Bookmark'd vs SlowRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookmark'd
Never miss a new book again with this app that helps readers track upcoming releases. Follow your favorite authors and stay organized with clear release dates for anticipated books. It's designed for book lovers who want to stay ahead of release day.
- Browse upcoming book releases
- Track books you are excited about
- Follow authors
- View organized release dates
- Stay ahead of release day
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Bookmark’d helps readers track upcoming book releases so they never miss a new book again. Follow your favorite authors, keep an eye on anticipated releases, and stay organized with clear release dates all in one simple app. Whether you are waiting on the next book in a series or keeping track of multiple authors at once, Bookmark’d makes it easy to stay ahead of release day. Features: • Browse upcoming book releases • Track books you are excited about • Follow authors to see what is coming next • View release dates in one organized place Bookmark’d is built for readers who love books but hate forgetting when the next one comes out. Subscription Details: • Bookmark’d Pro – $2.99/month or $24.99/year • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your account settings on the App Store Privacy Policy: https://spiffy-sfogliatella-4bdc9b.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SlowRead
This app helps you build a visually appealing digital bookshelf and encourages focused reading sessions by blocking distracting apps. Track your reading progress, organize your library, and create a personalized reading ritual.
- Customizable 2.5D digital bookshelf
- Distraction-blocking focus sessions
- Reading streak tracking
- TBR and library organization
- Effortless book addition (scan, search, photo)
- Import from Goodreads (CSV)
- Private, local-first library
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SlowRead is the book tracker with a bookshelf you will want to show off. Every book you read stands on your own shelf, with its real spine and cover. Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram. YOUR BOOKSHELF • Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover. • Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared. • Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together. • Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood. • Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram. • Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show. BOOK CLUBS • Create a club or join one and read the same book together. • Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next. • Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers. • Vote on the club's next book. YOUR READING YEAR • Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share. • Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish. • A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one. • Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres. • A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand. TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT • Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds. • Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib. • Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book. • Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before. • Series grouped together, with your progress through each one. • Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships. • Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish. WIDGETS • Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. READING SESSIONS • Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop. • If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time. All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Bookmark'd and SlowRead both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Bookmark'd's written reviews are positive against 26% of SlowRead's. Bookmark'd also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SlowRead's advantage is ratings volume (793 vs 13) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bookmark'd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SlowRead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.39 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SlowRead holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SlowRead has 793 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Bookmark'd's written reviews are positive against 26% of SlowRead's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bookmark'd ships an update weekly, SlowRead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookmark'd | SlowRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (793 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 793 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kathryn Craver | Adrian Martinez Moreno |
Customer experience
Bookmark'd
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In-app purchases
Bookmark'd
- Bookmark'd$2.991 Month
- Bookmark'd$24.991 Year
SlowRead
- Premium Weekly$8.397 Days
- Premium Annual Offer$32.991 Year
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Lifetime access to Slowread$149.99









