Reading Journal vs Book Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Journal
This app helps you remember what you read by tracking your library, reading status, and favorite quotes. Set reading goals, join challenges, and keep your progress organized with personal notes and summaries.
- Track books (want to read, reading, finished)
- Save quotes, reviews, and summaries
- Set reading goals and track progress
- Join reading challenges
- Sync library with iCloud
- Export/import data (JSON/CSV)
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Reading Journal is a warm, quiet home for the books you read and everything they leave behind. Just say what page you're on. Reading Journal keeps the rest: pages read today, your week at a glance, how many sessions are left in the book, and a streak worth keeping. YOUR LIBRARY • Shelves for Reading, To Read, Finished and Did Not Finish • Add books by title, author or ISBN, or scan the barcode on the back • Real covers, and handsome cloth covers for books without one • Series kept in reading order A DIARY FOR EVERY BOOK • Every session with its pages and minutes • The lines you loved, with chapter and page • Stars, a one-line review, a summary and your favorite moment • Notebook pages on lined, dotted, grid or blank paper GOALS AND CHALLENGES • A yearly goal that fills a shelf with your covers • Monthly goals, a page target and a mood board • A–Z, Reading Bingo, 52 Books in 52 Weeks, genres, romance tropes and more • Finish a book and it lands in the right challenge slot Your library syncs through iCloud across iPhone and iPad, looks lovely in light and dark, and backs up to a JSON file or exports your books as CSV whenever you like.
Book Tracker
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Track every book you read. Build your personal library, log reading sessions, and hit your reading goals. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add books by searching millions of titles (Google Books) • Log reading sessions with pages, time, and notes • Use the Reading Timer to track live sessions • See beautiful stats: books read, pages, reading time • Set yearly reading goals and track your progress • Organize books by status: Reading, Want to Read, Finished • Create custom shelves and book lists • Rate and review every book you read READ+ PREMIUM • Unlimited books (free: up to 15) • Advanced stats and genre breakdown • Custom shelves (up to 50) • Export your entire library • Reading insights Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://britetodo.com/legal/PrivacyPolicyBrite.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reading Journal at every 3 weeks against Book Tracker's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Reading Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, Book Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Journal | Book Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergii Nesterenko | Brite Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Reading Journal
- Lifetime Access$12.99
Book Tracker
- Weekly$5.997 Days
- Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year









