ReadingRate vs Book Reading Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadingRate
This app helps you understand your reading habits through detailed analytics and AI-powered insights. Track your reading speed, difficulty preferences, and genre patterns to discover books that truly match your taste. Capture thoughts and quotes to build a personal literary archive.
- Personal reading analytics
- 9-dimension book difficulty scores
- Reading journal with voice capture
- AI-powered reading insights
- Data-driven book recommendations
- Reading time predictions
- Barcode book scanner
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How hard is this book, and how long will it take you? Every book in ReadingRate carries nine measured difficulty scores, each with a written reason, and a word count turned into hours at your reading speed. Look anything up before you commit a month of evenings to it. No account needed. FREE, FOREVER, NO CARD Import your reading history from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Readwise or Notion. Log every reading day, in the app, by Siri, or by telling ChatGPT or Claude. Keep your library, your journal and your quotes. Read difficulty scores and reading-time estimates on every book. Export all of it whenever you want. Nothing here runs out after a week. NINE MEASURED DIMENSIONS Four for how hard the prose is to parse: vocabulary complexity, syntactic complexity, abstraction level, information density. Five for how hard the meaning is to reach: narrative indirection, symbolic density, ironic distance, resolution withholding, structural complexity. Each one scored 0 to 100 for that specific book, each with a written reason. YOU READ THE BOOK WHEREVER YOU READ BOOKS Paper, Kindle, library copy, audiobook. ReadingRate is not where you read. It is where the reading is kept: what you finished, how long it took, and the lines you marked. LOGGING TAKES ONE TAP Tap the book and the page you reached. Or tell Siri. Or say it to ChatGPT or Claude and it lands here. No timer, and nothing to fill in while you are trying to read. YOUR READING JOURNAL Capture thoughts and connections as you read. Save a passage and it is anchored to its page for citation later. Build a record of your relationship with a book, for reviews, essays, or just remembering why it mattered. BARCODE AND SHELF SCANNING Add a book by scanning its barcode. Members can photograph a whole bookshelf and have it read the spines. APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Log pages and check progress from your wrist. Currently reading and reading pace on your home and lock screens. BROWSE AND DISCOVER Curated lists, prize winners, and thousands of books with full difficulty analysis. Free to explore without an account. WHAT A MEMBERSHIP ADDS Deep analysis of any book, the Insight Lab, the full Eras atlas and literary map, book clubs, thirty shelf scans a day, the WhatsApp bot, and asking Claude or ChatGPT about your own reading history. Putting your reading in is always free. A membership is for getting more back out.
Book Reading Tracker
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Tome is your beautiful personal reading tracker - a warm, literary home for your book life. Whether you read a book a month or a book a week, Tome helps you document every page of your journey. TRACK YOUR LIBRARY - Add books from a massive database via search or ISBN barcode scan - Mark books as Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished, or Did Not Finish - See your entire library as a gorgeous visual bookshelf - Organize books into custom shelves READING PROGRESS - Track pages read or listening time for audiobooks - Set and visualize annual reading goals - See streaks and reading pace over time - Never lose your place again CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS - Save your favorite quotes from any book (up to 3 free, unlimited with Pro) - Write mini reviews and star ratings - Add personal notes and reflections DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ - Browse curated reading lists and recommendations - TBR Randomizer helps you choose your next book when you can't decide - Discover books by genre, mood, or reading time READING STATISTICS - See how many books and pages you have read this year - Track your favorite genres and authors - Year-over-year reading comparison (Pro) - Full reading analytics with pace, streaks, and author insights (Pro) AI READING ADVISOR (Pro) - Get personalized book recommendations based on your reading history - Ask for book suggestions by mood, genre, or author style - Discover hidden gems you would never find on your own TOME PRO Unlock the full reading experience: - Unlimited books, shelves, and quotes - Full reading statistics and analytics - AI Reading Advisor - Detailed notes and tags - Year-in-Books shareable card - Export your library (CSV/Goodreads) Start your reading journey with Tome today. Your books deserve a beautiful home. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ReadingRate at 3 against Book Reading Tracker's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. ReadingRate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Book Reading Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ReadingRate | Book Reading Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Stawski | Karol Jaworski |
In-app purchases
ReadingRate
- Reader Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Reader Yearly7 Days trial$54.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$249.99
Book Reading Tracker
- Tome Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tome Pro Yearly - 50% Off1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Tome Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
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