OpenBookshelf vs BookStreak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenBookshelf
Organize your reading list with a clean, focused book tracker. Easily search millions of titles, import your history from other platforms, and sync across devices without ads or subscriptions. Focus solely on your books.
- Track reading progress
- Search millions of books
- Import from Goodreads
- Sync across devices
- No ads or subscriptions
- Organize reading lists
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Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.
BookStreak
Track your reading habits and build a consistent habit on your own terms. Capture quotes, reflections, and moods from your reading sessions. Gain insights into your reading patterns with detailed analytics and visualizations.
- Flexible reading streaks
- Sync with Goodreads, KOReader, Kindle
- Reading journal for quotes and moods
- Reading rhythm heat map
- Home screen widget and Dynamic Island integration
- Offline functionality
- Data export
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Track your reading. Capture what moves you. See it compound. BookStreak is the reading tracker that works the way you actually read. Build a habit on your terms, bring your highlights from Kindle and your sessions from KOReader, Apple Books and watch your reading life take shape over time. No ads. No data selling. Unlimited books. Free forever. FLEXIBLE STREAKS — READ ON YOUR TERMS - Set your own target: read 3, 5, or 7 days per week - Miss a day? Your streak doesn't reset — it flexes with your life ALL YOUR READING, ONE PLACE - Sync with Goodreads — shelves sync automatically - KOReader live sync — read on your e-reader, see it in BookStreak - Import from StoryGraph, LibraryThing, CSV - Kindle highlights via My Clippings.txt - Kobo annotations from your device READING JOURNAL — CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS - Save quotes, reflections, and mood per session - Photos and location of where you're reading - Voice dictation for quick thoughts INSIGHTS THAT COMPOUND OVER TIME - Heat map showing your reading rhythm across the year - Reading velocity trends — are you speeding up or slowing down? - Personal records: most pages in a day, fastest finish, longest streak - Top authors, genres, and format breakdown - Mood patterns across your reading sessions HOME SCREEN WIDGET & DYNAMIC ISLAND - Streak widget on your Home Screen — see your progress at a glance - Start a reading timer from the Dynamic Island - Lock Screen Live Activity — stop and log without unlocking WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE - All data stored locally on your device first - Free cloud sync when you're online - No account required — full app works as a guest - Export as CSV or JSON anytime, free PRIVACY FIRST Your reading data belongs to you. BOOKSTREAK PRO (optional upgrade) - Shareable Monthly Reading Wrap and reading cards - Time-of-day reading patterns + session duration history - Year-over-year comparison - Custom themes + alternate app icons - 7-day free trial after your first finished book Privacy Policy: https://bookstreak.quest/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read more. Remember what matters. Download BookStreak.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenBookshelf at 5.0 against BookStreak's 4.0. OpenBookshelf also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). BookStreak's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. OpenBookshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BookStreak sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OpenBookshelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
OpenBookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, BookStreak every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenBookshelf | BookStreak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Floersch | Kien Nguyen |
Customer experience
OpenBookshelf
BookStreak
In-app purchases
OpenBookshelf
- Unlock$2.99
BookStreak
- Supporter Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pro 6 Months7 Days trial$16.996 Months
- Supporter Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99









