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

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Your Chapter is a smarter way to track your reading, reflect on what you read, and remember more from every book. Build your personal digital bookshelf, track your reading progress, create AI-powered workbooks, and discover your next great read — all in one calm, beautifully designed reading companion. Whether you are reading for self-improvement, knowledge, creativity, or pure enjoyment, Your Chapter helps you stay consistent and get more value from the books you read. Track your reading Keep your reading life organised with a simple book tracker built around your personal library. • Add books to your digital bookshelf • Track books you are currently reading • Update reading progress • Save books you want to read next • Build a record of books you have finished Reflect with AI workbooks Reading is powerful, but reflection helps the ideas stick. Your Chapter helps you create structured workbooks for the books you read, giving you space to think, reflect, and remember key lessons. Use reflect and workbooks to: • Capture important ideas • Reflect on what you learned • Turn insights into action • Remember more from non-fiction, self-help, business, psychology, health, and personal growth books Discover what to read next Not sure what to read next? Use AI-powered recommendations to get book ideas based on your interests, goals, and reading preferences. Find books for: • Personal growth • Business and productivity • Health and wellbeing • Psychology • Fiction • Non-fiction • Biographies • Self-help • Fantasy, mystery, romance, and more Reading Plans: • Build better habits by creating your own reading plans whether it's for your next holiday or the rest of the year. Stay motivated with a reading experience designed to help you read more consistently and make progress over time. Your Chapter helps you: • Track your reading goals • Keep your bookshelf organised • Build a consistent reading habit • Reflect after finishing a book • Get more from the books you already own Why readers use Your Chapter • Book tracker for your current, finished, and future reads • Digital bookshelf for your personal library • Reading journal for notes and reflections • AI workbooks to help you remember what you read • Book recommendations when you need inspiration • Simple, calm design built for focused readers Your Chapter is for readers who want more than a list of books. It is for people who want to track their reading, reflect on ideas, and turn books into lasting knowledge. Start your next chapter today. Terms of Use: https://yourchapter.io/terms-and-conditions

About

Petal

This app helps you track your reading progress across physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in one beautifully designed interface. Set personalized goals, maintain reading streaks, and visualize your achievements in a growing digital meadow. It offers seamless format switching and library import from other platforms.

Highlights
  • Track progress across physical, ebook, and audiobook formats
  • Set and visualize multiple reading goals
  • Maintain a daily reading streak
  • Display finished books as a shelf
  • Import library from Goodreads or StoryGraph
  • No account, ads, or tracking
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 to add pages, mark it finished or set it aside. 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. 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 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 • Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read and Did Not Finish • Star ratings (half stars too), favourites, reviews, rereads, start and finish dates • Bring your library with you from Goodreads, StoryGraph or Fable, or even a screenshot of your shelves 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: cosy, calm or bold, each with a light and a dark look. Change it any time. 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. A GENTLE NUDGE Turn on one daily reminder to pick up your book, at a time that suits you. 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 in-app purchases: Petal at none against Your Chapter's 2. Your Chapter's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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. Your Chapter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Petal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Chapter ships an update fortnightly, Petal every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Your Chapter versus Petal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour ChapterPetal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB46 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJagtar ReehalMORGAN BELLE TREGELLAS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Your Chapter

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Petal

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.
Do Your Chapter or Petal have ads?
Neither Your Chapter nor Petal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Your Chapter or Petal?
Your Chapter ships an update fortnightly, and Petal every 6 weeks. Most recently, Your Chapter was updated on October 25, 2026 and Petal on October 25, 2026.

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