Comparison

ReadingRate vs Book Tracker・Reading Log

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Book Tracker・Reading Log

Easily build and manage your personal library by adding books via search, ISBN scan, or manual entry. Track reading progress, set goals, and record notes. Enjoy a private reading experience with data stored locally.

Highlights
  • Build personal library
  • Add books by title, author, ISBN, or manual entry
  • Track reading status (Want to Read, Reading, Read, Did Not Finish)
  • Record ratings and notes
  • Set yearly reading goals
  • Built-in reading timer
  • Private, local data storage
Features
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Your private reading companion Build Your Library • Search by title or author and add a book in one tap. • Or scan its ISBN barcode, or type the details in yourself. • Want to Read · Reading · Read · Did Not Finish • Rating · Notes · Total pages Reach Your Goals • Set yearly targets and watch your progress grow. • Track reading sessions with a built-in timer. Private by Design • Your library, notes, and progress stay on your device. • No accounts required • Book search and ISBN lookup connect to Open Library. ISBN scanning, the reading timer, saved quotes, detailed charts and full backup require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ReadingRate4 screens
Book Tracker・Reading Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ReadingRate at none against Book Tracker・Reading Log's shown. ReadingRate also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). Book Tracker・Reading Log's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ReadingRate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Book Tracker・Reading Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadingRate ships an update every 8 days, Book Tracker・Reading Log every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ReadingRate versus Book Tracker・Reading Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadingRateBook Tracker・Reading Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon StawskiZeroPlay Ltd.

Customer experience

ReadingRate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Book Tracker・Reading Log

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ReadingRate

Subscriptions2
  • Reader Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Reader Yearly7 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$249.99
2 purchases

Book Tracker・Reading Log

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is ReadingRate free?
ReadingRate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker・Reading Log free?
Book Tracker・Reading Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReadingRate or Book Tracker・Reading Log have ads?
Book Tracker・Reading Log shows ads; ReadingRate does not.
Which is updated more often, ReadingRate or Book Tracker・Reading Log?
ReadingRate ships an update every 8 days, and Book Tracker・Reading Log every 4 months. Most recently, ReadingRate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Book Tracker・Reading Log on October 8, 2026.

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