Comparison

Pinakes vs Pagecount

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

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About

Pinakes

Features
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Pinakes โ€” Your Personal Library, Always with You The reading tracker for iOS book lovers. Track reading sessions with Live Activity, manage your library with Smart Collections, and sync everything privately via iCloud. No account. No ads. Import from Goodreads in seconds. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Organize your books with five reading statuses: Currently Reading, To Read, Wishlist, Already Read, and Did Not Finish. Smart Collections automatically group your library by genre, reading format, and more โ€” no manual sorting needed. Filter by genre, format, or your own custom tags. Sort by author, title, or date. Group by shelf, author, or series โ€” and collapse an entire series into a single row. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT GREAT READ Search millions of books by title, author, or subject โ€” with improved results for non-English books across parallel catalog sources. Scan any book's barcode with your camera to add it instantly. Add books manually if they're not found in any catalog. Replace a book to fix incomplete metadata from a Goodreads import. Browse current NYT bestsellers and genre-based discovery lists. Watch BookTok-style video recommendations curated to your favourite genres. YOUR AI READING GUIDE Not sure what to read next? Books Guide uses Apple Intelligence to suggest up to five books from your own library โ€” one similar to your current read, one refreshingly different, the one gathering dust the longest, a comfort pick from a favourite author, and a short read for busy days. Every reason is generated entirely on-device, with no data leaving your phone. TRACK YOUR READING TIME Start a reading session with a tap and follow your progress on the lock screen and Dynamic Island via Live Activity. Pause, resume, and finish sessions from your Apple Watch companion app. Browse your complete reading history month by month in the built-in calendar. Start and stop sessions hands-free with Siri. RICH BOOK DETAILS Rate books (1โ€“5 stars), write reviews, and log exactly how and when you read each one โ€” down to the life stage if the exact date is lost. Attach notes and quotes, even scanning text directly from a physical page with your camera. STAY ON TRACK Set a reading goal and receive personalised notifications featuring the book you're currently reading. Inactivity reminders nudge you back after 14 days. Library loan reminders fire 3 days before โ€” and on โ€” the return date. WORKS EVERYWHERE Home screen and lock screen widgets show your wishlist or upcoming loan returns at a glance. Apple Watch app lets you control reading sessions from your wrist. Ask Siri to update a book's status or start a reading session โ€” without opening the app. Quick Actions jump you straight to the barcode scanner or your favourites. IMPORT & EXPORT Moving from Goodreads? Import your entire library with a single CSV file. Export your library anytime to share or back it up. PRIVACY FIRST Your library syncs privately and securely across all your devices via iCloud. No account required โ€” your data stays yours. Start your reading journey with Pinakes today.

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Pagecount

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Start your 7-day free trial and unlock everything Pagecount has to offer โ€” no account, no cloud, just you and your books. Pagecount Pro includes all features: โ€ข Unlimited book tracking across every format โ€” paper, Kindle, audiobook, library ebook โ€ข Unlimited reading session logging โ€ข Daily streak counter to keep your momentum going โ€ข Daily page goal with a progress ring โ€ข Per-book pace tracking with finish-date projections โ€ข Weekly and all-time stats with full history โ€ข 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

Pinakes4 screens
Pagecount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinakes at none against Pagecount's 3. Pinakes also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Pagecount's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pagecount sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pinakes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinakes ships an update every 9 days, Pagecount weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Pinakes versus Pagecount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinakesPagecount
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.118.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Gomez FernandezAusten Allred

In-app purchases

None

Pinakes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pagecount

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

Questions

Is Pinakes free?
Pinakes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pagecount free?
Pagecount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pinakes or Pagecount have ads?
Neither Pinakes nor Pagecount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinakes or Pagecount?
Pinakes ships an update every 9 days, and Pagecount weekly. Most recently, Pinakes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pagecount on October 31, 2026.

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