Comparison

Yuuna vs Orbil

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

Orbil

Features
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Orbil is a personal book library, reading tracker, and reading journal designed to keep your reading life organized. Catalog the books you own, follow your reading progress, record reading sessions, and remember more from every book. Whether you read physical books, eBooks, or audiobooks, Orbil gives you one private place for your collection and reading journey. With Orbil, you can: • Organize and search your personal book library • Track pages, progress, and reading sessions • Manage your reading queue and wishlist • Save thoughts, memorable quotes, and new vocabulary • Record book locations and track lent or borrowed books • Review reading habits, streaks, and statistics • Personalize your visual bookshelf, with optional premium styles and decors • Look back on your reading through monthly recaps Orbil focuses on your books—not social activity, public reviews, or popularity. It is a calm and practical reading companion for readers who want to track what they read, remember what they learned, and keep their collection organized. Build a library that feels truly yours with Orbil. Orbil is free to use for up to 50 books. Orbil Plus is an optional one-time in-app purchase that unlocks: unlimited books, cloud sync & backup across devices, advanced reading stats and Reading Personality insights, premium shelf styles and decors, and expanded custom tags. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Yuuna4 screens
Orbil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Yuuna at 16.0 against Orbil's 18.0. 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 Orbil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yuuna ships an update every 10 days, Orbil every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Yuuna versus Orbil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYuunaOrbil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVALUE CREATION DI LIVERANI ANDREAPrometeuz

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
1 purchases

Orbil

One-time1
  • Orbil Plus$39.99

Questions

Is Yuuna free?
Yuuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbil free?
Orbil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yuuna or Orbil have ads?
Neither Yuuna nor Orbil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yuuna or Orbil?
Yuuna ships an update every 10 days, and Orbil every 9 days. Most recently, Yuuna was updated on October 28, 2026 and Orbil on October 29, 2026.

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