Comparison

Your Chapter vs Petal

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

Head to head
About

Your Chapter

Transform your reading experience with a virtual 3D room that grows as you read. Track your progress, journal your thoughts, and discover new books with personalized recommendations. Enjoy a cozy reading environment with ambient sounds and customizable decor.

Highlights
  • Virtual 3D reading room
  • Reading timer and progress tracking
  • Book library management
  • Reading journal and reflection tools
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Ambient reading sounds
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Reading has no reward you can see. Your Chapter gives it one: a cosy room of your own that grows every time you read. Your Chapter is a book tracker, a reading journal and a home for your books. Keep track of what you read, remember what you learned, and watch your reading come to life. YOUR READING ROOM Step into a cosy 3D room filled with your own books. • Start the Reading Timer and your reader sits down and reads with you • Earn coins for the time you read, and spend them on furniture and decorations • Unlock the Corner Café and the Bookshop with the coins you earn • Collect keepsakes for the books you finish • Read to rain, lo-fi radio or a crackling fire • See your room on your Home Screen and your timer on your Lock Screen TRACK YOUR READING • Build your library by searching or scanning a barcode • Import your books from a Goodreads CSV file • Track print books, e-books and audiobooks • Log progress in pages, percent, listening time or chapters • Rate books, save quotes, and set your own genres and finish dates • Set a reading goal and keep your streak going REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ • Reflect turns a book into key lessons, a workbook and an action plan • Ask your Shelf questions about the books you have read • Insights shows your streaks, your favourite genres and a recap of your year DECIDE WHAT TO READ NEXT • Tell Inspire Me what you are in the mood for and get book ideas • See recommendations based on your tastes • Group books into Reading Plans with start and end dates (Premium) • Arrange your library on a real bookshelf, decorate it and pin it to your Home Screen (Premium) WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Your books stay on your phone. Progress, notes and Reflect answers save there and sync by themselves. Available in 11 languages. Some features use AI, which can make mistakes. Terms of Use: https://yourchapter.io/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://yourchapter.io/privacy-policy

About

Petal

This app helps you track your reading habits and organize your book collection. It offers a visually appealing way to log finished books, manage your to-read list, and set personal reading goals. Enjoy a pressure-free environment focused solely on your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Log finished books and manage TBR lists
  • Set personalized reading goals
  • Visually appealing reading garden and lantern
  • Add books via barcode scan or import
  • Track borrowed books and subscriptions
  • Get personalized reading suggestions
  • Share your year in books
Features
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Petal is a cosy reading tracker and book journal that turns your reading life into something beautiful. Log the books you read, keep your TBR in one place, set reading goals and watch your year in books grow. Every book you finish plants a flower in your reading garden, your lantern glows a little brighter each day you read, and your shelves fill up with the stories you love. No leaderboards. No pressure. Just you and your books. UPDATE IN A TAP Tap Update on any book you're reading and type your page or percentage, or drag the bar. Or just tell Petal, like a text: "on page 200 of Fourth Wing" or "just finished Circe". Paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks all welcome, and you can switch format halfway through a book. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS Scan the barcode on the back of a book, search by title, or bring your library with you from Goodreads, StoryGraph or Fable, or even a screenshot of your shelves. WATCH YOUR READING GROW • A reading garden that blooms with every book you finish • A streak lantern that glows when you read, and simply waits when you don't • Gentle reading goals by books, pages or listening hours: weekly, monthly or yearly • Badges to collect along the way • Home and lock screen widgets for your current books, your bookshelf and your streak A BOOKSHELF YOU'LL LOVE LOOKING AT • A cosy bookcase or shelves on the wall, in dark wood, light wood or painted • Real covers, spines or books facing out, with fairy lights if you like • Arrange it your own way, or sort by title, author or date finished • Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read and Did Not Finish • Star ratings (half stars too), favourites, reviews, rereads, start and finish dates BOOKKEEPING The real-life side of reading, all in one place. • Borrowed books with due dates, a reminder the day before, and renew or return in a tap • Book subscriptions and boxes, with payment and box dates • My copies: every edition you own, from paperbacks to special and signed editions ASK PETAL WHAT TO READ NEXT Not sure what to pick up? Tell Petal your mood and get suggestions, either from your own Want to Read pile or something brand new. YOUR YEAR IN BOOKS See how many books, pages and hours you've read, your best streak and your reading month by month, then play back your year and share it. PICK YOUR WORLD Garden, Linen and Studio are free: cosy, calm or bold, each with a light and a dark look. READ WITH FRIENDS, IF YOU LIKE • See what your friends are reading and peek at their shelves • Send a book to a friend. It lands in their Postbox. • Accounts are optional. Petal works fully on its own without one. PETAL PLUS • Four magical worlds: Starlight, Dragon's Den, Moonlit Cove and Fairy Meadow • Make Petal yours with your own colours • Deeper statistics and reading insights • Unlimited goals, special goal types and jar, chart and bloom goal styles • Spending totals and charts for books and subscriptions, and unlimited subscriptions in Bookkeeping Petal Plus is £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://wondrous-gnome-3a9122.netlify.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Your Chapter4 screens
Petal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Your Chapter at none against Petal's shown. Your Chapter also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Petal's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Your Chapter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Petal sells 2 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Your Chapter against 5.0 for Petal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Chapter ships an update every 2 weeks, Petal monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Your Chapter versus Petal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour ChapterPetal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB56 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJagtar ReehalMORGAN BELLE TREGELLAS

Customer experience

Your Chapter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Petal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Your Chapter

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Petal

Subscriptions2
  • Petal Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Petal Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Your Chapter free?
Your Chapter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petal free?
Petal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Your Chapter or Petal?
Your Chapter and Petal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Your Chapter or Petal have ads?
Petal shows ads; Your Chapter does not.
Which is updated more often, Your Chapter or Petal?
Your Chapter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Petal monthly. Most recently, Your Chapter was updated on November 15, 2026 and Petal on November 13, 2026.

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