Leaf vs Bookmook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leaf
This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking your progress page by page and setting daily goals. It offers features like reading streaks, dual goal-setting modes, and visual progress indicators. An AI assistant is available for Pro users to interact with their reading data.
- Daily reading streak counter
- Flexible and fixed date goal setting
- Visual progress indicator
- AI assistant for reading queries (Pro)
- Home screen widgets
- Barcode scanning for book entry
- Goodreads library import
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Stop starting books you never finish. Leaf turns reading into a daily habit. Without the guilt. Track progress page by page, set a daily goal, and build the streak that keeps you reading. Or set a reading challenge: pick a few books, pick a finish date, and Leaf tells you how many pages to read each day. The first reading tracker connected to your AI assistant (Pro). READING STREAKS Build a consistent reading habit: - Daily streak counter with a weekly reading calendar - 3-hour grace period for late-night reading sessions - Missed a day? One tap to backdate yesterday's reading. No guilt, no penalty - Nine milestone levels from Sprout to Ancient, earned permanently even if your streak resets DUAL GOAL-SETTING MODES Choose the approach that fits your style: - Flexible Mode - set pages per day, Leaf calculates your finish date "I want to read 20 pages daily" - Fixed Date Mode - set a target date, Leaf calculates daily pages "I want to finish by March 15" READING CHALLENGES "5 books in 3 months." Leaf does the math. - Pick your books, pick a finish date - Leaf tells you how many pages to read today - Read extra today, and tomorrow's number goes down - Fall behind, and the number just updates. No penalty - Every week, an email and a notification with how you're doing - Finish, and get a recap you can share Reading challenges come with the Challenge Pass (3 months) or Leaf Pro. It's private. Just you and your books, no leaderboard. VISUAL PROGRESS TRACKING See exactly where you are and how far to go: - Circular progress indicator for each book - Quick-adjust buttons (−5, −1, +1, +5, +10) to log pages in seconds - Updates in one tap, not minutes ASK YOUR AI ASSISTANT (PRO) Your reading data is available via an MCP server: - "What am I reading?" Get your current book and progress - "Log 30 pages of my current book" updates without opening the app - "Add Atomic Habits, 320 pages" adds new books by voice or chat - Works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant Requires Leaf Pro. Set up at readwithleaf.app/integrations. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Your reading at a glance, without opening the app: - Progress ring widget with today's streak and page goal - Book widget showing your current read and progress - Lock screen widget for quick check-ins SMART BOOK MANAGEMENT Add books in seconds: - Scan a barcode for instant lookup - no typing required - Search by title or ISBN - title, author, page count, and cover auto-filled - Import your Goodreads library in one step - bring your reading history with you - Manual entry for any book not in the database - Finish a book in a series? Leaf finds the next volume for you - Share a completion card when you finish a book - Bookshelf organized by currently reading, TBR, finished, and dropped READING JOURNAL Your complete reading history: - Current streak and all-time longest streak - Total pages read and books completed - Full stats for every book you finish: days taken, pages per day, best reading day - Book notes and quotes, saved by page - Export your book list to CSV anytime WHY READERS LOVE LEAF Free to use - tracking, streaks, goals, stats and import, no strings attached Works fully offline - no account required Dark-first design - comfortable for evening reading Available in 16 languages Works on iPhone and iPad LEAF PRO An optional upgrade for readers who want more: - Reading challenges (also sold on their own as a 3-month Challenge Pass) - Cloud sync across all your devices - Automatic backup - never lose your reading data - Ad-free experience - AI assistant integration (MCP server) - Cancel anytime PERFECT FOR - Readers who start more books than they finish - Anyone building a reading habit, one page at a time - Anyone building a reading journal and TBR list - Busy people fitting reading into a packed schedule - Goodreads users looking for a focused, offline-first alternative One page at a time.
Bookmook
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Bookmook is your private book tracker and eReader. Everything stays on your device: no account, no tracking, works offline. Built in Switzerland by an independent developer. • ADD BOOKS - Snap a photo of the cover to find the book online - Cover, blurb and year fill in automatically • TRACK YOUR BOOKS - Rate with thumbs up/down - Write your own review in a free-text field • READ WITHOUT SWITCHING APPS - Read your books in the built-in eReader (ePub) - Set your own background (light/sepia/dark) - Choose your font size and typeface - Add bookmarks - Save quotes with a single tap • CONNECT YOUR BOOKS - Link your books by your vibes - See the links as a constellation around a book - Share a constellation — friends import it with one tap - Get automatic suggestions from your own library - No outside algorithm, no ads • ORGANIZE BY WHY - Sort by your own, freely expandable categories instead of rigid genres - Find books again by mood and theme • LISTS & TIMELINE - Add books to your TBR (to-be-read) list - Read, Abandoned, favorite authors, most-connected books — all one tap away - Follow your reading history on the timeline • IMPORT & EXPORT - Import your library from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Calibre-Web (OPDS) or JSON - Export as Markdown/JSON - No lock-in • BACKUP & RESTORE - Make a full backup of your library anytime - Restore it 1:1 — even on a different device - All local, no outside server and no account • BUILT FOR BIG LIBRARIES - Search, filters and your library stay fast • PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No sign-up, no forced cloud, no server, no data tracking - Your data is yours Free up to 5 books. Bookmook Premium unlocks unlimited books — a one-time purchase, no subscription. — Bookmook Premium is a one-time purchase (no subscription, no auto-renewal). Payment is charged to your Apple account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bookmook at none against Leaf's shown. Leaf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Leaf sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bookmook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Leaf ships an update every 3 days, Bookmook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leaf | Bookmook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Ballut | L. Weber |
In-app purchases
Leaf
- Leaf Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Leaf Pro Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year
- Leaf Pro Annual1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Small$1.99
- Medium$4.99
- 3-Month Challenge Pass$9.99
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- Large$9.99
Bookmook
- Bookmook Premium – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Bookmook Premium – Yearly$19.991 Year









