Comparison

Chapterly vs tome. Book & Reading Tracker

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

tome. Book & Reading Tracker

Organize your reading life with this focused book tracker. Log pages, set yearly goals, and manage your TBR list without social feeds. Import data from other services and discover new reads.

Highlights
  • Organize reading lists (Currently Reading, TBR, Finished)
  • Log pages and track reading progress
  • Set and track yearly reading challenges
  • Import data from Goodreads/StoryGraph
  • Search and add books via ISBN/barcode
  • Add notes, quotes, and ratings
  • Curated weekly book picks and daily quotes
Features
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Tome is a calm, private book tracker. Log pages and audiobook time, set a yearly reading challenge, and keep every shelf in order - without the noise of a social feed. Coming from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your library from a CSV export and pick up exactly where you left off - no re-typing, no lost history. YOUR BOOKSHELF, YOUR WAY Sort every book into Currently Reading, Want to Read (your TBR), Finished, and Did Not Finish. Order your shelves by date added, date read, author, title, release date, or rating. Your whole library, one tap away. A READING LOG THAT GETS USED Log the pages you read in print and ebooks, or your listening time for audiobooks, and watch progress build book by book. Tome keeps your full reading history, so your book log doubles as a reading journal you can look back through years later. SET A READING CHALLENGE Give yourself a yearly reading goal and let Tome keep score. Every book you finish is added to your active goal automatically - no spreadsheets, no manual counting. SEE HOW YOU READ Yearly stats for books, pages and formats. A reading activity heatmap that shows every day you picked up a book. And your Book Tower - every finished book stacked into one growing pile. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Search millions of books and authors, or scan a barcode to add any book on your shelf in seconds. Browse trending books, curated lists and upcoming releases, and follow the series you're working through. Anything you're not ready for goes straight onto your TBR list. NOTES, QUOTES AND RATINGS Keep notes on what you're reading and rate books as you finish them. Your thoughts stay attached to the book, right where you'll find them next time someone asks what you made of it. WEEKLY PICKS AND DAILY QUOTES Every week, a small curated selection of books worth your time. Every day, a line worth sitting with - from Between Lines, a hand-picked collection of literary quotes. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY No feed. No follower counts. No algorithm deciding what you should read next. Tome is a private reading tracker: your bookshelf, your notes, your ratings, your pace. Your reading history lives on your device. TOME PREMIUM • Unlimited library • Automatic daily backup to iCloud Drive • Priority support • No upgrade prompts, anywhere in the app Choose an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Premium directly supports a one-person indie project and pays for the next round of features. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Books data powered by the amazing Hardcover.app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chapterly4 screens
tome. Book & Reading Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chapterly at none against tome. Book & Reading Tracker's shown. Chapterly also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chapterly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and tome. Book & Reading Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chapterly against 5.0 for tome. Book & Reading Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, tome. Book & Reading Tracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chapterly versus tome. Book & Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChapterlytome. Book & Reading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis SantanaMichal Drabik

Customer experience

Chapterly

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

tome. Book & Reading Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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
2 purchases

tome. Book & Reading Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Chapterly free?
Chapterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tome. Book & Reading Tracker free?
tome. Book & Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chapterly or tome. Book & Reading Tracker?
Chapterly and tome. Book & Reading Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Chapterly or tome. Book & Reading Tracker have ads?
tome. Book & Reading Tracker shows ads; Chapterly does not.
Which is updated more often, Chapterly or tome. Book & Reading Tracker?
Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, and tome. Book & Reading Tracker every 6 days. Most recently, Chapterly was updated on October 31, 2026 and tome. Book & Reading Tracker on November 11, 2026.

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