Comparison

Book Tracker vs Red Pilcrow

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

Red Pilcrow

Features
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Red Pilcrow is a calmer place to read. Bring in an article, passage, document, or something you’ve been meaning to finish, and Pilcrow turns it into a focused reading experience designed to reduce visual noise and help you stay with the text. READ WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Red Pilcrow gives your reading room to breathe. Thoughtful typography, comfortable spacing, focused layouts, and adaptable reading environments help make long or difficult text feel more approachable. MAKE THE READER YOURS Choose from different reading environments designed around focus, comfort, spacing, contrast, and motion. Your reading experience adapts without turning reading into a productivity game. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Highlight passages as you read and find them later in your personal library. Pilcrow keeps highlights connected to the source so the ideas you want to remember don't disappear into a forgotten screenshot folder. GET UNSTUCK When a sentence or idea isn't clicking, reading assists can help you approach it from another angle, explain unfamiliar ideas, or provide useful context without pulling you away from the text. READ IN PARTS Dense text doesn't have to arrive as a wall. Pilcrow can help you move through longer reading one manageable section at a time while keeping your place and progress. YOUR READING LIBRARY Save readings, return to unfinished pieces, revisit highlights, and keep your reading history in one quiet space. Features may vary depending on your device and system capabilities.

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
Red Pilcrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Pilcrow at none against Book Tracker's 5. On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Book Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Red Pilcrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Book Tracker versus Red Pilcrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerRed Pilcrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnika ReineckeMahsa Mohammadkhorshiddoust

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
None

Red Pilcrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Pilcrow free?
Red Pilcrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Tracker or Red Pilcrow have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor Red Pilcrow shows ads.

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