Comparison

Yuuna vs Forewords

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

Head to head
About

Yuuna

This app allows users to create a visually stunning virtual bookshelf to track their reading. Organize your TBR list, log reading sessions, and personalize your digital library with custom spines and decorations. It offers detailed reading statistics and a private journal for notes and reviews.

Highlights
  • Virtual bookshelf customization
  • TBR list management
  • Reading session logging
  • ISBN scanning for book addition
  • Private reading journal
  • Yearly reading statistics
  • Customizable book spine editor
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Yuuna turns your reading list into a bookshelf you design yourself. Every book gets its own spine, with the color, typeface and material you choose, and your shelf grows with every page you read. YOUR BOOKSHELF - Add books by ISBN scan, title search, or by hand - Print, ebook and audiobook sit side by side on the same shelf - Spine editor: colors, fonts, materials, with live preview - Upload a photo of your real book spine and put it on the shelf - Mix wallpapers, shelves and decorations however you like - Drag to reorder, just like a real shelf TBR, READING, FINISHED - Your TBR, what you're reading now and what you've finished, each on its own shelf - Search, filter and group your library the way you like - Save pages, start and end dates, format, series and price - Set a yearly goal and watch books move from one shelf to the next READING JOURNAL & CALENDAR - Log every session: pages, notes, photos, how the chapter left you - Your calendar fills with covers instead of empty squares - Save quotes and annotations for every book - "Best moments" gathers what moved you most each month - Rate across four dimensions: spice, fluff, tears and humor YOUR STATS - Book Tower: every book you finished, stacked into one tower you can share - Year in review: books, pages, streaks, goal progress - Heatmaps and rhythm charts that show when you actually read - All private. No feed, no likes, no comments, nobody watching Yuuna is a reading journal, not a reader: you keep reading your books wherever you like. Yuuna is where they stay. YUUNA PREMIUM Premium unlocks advanced statistics, all personalization options and additional features. - Plans: monthly, yearly, or one-time (lifetime) - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel any time from your App Store account settings LEGAL Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/70838787 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/70838787

About

Forewords

Discover your next favorite book with AI-powered recommendations tailored to your unique reading taste. Track your library, add notes, and gain insights into your reading habits. Import from other platforms or scan barcodes to build your personal collection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered book recommendations
  • Import Goodreads/StoryGraph libraries
  • Track reading, want-to-read, DNF
  • Rate books with sentiment tags
  • Personalized reading insights
  • Content warnings
  • Focused reading sessions
Features
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Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph library in seconds — then let Forewords find the next book you'll rave about. Forewords uses AI based on your actual taste — your ratings, notes and patterns — to recommend books that genuinely fit. Not just genre matches: unexpected connections you wouldn't have found on your own. Every recommendation includes a personalised reason. TRACK YOUR BOOKS • Track every book you're reading, have read, want to read or DNF'd. • Rate books with sentiment tags, and give all-time favourites a sixth star. • Add notes as you read — dictated or written. • Tag books by how they actually feel, not just genre. • Create custom shelves and tags with no library-size limit. • See severity-labelled content warnings before you start a book. BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS • Recommendations built from your actual taste — not the current bestseller list. Powered by AI. • The more you rate and note, the sharper the AI gets. • Every recommendation explains why it fits, grounded in your reading history. • Get 100 recommendation credits when you sign up. READING ROOM • Start a focused reading session from any book you're currently reading. • Use an optional timer while adding notes and tracking progress. • Finish with a summary of your progress, active reading time and reading days. • Review, add and edit past sessions in Reading Room History. READING STATS AND INSIGHTS • Discover the themes, tones and narrative styles you return to. • Find your reader archetype. • See patterns across your library you never consciously noticed. • Explore reading stats that go deeper than books per year. IMPORT YOUR LIBRARY • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph or another CSV in seconds. • Scan barcodes to add physical books. • Your data is yours — export it at any time. WHO FOREWORDS IS FOR Forewords is for bibliophiles and power readers — the kind who finish a book and immediately need to know what's next. • Anyone looking for a Goodreads alternative with more personal recommendations. • Readers who want a beautiful, private tracker without social-network noise. • People who care about what they read, not just how much. WHY READERS SWITCH TO FOREWORDS • No ads, data selling, social feed or public-profile pressure. • Recommendations and insights based on the themes, tone and narrative style that define your taste. • Your private library, your notes and recommendations that improve as you use them. A NOTE FROM THE MAKER Confession: I'm not a huge reader. But my wife is. She reads 50+ books a year and asked me to build something that could discover books from what she genuinely likes and dislikes, reveal her reading taste, and go deeper than “another book by the same author.” So I built Forewords. It's a reading companion, not a social network or streak tracker. I'm not trying to make you read more — you already do that. It's independent, meant to stay affordable, and will always have a free version. I hope you love it. If you don't, I'd genuinely like to know why. — Jayson Forewords is your book tracker, reading journal, AI book recommendations app and personal reading-insights tool — built for voracious readers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Yuuna4 screens
Forewords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forewords at 5.0 against Yuuna's 4.6. Forewords also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Yuuna's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Yuuna sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Forewords sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forewords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yuuna has 132 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Yuuna's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forewords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yuuna ships an update every 10 days, Forewords fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yuuna versus Forewords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYuunaForewords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (132 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVALUE CREATION DI LIVERANI ANDREAForewords

Customer experience

Yuuna

All ratings125 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Forewords

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Yuuna

Subscriptions4
  • Yuuna Pro (monthly plan)$6.991 Month
  • Yuuna Pro (monthly plan)$9.991 Month
  • Yuuna Pro (annually)$19.991 Year
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  • Yuuna Pro (annually)$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$19.99
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$29.99
  • Yuuna Pro (lifetime)$99.99
3 purchases

Forewords

Subscriptions2
  • Forewords Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Forewords Plus Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 250 Recommendation Credits$4.99

Questions

Is Yuuna free?
Yuuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forewords free?
Forewords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yuuna or Forewords?
Forewords is rated higher. Yuuna averages 4.6 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while Forewords averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Yuuna or Forewords have ads?
Neither Yuuna nor Forewords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yuuna or Forewords?
Yuuna ships an update every 10 days, and Forewords fortnightly. Most recently, Yuuna was updated on October 31, 2026 and Forewords on October 24, 2026.

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