indexx vs BookDrawer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
indexx
Capture, organize, and share impactful sentences from books. This app uses OCR to extract text from photos or allows manual entry, linking each quote to its source and your reflections. Create shareable quote cards and track your reading journey with a personal library.
- Capture sentences via OCR or manual entry
- Link quotes to book, page, and reflections
- Generate shareable quote cards
- Track reading progress and history
- Barcode scanner for book registration
- Personal sentence library
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Some sentences deserve more than a fleeting moment. indexx is a reading companion built for people who underline, dog-ear pages, and return to the words that changed how they think. CAPTURE SENTENCES THAT MATTER Photograph a book page and let OCR extract the text instantly. Or type it in yourself. Either way, every sentence you save is linked to its book, page number, and your personal reflection on why it mattered. TURN QUOTES INTO SHAREABLE CARDS Transform any saved sentence into a beautifully designed quote card. Choose colors, adjust layout, and share directly to Instagram, Messages, or anywhere you want. Make your reading visible. TRACK YOUR READING JOURNEY Add books by scanning their barcode or searching by title. Mark what you want to read, what you're reading now, and what you've finished. Rate, review, and see your reading history at a glance. YOUR PERSONAL SENTENCE LIBRARY Browse all your captured sentences in one place. Each one carries the book it came from, the page you found it on, and the thought you had when you read it. A timeline of your reading life, built one underline at a time. KEY FEATURES - Barcode scanner for instant book registration - Camera OCR to extract text from physical book pages - Beautiful quote card generator with multiple styles - Star ratings and personal reviews - Reading progress tracking with start and end dates - Stacked card and grid view for your bookshelf - Filter by time period: all time, this year, this month, this week - Private and offline β all data stays on your device indexx is for readers who believe the best part of a book isn't the cover β it's the sentence you can't stop thinking about.
BookDrawer
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BookDrawer is a quiet drawer for the books you keep. When you read them, how many times, and where they are now β all in one place. β Library β Want to read, reading, finished. And bought, borrowed, given away. β Reading history β Read it again and each pass keeps its own dates, rating, and notes. β Your shelf β Owned, to buy, departed (gifted, sold, lost). Two copies of one book, tracked separately. β Quotes β Photograph a passage and the words come across on their own. Page numbers too. β Reading calendar β Covers of finished books fill in the calendar, and turn into share cards for your feed. β iCloud sync β The same library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No sign-in. β Book search β Find by title or author and pull in the cover and details. (Book data: Google Books) No ads. Just your books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BookDrawer at every 3 days against indexx's every 3 months. BookDrawer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
indexx ships an update every 3 months, BookDrawer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | indexx | BookDrawer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | β |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OKMIN LEE | Shinhyoung Lee |
In-app purchases
indexx
No in-app purchases
BookDrawer
No in-app purchases









