Comparison

Chapterly vs Yuuna

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

Head to head
About

Chapterly

This app helps readers track their reading habits and stay motivated to read more consistently. It offers a simple, distraction-free interface to log books and understand personal reading patterns.

Highlights
  • Track books read
  • Understand reading habits
  • Stay motivated
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Set yearly reading goals
Features
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Track every book you read, understand your habits, and stay motivated with a simple, distraction-free book tracker built for readers. Whether you’re working toward a yearly goal or just want to read more consistently, this app helps you turn reading into a lasting habit. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Yuuna

This app allows users to create a visually stunning virtual bookshelf to track their reading. Organize your TBR list, log reading sessions, and personalize your digital library with custom spines and decorations. It offers detailed reading statistics and a private journal for notes and reviews.

Highlights
  • Virtual bookshelf customization
  • TBR list management
  • Reading session logging
  • ISBN scanning for book addition
  • Private reading journal
  • Yearly reading statistics
  • Customizable book spine editor
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Yuuna turns your reading list into a bookshelf you design yourself. Every book gets its own spine, with the color, typeface and material you choose, and your shelf grows with every page you read. YOUR BOOKSHELF - Add books by ISBN scan, title search, or by hand - Print, ebook and audiobook sit side by side on the same shelf - Spine editor: colors, fonts, materials, with live preview - Upload a photo of your real book spine and put it on the shelf - Mix wallpapers, shelves and decorations however you like - Drag to reorder, just like a real shelf TBR, READING, FINISHED - Your TBR, what you're reading now and what you've finished, each on its own shelf - Search, filter and group your library the way you like - Save pages, start and end dates, format, series and price - Set a yearly goal and watch books move from one shelf to the next READING JOURNAL & CALENDAR - Log every session: pages, notes, photos, how the chapter left you - Your calendar fills with covers instead of empty squares - Save quotes and annotations for every book - "Best moments" gathers what moved you most each month - Rate across four dimensions: spice, fluff, tears and humor YOUR STATS - Book Tower: every book you finished, stacked into one tower you can share - Year in review: books, pages, streaks, goal progress - Heatmaps and rhythm charts that show when you actually read - All private. No feed, no likes, no comments, nobody watching Yuuna is a reading journal, not a reader: you keep reading your books wherever you like. Yuuna is where they stay. YUUNA PREMIUM Premium unlocks advanced statistics, all personalization options and additional features. - Plans: monthly, yearly, or one-time (lifetime) - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel any time from your App Store account settings LEGAL Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/70838787 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/70838787

Screenshots

Chapterly4 screens
Yuuna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chapterly at 100% against Yuuna's 75%. Chapterly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Yuuna's advantage is ratings volume (140 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Chapterly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Yuuna sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chapterly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yuuna has 140 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Chapterly's written reviews are positive against 75% of Yuuna's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chapterly versus Yuuna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChapterlyYuuna
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (140 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis SantanaVALUE CREATION DI LIVERANI ANDREA

Customer experience

Chapterly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Yuuna

All ratings125 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chapterly

Subscriptions2
  • Chapterly Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Chapterly Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chapterly Lifetime Purchase$69.99
7 purchases

Yuuna

Subscriptions4
  • Yuuna Pro (monthly plan)$6.991 Month
  • Yuuna Pro (monthly plan)$9.991 Month
  • Yuuna Pro (annually)$19.991 Year
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  • Yuuna Pro (annually)$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$19.99
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$29.99
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Chapterly free?
Chapterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yuuna free?
Yuuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chapterly or Yuuna?
Chapterly is rated higher. Chapterly averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Yuuna averages 4.7 from 140 ratings.
Do Chapterly or Yuuna have ads?
Neither Chapterly nor Yuuna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chapterly or Yuuna?
Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, and Yuuna every 10 days. Most recently, Chapterly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Yuuna on November 5, 2026.

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