Comparison

Chapterly vs tome. Books, 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. Books, Reading Tracker

Features
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Tome: The Reader's Companion Your reading life, beautifully organized. Tome is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to know what they're reading, what they've finished, and what's next. Log your pages as you go, set a yearly reading challenge, and keep every shelf in order - without the noise of a social feed. 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. Coming from another reading tracker? Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph library from a CSV export and pick up exactly where you left off - no re-typing, no lost history. A READING LOG THAT GETS USED Log the pages you read each session 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 months and 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. Watch your stats grow across the year and see exactly how much you've read. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Search millions of books and authors, or scan a barcode or ISBN to add any book on your shelf in seconds. Browse author pages and follow series you're working through. Anything you're not ready for goes straight onto your TBR list, so you never forget a recommendation again. 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, and you can back it up whenever you want. WHO TOME IS FOR Readers who finish fifty books a year and readers working through their first. People who want a simple book tracker and book log without a social network attached. Anyone leaving a bigger tracker behind and looking for something faster, quieter and better looking. TOME PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock: • Unlimited library size - the free version limits how many books you can track • No upgrade prompts, anywhere in the app • Every premium feature currently in Tome Premium directly supports a one-person indie project and pays for the next round of features. Books data powered by the amazing Hardcover.app. Start your reading log today - download Tome and add your first book in under a minute. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chapterly4 screens
tome. Books, Reading Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: tome. Books, Reading Tracker at every 4 days against Chapterly's every 10 days. Chapterly's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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 tome. Books, Reading Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, tome. Books, Reading Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chapterly versus tome. Books, Reading Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChapterlytome. Books, Reading Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis SantanaMichal Drabik

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
1 purchases

tome. Books, Reading Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Chapterly free?
Chapterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tome. Books, Reading Tracker free?
tome. Books, Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chapterly or tome. Books, Reading Tracker have ads?
Neither Chapterly nor tome. Books, Reading Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chapterly or tome. Books, Reading Tracker?
Chapterly ships an update every 10 days, and tome. Books, Reading Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Chapterly was updated on October 7, 2026 and tome. Books, Reading Tracker on October 10, 2026.

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