Comparison

BookBound vs Pagehour

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

Head to head
About

BookBound

Features
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BookBound is a reading tracker for people who love books. Keep your entire reading life in one calm, beautifully designed app β€” from the titles on your wish list to the page you finished last night. THREE SMART SHELVES Sort every book into Want to Read, Reading, and Finished. Moving a book between shelves is a single tap, and BookBound records the dates you start and finish each title so your reading history builds itself. PAGE-BY-PAGE PROGRESS Log your current page whenever you pick up a book. A visual progress bar shows exactly how far you've come, and BookBound automatically moves a book to Finished the moment you reach the last page. SET AND CRUSH YOUR READING GOAL Choose a yearly reading goal and track your pace all year. Your stats dashboard shows books read, books in progress, and how your year is shaping up β€” so every finish feels like a milestone. RATE, REVIEW & REFLECT Give every book a star rating and write a personal review you can revisit anytime. Your reviews stay with you, building a private journal of everything you've read. DISCOVER MILLIONS OF BOOKS Search the full Google Books catalog right inside the app. Browse cover art, read descriptions, check page counts, and add any title to your shelves in seconds. KNOW YOUR READING TASTE Take a quick taste quiz and BookBound builds a personal reading profile from the genres you love β€” a simple way to decide what to read next. BEAUTIFUL LITERARY DESIGN Warm serif typography, a burgundy-and-cream palette, and carefully considered spacing give BookBound the feeling of a well-typeset book. TRUE DARK MODE Every screen adapts to your system appearance, with a genuine dark theme that's easy on the eyes at any hour. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type scaling, and clear navigation make BookBound comfortable for every reader. BookBound is made for readers who love keeping track of what they read β€” and dreaming up what to read next. Download it today and turn every book into a chapter of your reading story.

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Pagehour

Features
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Start a book. Read. Stop. Pagehour tells you your pace and your finish date before you put the phone down. Open your book, tap Start, read, tap Stop and enter the page you reached. That's the whole job. The moment you save, you see it: "31 pages Β· 23 min Β· finish Oct 9". STREAKS THAT DON'T CHEAT YOU A day counts as soon as it has real pages or a real minute of reading. Forgot to log? Add today or yesterday for free, any time. Sessions that run past midnight, daylight saving and time-zone travel are tested, not guessed at, so your streak never resets on its own. ONE SHELF FOR EVERYTHING YOU READ Reading, Want to read, Finished and Didn't finish. Search by title or author, or scan the barcode on the back of a book. Nothing found? Add it by hand. EVERY BOOK, ITS OWN NUMBERS Progress, time left and a finish date for each book. Notes, a session history you can edit, and a rating when you finish. Listening instead? Audiobook mode logs minutes instead of pages. YOU DECIDE WHEN A BOOK IS DONE Reaching the last page never marks a book finished for you. When you do finish, share a clean card of the book, your days and your pages to Stories or anywhere else. BRING YOUR GOODREADS SHELVES, FREE Export your library from Goodreads and import the file. Ratings, finish dates and your to-read pile come across in one go. It's duplicate-safe, so you can run it again later. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account and no sign-in. Your library lives on your phone, and you can export all of it as CSV or JSON whenever you like. No ads, ever. FREE FOREVER Logging, the timer, unlimited books, streaks, Goodreads import, export and the last 30 days of stats. PAGEHOUR PRO - Full stats beyond the last 30 days: minutes, pages and books by month and year - Streak repair: log a missed day from the last 60 days - Streak freezes: earn one for every 7 days you read, and bank up to 3 for busy days Pro is optional. It's mentioned once, on your third day of reading; after that you only see it when you open a Pro feature. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Pagehour Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: Pro Yearly (1 year, with a 1-week free trial) or Pro Monthly (1 month). Prices are shown in the app in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://pagehour.com/terms (Apple's standard EULA also applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Privacy Policy: https://pagehour.com/privacy Support: support@pagehour.com

Screenshots

BookBound3 screens
Pagehour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookBound at none against Pagehour's 2. Pagehour's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pagehour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BookBound asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookBound ships an update every 4 months, Pagehour every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
BookBound versus Pagehour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookBoundPagehour
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve ScottACEFINA LLC

In-app purchases

None

BookBound

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pagehour

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is BookBound free?
BookBound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pagehour free?
Pagehour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookBound or Pagehour have ads?
Neither BookBound nor Pagehour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookBound or Pagehour?
BookBound ships an update every 4 months, and Pagehour every 3 days. Most recently, BookBound was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pagehour on October 31, 2026.

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