Chapterly vs Pagerun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track books read
- Understand reading habits
- Stay motivated
- Distraction-free interface
- Set yearly reading goals
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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/
Pagerun
This app allows users to meticulously track their reading sessions, much like a runner tracks their progress. Record time, pages read, and save memorable quotes, all organized by book. It helps build reading habits and visualize progress over time.
- Track reading time and page progress
- Log reading sessions by book
- Record focus, notes, and quotes
- Extract quote text from images
- Review reading insights
- Create shareable Reading Snaps
- Sync reading library across devices
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Pagerun is a book tracker built for readers who want to record reading the way runners record their runs. Start a reading session, track your time and pages, and save the quotes and thoughts you want to remember. As your reading history grows, Pagerun helps you see not only how much you read, but also the books, ideas, and lines that shaped your reading journey. And now, your reading does not have to stay on your own bookshelf. With Markshare, you can showcase your books, quotes, and notes while discovering what other readers are reading. Find something interesting? Save it to To Read and make it part of your next reading session. Features: - Track reading time and page progress - Log each reading session by book - Record focus, notes, and memorable quotes - Extract quote text from your camera or photos - Add books quickly with barcode scanning - Review weekly, monthly, and lifetime reading insights - Create Reading Snaps and monthly reading share cards - Share your bookshelf, quotes, and notes with Markshare - Discover books and reading highlights from other readers - Save books to your To Read list - Sync your reading library across devices - Check your reading progress with Home Screen widgets - Use Live Activities and Dynamic Island while reading Whether you are building a reading habit, finishing more books, or simply trying to remember the moments and sentences that stayed with you, Pagerun helps turn everyday reading into visible progress. Pagerun Plus unlocks unlimited books, unlimited sync, watermark-free Reading Snaps, and more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Chapterly and Pagerun both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Chapterly's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pagerun's. Chapterly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Chapterly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pagerun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chapterly against 5.0 for Pagerun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Chapterly's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pagerun's.
Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, Pagerun every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chapterly | Pagerun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Santana | Euijin Seo |
Customer experience
Chapterly
Pagerun
In-app purchases
Chapterly
- Chapterly Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chapterly Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
- Chapterly Lifetime Purchase$69.99
Pagerun
- Pagerun Plus$12.99
