Comparison

Book Tracker vs OpenBookshelf

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker

Manage your personal library, track reading progress, and journal your thoughts. Add books via ISBN scanner, organize with custom lists, and analyze your reading habits with detailed statistics and visual charts.

Highlights
  • ISBN scanner for quick book addition
  • Customizable reading lists (Currently Reading, Finished, Wishlist)
  • Reading progress and audiobook tracking
  • Detailed book ratings and notes
  • In-depth reading statistics and goals
  • Homescreen widgets for current book and goals
Features
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Transform your smartphone into your ultimate digital bookshelf and reading journal! Whether you want to manage your personal library, reach new reading goals, or track your daily reading sessions – Booklio is the perfect book tracker for all book lovers, BookTokers, and avid readers. Add books in seconds via the ISBN scanner, rate your favorites in detail, and dive into in-depth reading stats. Here is everything you can do with Booklio: FIND & ADD BOOKS • ISBN Scanner: Add books instantly using your camera. • Extensive Database: Easily search by title, author, or ISBN. • Manual Entry: Can't find a book? Simply add it yourself. • All Book Details at a Glance: Cover, description, publisher, language, page count, publication date, and more. YOUR DIGITAL BOOKSHELF • Standard Reading Lists: Keep track with lists like Currently Reading, Finished, Wishlist, Favorites, and DNF (Did Not Finish). • Custom Lists: Create unlimited personalized reading lists – exactly how you want them. • Perfect Organization: Sort your books, group them by release year, and easily search through your lists. • Lending Tracker: Keep track of which books you own, have borrowed, or lent out – including return dates and to whom! READING PROGRESS & FOCUS • Exact Tracking: Log your progress in read pages or percentages. • Audiobook Tracker: Easily log your listening minutes. • Live Reading Focus: Use the built-in timer and alarm for uninterrupted, focused reading sessions. YOUR PERSONAL BOOK JOURNAL • Detailed Ratings: Give star ratings (half-stars included!). • Unique Scales: Rate books additionally by Tension, Romance, Humor, and Spice. • Notes & Quotes: Capture your thoughts and save your absolute favorite quotes. IN-DEPTH STATS & GOALS • Set Reading Goals: Define goals for the month and the entire year to stay motivated. • Deep Analytics: View your reading stats for any time period (week, month, year, all-time). • Visual Charts: Analyze your genre distribution, reading times, streaks, and star ratings. • Exciting Insights: Find out what your shortest or longest book was, view author stats, and see your average reading pace per session. MONTHLY OVERVIEW & DISCOVER • Book Calendar: View your reading month in a beautiful calendar or list layout. • Celebrate Success: Get an overview of all books, pages, and covers finished in a given month. • Inspiration: Discover new books through our seasonal and monthly book recommendations. HOMESCREEN WIDGETS Bring your reading experience directly to your home screen! • Current book including reading progress (supports multiple books at once). • Always keep an eye on your yearly and monthly goals with the new widget. Download Booklio now and start your organized reading adventure. Your perfect reading journal is waiting for you! Privacy Policy: https://bookpairs.de/datenschutz.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OpenBookshelf

Organize your reading list with a clean, focused book tracker. Easily search millions of titles, import your history from other platforms, and sync across devices without ads or subscriptions. Focus solely on your books.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Search millions of books
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Sync across devices
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Organize reading lists
Features
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Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
OpenBookshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: OpenBookshelf at free against Book Tracker's freemium. Book Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Book Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and OpenBookshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Book Tracker against 5.0 for OpenBookshelf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 8 days, OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Book Tracker versus OpenBookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerOpenBookshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnika ReineckeJared Floersch

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions5
  • Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium (1 month)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)$14.991 Year
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  • Premium (1 year)$24.991 Year
  • Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
1 purchases

OpenBookshelf

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenBookshelf free?
OpenBookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book Tracker or OpenBookshelf?
Book Tracker and OpenBookshelf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Book Tracker or OpenBookshelf have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor OpenBookshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or OpenBookshelf?
Book Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and OpenBookshelf on October 31, 2026.

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