Comparison

Reading Journal vs Pagecount

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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Reading Journal is a clean, focused reading tracker for people who want to remember more of what they read. Track your library, update reading status, rate finished books, save favorite quotes, and keep personal notes tied to each book. Set yearly or monthly reading goals, join reading challenges, and keep your progress organized without clutter. Use Reading Journal to: - Track books you want to read, are reading, or finished - Save quotes, reviews, summaries, and favorite moments - Set reading goals and follow your progress - Join reading challenges for extra motivation - Keep your library synced with iCloud - Export or import your data with JSON or CSV backups Reading Journal is built for readers who want a simple, elegant place for their books, thoughts, and progress. Subscribe to unlock all features. Manage anytime in Settings. Terms of Use - https://sifterapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://sifterapps.com/policy.html

About

Pagecount

Features
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Start your 7-day free trial and unlock everything Pagecount has to offer — no account, no cloud, just you and your books. Pagecount Pro includes all features: • Unlimited book tracking across every format — paper, Kindle, audiobook, library ebook • Unlimited reading session logging • Daily streak counter to keep your momentum going • Daily page goal with a progress ring • Per-book pace tracking with finish-date projections • Weekly and all-time stats with full history • Zero accounts. Zero cloud. Fully private. A Pagecount Pro subscription is required to use Pagecount. Try it free for 7 days, then $49.99/year (or $9.99/month, $4.99/week). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://iamkelly.ai/ios-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://iamkelly.ai/ios-support

Screenshots

Reading Journal4 screens
Pagecount4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reading Journal and Pagecount are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Reading Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pagecount sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Journal ships an update fortnightly, Pagecount weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Reading Journal versus Pagecount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading JournalPagecount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergii NesterenkoAusten Allred

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Reading Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99
3 purchases

Pagecount

Subscriptions3
  • Pagecount Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pagecount Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pagecount Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Reading Journal free?
Reading Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagecount free?
Pagecount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading Journal or Pagecount have ads?
Neither Reading Journal nor Pagecount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Journal or Pagecount?
Reading Journal ships an update fortnightly, and Pagecount weekly. Most recently, Reading Journal was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pagecount on September 6, 2026.

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