Book Journal & Tracker vs PagePath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Journal & Tracker
This app helps you track your reading progress, capture thoughts and quotes from books, and organize your personal library. It offers gentle goal setting and allows you to export your reading journal.
- Track reading progress by page
- Add marginalia and thoughts
- Decorate notes with styles
- Set reading goals
- Organize books on a shelf
- Export reading journal
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Alia is a reading journal that helps you remember what you read, not just what you finished. Track your progress, capture marginalia as you go, and collect your favorite thoughts in one beautiful place. What you can do with Alia: - Track reading progress by page and keep your place with quick updates - Add marginalia: quotes, thoughts, questions, and reactions - Make notes feel like keepsakes with mood and scrapbook style decoration - Set gentle reading goals that fit your rhythm - Build your shelf and keep books organized as you read - Export your Reading Journal and share your year as images Designed for readers Alia is calm, minimal, and made to disappear while you read, then shine when you want to look back. If you’ve ever highlighted a line, underlined a paragraph, or wrote “wow” in the margin, Alia is for you. Subscriptions available (monthly or yearly) with a 7-day free trial. Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Apple ID Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://aliareads.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://aliareads.app/privacy
PagePath
Track your reading habits privately and offline. Easily add books by scanning or typing, view detailed stats, set reading goals, and get visual recaps of your progress. Offers a free tier with a limit and a one-time purchase for unlimited access.
- Add books via scan or manual entry
- Detailed reading statistics
- Weekly and monthly reading recaps
- Set and track yearly reading goals
- Offline and private data storage
- Import/export reading library
- Home screen widgets
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PagePath keeps your entire reading life on your phone - private, offline, and subscription-free. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS Scan the ISBN barcode or type in the author and title. PagePath pulls the cover and details automatically. You can also upload your own cover or add books entirely by hand. YOUR STATS Books finished this month. Pages read this year. All-time totals. Daily reading streaks. WEEKLY & MONTHLY WRAPS A visual recap of your reading - books finished, pages read, genres explored, time spent. Like a year-in-review you can check anytime. Share them or keep them private. SET A GOAL Pick a yearly book target. PagePath tracks your progress and celebrates when you hit it. YOUR DATA, YOUR PHONE Your reading library stays on your device. PagePath does not upload your reading history. Book lookups send only the ISBN, title, or author needed to fetch covers and details. Purchases and referrals use external services, but your library and reading history are not uploaded. SWITCH WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING Import your existing reading library from CSV. Books, ratings, shelves, and dates carry over. Export your full history anytime as a backup. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See your current book and reading goal right on your home screen. No need to open the app. TBR ROULETTE Can't decide what to read next? Spin the roulette and let PagePath pick from your to-be-read pile. TIME YOUR SESSIONS Track each reading session. Enter your start and end pages. See how your reading time adds up by day, week, and month. FREE & PRO Your first 25 books are free. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited books plus monthly and yearly wraps. No subscription. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PagePath at 5.0 against Book Journal & Tracker's 2.5. Book Journal & Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Book Journal & Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and PagePath sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PagePath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Book Journal & Tracker | PagePath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | FLIP TECH LTDA | Andreas Schevzik |
Customer experience
Book Journal & Tracker
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In-app purchases
Book Journal & Tracker
- Alia Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Alia Premium$7.991 Month
- Alia Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Alia Premium Lifetime$99.99
PagePath
- PagePath Pro — Lifetime (Special)$4.99
- PagePath Pro — Lifetime$9.99








