BookGrass vs Book Lawn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
BookGrass
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Build your reading habit, one tap at a time. BookGrass is the simplest way to track your daily reading. No complicated features, no book databases to manage β just tap when you read and watch your grass grow. β SIMPLE TRACKING Tap once to mark today as read. That's it. No page counts, no timers, no lengthy forms. Reading should be enjoyable, and so should tracking it. β VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS See your reading history as a beautiful grass grid. Each green square represents a day you read. Watch your garden grow over 3 months and feel the satisfaction of building a habit. β STAY MOTIVATED - Track your current reading streak - See your total reading days - Don't break the chain β keep your grass alive! β POWERFUL WIDGETS Add BookGrass widgets to your home screen: - Small: This week's progress + streak count - Medium: One month view - Large: Full 3-month grass grid with stats Tap directly on widgets to record your reading without even opening the app. β SHARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT Proud of your reading streak? Share your grass grid image with friends and inspire others to read more. β PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required, no data collection. --- Start growing your reading grass today. One tap, one day, one book at a time.
Book Lawn
This app provides a guilt-free way to track your reading habits without pressure or goals. Log what you read, when you read it, and visualize your progress with a growing reading garden. Features include instant logging, pausing, and detailed statistics.
- Pressure-free reading log
- Instant one-tap logging
- Track reading time
- Pause and resume timer
- Lock Screen & Dynamic Island support
- Detailed reading statistics
- Home screen widget
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Your daily reading grows like grass. A guilt-free reading log that records only what you read. This app focuses on quietly capturing the moments you read, without pressure, goals, or expectations. You don't need to finish a book. You don't need to read every day. Just log what you actually read, when you read it. βΆ A pressure-free reading log - One-tap instant logging for today's reading - Simple tracking by reading time - No requirement to finish a book - Miss a day? The app won't judge you βΆ Warmer Linen & Oak Design - Warm linen backgrounds and oak-inspired framing across Home, Library, Stats, and Settings. - Calm, readable colors in light and dark mode. βΆ A Smoother Way to Start Reading - Start Reading uses your recent book; Change Book opens the picker before a session. βΆ Pause When You Need - Tap 'Pause' to stop the timer and 'Resume' to continue. - Live Activity, the Lock Screen, and the control bar clearly show the reading state. βΆ Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Support - Start reading and close the app, your timer stays visible. - Easily check your elapsed reading time from the Dynamic Island or Lock Screen via Live Activities. βΆ Understand your reading in more detail The Stats tab helps you understand your reading patterns in more detail. - Weekly reading chart for the last 7 days - Total reading time for this month and month-over-month change - Top 3 most-read books - Total reading days, total reading time, streak, and number of books read - Genre-based reading analysis βΆ A Clearer Library Overview - Library filters show book counts for All, Saved, Reading, and Finished. βΆ More Accurate Daily Reading Logs - Multiple same-day sessions are saved separately and summarized accurately across Home, the lawn grid, and widgets. - Previously merged logs remain unchanged. βΆ More Accurate Short Reading Logs - Timer sessions under one minute are not saved; existing 0-minute logs are cleaned up. - Manual logs require at least one minute. βΆ A Clearer Library Filter - Warm-toned All, Saved, Reading, and Finished filters make selection and counts easier to scan. βΆ A Library in the Order You Choose - Sort by Most Reading Time, Recently Added, or Title across every Library filter. - The choice is remembered, and newly saved books open in Saved. βΆ More Accurate Book Search and Genre Control (New!) - Korean title and ISBN searches return more consistent details and covers. - Reliable classification data may suggest a genre; uncertain results stay unspecified. - Edit or clear genres in book details, while improved ISBN matching helps prevent duplicate editions. βΆ Watch your reading grow Each day of reading becomes a blade of grass, slowly growing into your own book lawn. - View your reading patterns, weekly trends, and genre analysis in the Stats tab - Designed for continuity, not achievement βΆ See your reading at a glance With a home screen widget, your monthly book lawn is always visible. - Monthly calendar grid in a clean, minimal design - A quiet companion for your reading life βΆ Made for readers who - Don't want reading to feel like a task - Feel pressured by completion or streaks - Value small, everyday reading moments - Prefer calm, minimal apps This app doesn't evaluate your reading. It doesn't push goals or rewards. It simply helps your reading grow naturally, one day at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BookGrass at none against Book Lawn's shown. BookGrass also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BookGrass ships an update daily, Book Lawn weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookGrass | Book Lawn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | β | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 β better | 26.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaeyoung Heo | Garibong Labs |
In-app purchases
BookGrass
No in-app purchases
Book Lawn
No in-app purchases









