multi-currency conversion • Cloud sync, backup and export Whether you’re building your dream bookshelf, chasing reading goals, or discovering your next favourite book, Bookmark keeps your reading life organised — beautifully. Terms of Use https://bookmarkapp.com.au/terms Privacy Policy https://bookmarkapp.com.au/privacy

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
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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

Bookmark4 screens
Readable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bookmark at 4.9 against Readable's 4.0. Bookmark also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1). Readable's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bookmark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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

Bookmark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmark has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bookmark versus Readable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmarkReadable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDean McGrathDAKOTA SWAIN

Customer experience

Bookmark

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Readable

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bookmark

Subscriptions2
  • Bookmark Pro$2.991 Month
  • Bookmark Professional$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookmark Founding Members$399.99
2 purchases

Readable

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

Questions

Is Bookmark free?
Bookmark 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, Bookmark or Readable?
Bookmark is rated higher. Bookmark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Readable averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bookmark or Readable have ads?
Neither Bookmark nor Readable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmark or Readable?
Bookmark ships an update every 4 days, and Readable every 4 days. Most recently, Bookmark was updated on September 26, 2026 and Readable on September 15, 2026.

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