Comparison

Anthologized vs Magic Bookmark

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

Head to head
About

Anthologized

This app helps readers of short-form literature track, rate, and remember individual stories, poems, essays, and plays within their anthology collections. Easily add new books by scanning barcodes or searching, and organize your reading with custom lists and wishlists.

Highlights
  • Track individual stories, poems, essays, and plays
  • Rate and write notes on literary works
  • Mark reading status (read, want to read, abandoned)
  • Add new books via barcode scan or search
  • Organize reading with custom lists and wishlists
  • Track magazines and journals
Features
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Anthologized You've read hundreds of stories across dozens of anthologies. But ask yourself which book "The Lottery" was in, or which collection had that perfect essay about grief, and the answer is gone. Anthologized fixes that. Anthologized is the only app built for readers of short-form literature. Track, rate, and remember every story, poem, essay, and play inside your anthology collections — not just the books themselves. What you can do: Track every story inside every anthology you own. Rate them individually. Write notes on the ones that stayed with you. Mark what you've read, what you want to read, and what you abandoned halfway through. If we don't have the book or story you're reading it is easy to add new books by scanning the barcode or searching by title. Anthologized pulls in the cover, publication details, and lets you build out the table of contents at your own pace. Organize your reading with custom lists. Keep a wishlist for anthologies you want to pick up next. Track magazines and journals alongside your books. Built for anthology lovers: The Best American series. The Norton anthologies. Year's Best collections. Prize anthologies. Themed collections. These books don't fit neatly into apps built around novels — Anthologized was designed specifically for them. No more losing track of who wrote that story about the lighthouse. No more buying an anthology only to realize you've already read half of it elsewhere. No more forgetting that haunting tale from page 47. Your reading, your way: Keep your library private or share it publicly. Follow other readers and see what they're discovering. Earn badges as your collection grows. Anthologized is free to download.

About

Magic Bookmark

Enhance your reading experience with a spoiler-free companion. This app allows you to chat with characters, recall plot points, and track the cast without revealing future story elements. Simply scan your page or provide audio cues to get a precise recap and explore character connections.

Highlights
  • Spoiler-free recaps
  • Chat with characters
  • Track cast and connections
  • Page-scanning integration
  • Audiobook phrase input
  • Syncs to exact reading place
Features
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Magic Bookmark is a spoiler-free reading companion that works with your copy of the book. Chat with characters, remember what happened, and keep track of the cast without revealing anything beyond your place in the story. HOW IT WORKS 1. Snap a photo of your current page, or enter the last phrase you heard in an audiobook. 2. Get a recap that stops exactly where you are. 3. Ask questions about the story so far without spoilers. 4. Explore the cast, see who’s who and how they’re connected. BRING YOUR OWN BOOK Magic Bookmark works alongside a physical book or audiobook you own, buy, or borrow and does not contain the book itself. Magic Bookmark syncs to your exact place, not just the chapter, so every recap, character profile, and conversation stays spoiler-free. BOOKMARK CREDITS Each book requires one Bookmark Credit, available as an in-app purchase. Credits never expire. Your first credit is free. Download Magic Bookmark and enjoy the story without losing the plot or getting spoiled.

Screenshots

Anthologized4 screens
Magic Bookmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anthologized at none against Magic Bookmark's 4. Anthologized also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Magic Bookmark's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2). 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. Magic Bookmark sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Anthologized asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anthologized holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Bookmark has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Anthologized versus Magic Bookmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnthologizedMagic Bookmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings225 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB88 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTim PeysarYomu Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Anthologized

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Magic Bookmark

One-time4
  • 1 Bookmark$4.99
  • 5 Bookmark Credits$19.99
  • 10 Bookmarks$34.99
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  • 50 Bookmarks$69.99

Questions

Is Anthologized free?
Anthologized is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Bookmark free?
Magic Bookmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anthologized or Magic Bookmark?
Anthologized is rated higher. Anthologized averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Magic Bookmark averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Anthologized or Magic Bookmark have ads?
Neither Anthologized nor Magic Bookmark shows ads.

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