Comparison

Keeps vs Booktrace

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

Head to head
About

Keeps

Features
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Read more. Remember more. Share more. Keeps is the reading companion that helps you capture every meaningful quote and track your reading journey in one place. [Scan Quotes with Your Camera] Point your camera at any book page and OCR instantly recognizes the text. You can also extract text from gallery images. No more typing out long passages. [Beautiful Quote Cards] Turn your favorite quotes into stunning shareable cards. Choose from 8 unique styles and highlight key phrases to make them stand out on social media. [Track Your Reading Progress] Log your progress page by page. Use the built-in reading session timer to track how long you read each day. [Reading Goals & Stats] Set yearly and monthly reading goals and watch your progress. View stats like books completed per month and total pages read. [Your Personal Library] Search and add books by title or ISBN, or manually enter any title. Organize with categories and collections to keep your library tidy. [Secure Cloud Backup] Back up your reading data to the cloud. Switch devices without losing a single note or highlight. Start building your reading habit with Keeps today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/keeps-terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/keepsprivacypolicy

About

Booktrace

Track your audiobook progress with visual duration bars and a glanceable dial screen. Engage in spoiler-free chats about your current listening material. Review your listening habits with stats and a completion calendar.

Highlights
  • Visual duration bars for library
  • Spoiler-aware chat
  • Glanceable dial screen
  • Lock screen controls
  • Listening streaks and sessions
  • Completion calendar
  • Personalized shelves
Features
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Track every book you read or listen to, and actually see how far you've come. Booktrace started as the tracker for audiobook people — narrators, real hours, playback speed — and now takes print books and ebooks too. Add a book, say what format it is, and start a session. An audiobook moves forward by the minutes you listened. For a paperback or an ebook you set where you're up to, and Booktrace keeps the minutes. YOUR BOOKSHELF Photograph the spine of a real book and it stands on a shelf inside the app. Lean it, stack it, drag it into place, and add a plant, a lamp, or a photo. A bookshelf that looks like yours, because it is. A LIBRARY SIZED TO YOUR BOOKS Duration bars show how long each audiobook really is, not a uniform tile, so a 30-hour epic looks like one. Browse your whole collection as a wall of covers, and see your history as a calendar of book covers. A SESSION DIAL YOU CAN GLANCE AT Start a session with one tap. A dial you can read from across the room keeps you oriented, and the same information follows you to your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Forgot to start it? Log the session after the fact. WHERE YOU READ If you read on the move, Booktrace can keep a map of the route, so you can revisit the walk that got you through chapter twelve. ASK WITHOUT SPOILERS The built-in chat only knows what you've read so far, so you can ask about a character, recap what happened, or catch back up after a break with zero risk of finding out what's next. STATS THAT ADD UP Streaks, sessions, hours, and goals, with a calendar that fills in as you go. Every book you finish stands on its own shelf. Narrator credits and ratings for the audiobooks. BRING YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU Import a Goodreads or Libby export in one go. Shelves, ratings, finish dates, and formats come along. - Audiobooks, ebooks, and print, tracked in one place - A bookshelf built from photos of your real books - Spoiler-aware chat that stops exactly where you are - A session dial built for a glance, on your lock screen too - Streaks, goals, sessions, and an hours calendar - Home Screen widgets and Siri Shortcuts SUBSCRIPTION Booktrace is available as a weekly subscription at $4.99 per week (3-day free trial) or a yearly subscription at $39.99 per year (1-week free trial). A one-time Lifetime purchase is also available for $79.99. Prices are in US dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://booktrace.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://booktrace.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Keeps4 screens
Booktrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Booktrace at none against Keeps's shown. Booktrace also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Keeps's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keeps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Booktrace 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

Keeps ships an update every 2 months, Booktrace every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Keeps versus Booktrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepsBooktrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungpyo HanBrian Fisher

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Keeps

Subscriptions2
  • Pro plan$3.491 Month
  • Pro Plan$34.991 Year
3 purchases

Booktrace

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Keeps free?
Keeps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booktrace free?
Booktrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keeps or Booktrace have ads?
Keeps shows ads; Booktrace does not.
Which is updated more often, Keeps or Booktrace?
Keeps ships an update every 2 months, and Booktrace every 5 days. Most recently, Keeps was updated on September 24, 2026 and Booktrace on September 23, 2026.

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