Comparison

Bookmark'd vs Bookspine

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse upcoming book releases
  • Track books you are excited about
  • Follow authors
  • View organized release dates
  • Stay ahead of release day
Features
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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/

About

Bookspine

Features
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The book you're reading, on your Home Screen. Bookspine is a reading widget with no subscription and no ads: add a book, and your current read — with a progress ring — sits on the Home Screen. Tap the widget to add pages without opening the app. Most reading apps keep the widget behind a subscription. Here the widget is the point, so the Small one is free, and the number of books is never limited. ■ Free ・Small widget: the book you're reading, its cover or spine, and how far you are ・Add pages right on the widget (iOS 17 interactive widgets) ・Unlimited books — no five-book cap ・Finished books stay on your shelf, free, forever ・Search by title or author, or scan the ISBN barcode ・Works without a connection: you can always add a book by hand ・Set a reading goal for this year and see how close you are ■ Bookspine Pro (one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・Medium widget: cover, progress bar, pages left, books this year ・Large widget: this year's shelf — every book you've finished, lined up ・Lock Screen widgets: your progress without unlocking ・See your shelf by spines or by covers ・Reading goal widget: how far to this year's goal, on the Home and Lock Screens ・Year in review: books per month, pages read, your thickest book and the year's shelf — past years too ・iCloud sync: books, progress and your goal, the same on all your devices — even after a new iPhone ・To-read shelf widget: your to-read pile as spines, in Medium and Large ・Import from Goodreads: bring in what you've read, are reading and want to read from your export file, in one go ・Spine colors: pick the color of any book's spine ■ The shelf Books you finish line up on a shelf, oldest to newest. Books without a cover are drawn as a spine — a colour and the title — so the shelf never has grey holes in it. ■ Privacy Your books stay on your device. Only if you turn on iCloud sync (Pro), they sync through your own iCloud between devices signed in to your Apple Account — the developer never sees them. No account, no ads, no tracking. Only anonymous usage (which screens and widget sizes are used, whether Pro was purchased) is sent to improve the app — never your books, names or any Apple identifier. You can turn it off in Settings. Turn on “Also find covers on Apple Books” in Settings to fill in covers Open Library doesn't have (off by default). Book data comes from Open Library.

Screenshots

Bookmark'd4 screens
Bookspine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookspine at every 3 days against Bookmark'd's weekly. Bookmark'd's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookmark'd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bookspine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmark'd ships an update weekly, Bookspine every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookmark'd versus Bookspine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmark'dBookspine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKathryn CraverMinari Taniguchi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bookmark'd

Subscriptions2
  • Bookmark'd$2.991 Month
  • Bookmark'd$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Bookspine

One-time1
  • Bookspine Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Bookmark'd free?
Bookmark'd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookspine free?
Bookspine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookmark'd or Bookspine have ads?
Neither Bookmark'd nor Bookspine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmark'd or Bookspine?
Bookmark'd ships an update weekly, and Bookspine every 3 days. Most recently, Bookmark'd was updated on October 5, 2026 and Bookspine on October 13, 2026.

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