Comparison

Pick Up vs epilogue

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

Head to head
About

Pick Up

This app helps you manage your reading, track progress, and capture thoughts. It offers personalized recommendations, reading session tracking with ambient sounds, and a voice journal for reflections. Enjoy a beautiful design, cloud sync, and insightful reading statistics.

Highlights
  • Smart book management with ISBN scanning
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activity integration
  • Book Roulette for random selection
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Reading session tracking with ambient sounds
  • Voice journal for capturing thoughts
  • Monthly recap and reading statistics
Read full description

Pick Up - Your Personal Reading Companion Transform the way you read, reflect, and remember with Pick Up — the reading companion for people who want more from every book. SMART BOOK MANAGEMENT • Search by title or scan ISBN barcodes to instantly add books • Track reading progress across multiple books • Organise by status: Reading, Finished, Up Next, or DNF • Set a starting page for books you've already begun • Beautiful cover images and detailed metadata WIDGETS & LIVE READING • Add beautiful Home Screen widgets for your current book and reading streak • See your current book on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen while reading • Tap straight back into your active session from the Live Activity BOOK ROULETTE • Can't decide what to read next? Spin the slot machine and let fate choose from your Up Next pile • Start reading your chosen book instantly THE SHELF — BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS • Personalised book recommendations based on your library and reading history • Set your mood, preferred length, and genre to get tailored picks • Discover handpicked books from independent authors in the Indie Picks tab • Save picks directly to your Up Next list READING SESSIONS • Track time spent reading with a built-in stopwatch • Set a countdown timer to challenge yourself or stay focused • Ambient sounds while you read: rain, fireplace, ocean, lo-fi, and more • Pause, resume, or finish early with full control • View complete reading history by book • Build consistent reading habits with session tracking CAPTURED THOUGHTS • Record thoughts while reading with one-tap voice capture • Voice-to-text transcription • Write text reflections • Organise thoughts by book with timestamps • Star important thoughts • Review your complete reading journey MONTHLY RECAP • Shareable card with your reading month at a glance • Book covers, pages read, and reading time • Choose your colour theme and share with friends CLOUD SYNC • Seamless sync across all your devices • Automatic cloud backup • Secure Supabase-powered sync • Access your library anywhere DAILY INSPIRATION • Quote of the Day — a fresh reading quote every day on your home screen • Daily quote notification at your chosen time • Share quotes to social media READING STATISTICS • Track reading streaks • Visual progress indicators • Total books, pages, and thoughts • Personalised reading time estimates REMINDERS & NOTIFICATIONS • Customisable daily reading reminders • Choose your days and times • Gentle nudges to keep your streak alive BEAUTIFUL DESIGN • Clean interface with full dark mode support • Themes: Parchment, Ink, Void, Sepia, Marble, and more • Smooth animations • Designed for readers PRIVACY-FIRST • Local-first architecture — your data stays on your device • Optional cloud sync • No tracking, no ads Perfect for avid readers, book clubs, students, and anyone who wants to remember what they read.

About

epilogue

This app helps you meticulously track your reading habits, from print books to ebooks and audiobooks. It offers detailed statistics, character tracking, and personalized library views. Unlock unlimited tracking with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track print, ebook, and audiobook editions
  • Detailed reading statistics and goals
  • Character tracking with relationships and quotes
  • Organize your TBR with moods and queues
  • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, and Fable
  • Customizable library views and sharing options
Features
Read full description

epilogue is the beautiful, private way to track everything you read — and actually OWN the app instead of renting it. No subscription, ever. Track up to 50 books free, then unlock unlimited with a single one-time purchase. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Four gorgeous views: clean cards, a wooden bookshelf, e-reader devices for your ebooks, and cassette tapes for your audiobooks • Track print, ebook and audiobook editions of the same book together • Ratings, reviews, tags, custom covers and reading dates A READING JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Log sessions by pages read or listening time • Daily streaks and a calendar of everything you've read • Reading goals for books, pages and hours STATS THAT GO DEEP • Genre, author and reading-pace breakdowns • Format splits, DNF analysis and a personal Year in Review TRACK THE CAST — LIKE NOBODY ELSE • Build a cast for every book: roles, relationships, quotes and spoiler-safe fates • Link a character across multiple books — even across different series • Explore a whole-series relationship map and share it as an image SERIES, SORTED • Search and filter by series across your Library and TBR • Share a beautiful series card of the whole collection YOUR TBR, ORGANISED • Moods, a "what's next" queue, and gentle nudges for books waiting too long FIND YOUR NEXT READ • Search any title or author, or scan a barcode to add instantly SHARE THE LOVE • Stunning, customisable cards for finishes, monthly wraps, your reading calendar, goals, series and cast YOURS, AND BACKED UP • Optional Google Drive sync and backup • Custom colour themes • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph and Fable No subscription. No ads. No selling your data. Track up to 50 books free — then unlock unlimited, forever, with one purchase. Happy Tracking!

Screenshots

Pick Up4 screens
epilogue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pick Up at 4.8 against epilogue's 3.9. Pick Up also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pick Up sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and epilogue sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pick Up holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pick Up's written reviews are positive against 82% of epilogue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pick Up versus epilogue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPick Upepilogue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1216 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortune Nweke-MaraizuOliver Turk

Customer experience

Pick Up

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

epilogue

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pick Up

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium 6 Months$26.996 Months
  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
7 purchases

epilogue

One-time7
  • Tip: Paragraph$1.00
  • Tip: Page$5.00
  • epilogue unlimited$6.99
Show 4 more
  • Tip: Chapter$10.00
  • Tip: Book$20.00
  • Tip: Series$50.00
  • Tip: Library$100.00

Questions

Is Pick Up free?
Pick Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is epilogue free?
epilogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pick Up or epilogue?
Pick Up is rated higher. Pick Up averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while epilogue averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Pick Up or epilogue have ads?
Neither Pick Up nor epilogue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pick Up or epilogue?
Pick Up ships an update weekly, and epilogue weekly. Most recently, Pick Up was updated on September 14, 2026 and epilogue on September 18, 2026.

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