Comparison

Book Tracker vs WoodWork Bookshelf

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker

Features
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ReadersGuild turns reading into something you can see, measure, share, and make your own. Think Strava, but for books. Track every reading session. Build your own digital bookshelf. Read alongside friends. Watch your reading life take shape over time. Start a reading timer. Log your pages and mood. Discover how you read. Share what you're reading with people who actually care. ReadersGuild is a social reading tracker built around the idea that reading is better when it's visible, shared, and part of your identity. TRACK YOUR READING SESSIONS Start a timer every time you read. Log pages, duration, and your mood. Sessions sync to your profile and feed automatically. BUILD YOUR DIGITAL BOOKSHELF Your library is more than a list of books. Build a bookshelf that's yours. Add books by barcode scan, search, or manual entry. Organize them by currently reading, to be read, finished, or gave up. Then make your shelf your own with collectible boards, backdrops, and ornaments that you earn through reading. EARN SHILLINGS. DECORATE YOUR SHELF. Reading earns Shillings. Every minute you read helps you earn the currency you spend on your bookshelf. Unlock beautiful collectible decorations, customize your shelf, and slowly build a visual record of the reading life you've actually lived. READ TOGETHER Reading doesn't have to happen alone. Start a reading session inside your own Fire, invite friends, and read together in the same shared room. See who's reading, react to each other's sessions, and share the experience without turning reading into a competition. SEE YOUR STATS Pages per day. Average session length. Reading pace. Time by genre. Your best reading hours. Weekly and monthly trends. See exactly where your time goes. STREAKS AND GOALS Set an annual reading goal. Build daily reading streaks. Earn achievements for milestones. The kind of accountability that actually works. SHARE LIKE AN ATHLETE Post reading sessions to your feed with Strava-style share cards. Your friends see what you read, how long, and what you thought. Share to Instagram Stories with custom artifact cards. EARN YOUR EMBLEM The Guild is everyone who reads in ReadersGuild. One community, one feed. Invite friends and your emblem climbs with every reader who arrives through you. From Scout to Guild Master, your rank is visible on your profile. Reading is better when your people are doing it too. COMMUNITY BOOK DATA See mood and vibe tags from other readers (dark, hopeful, funny, slow-burn). Check content warnings before you start. Contribute corrections to book metadata. Built by readers, for readers. PREMIUM Free users get the full reading tracker with a 10-book library. Premium lifts the book cap, adds advanced stats and charts, and gives you premium share card designs. ReadersGuild is built by a reader, for readers. No ads. No data selling. Just a clean tool that makes your reading life visible. SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS ReadersGuild offers an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the full experience. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Service: https://www.readers-guild.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.readers-guild.com/privacy

About

WoodWork Bookshelf

Features
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WoodWork turns your ebook library into a living bookshelf on your iPhone Home Screen. Each book appears as a physical spine, with thickness based on its page count. Shuffle your shelf to rediscover forgotten books from your collection. • Combine books from Calibre, Apple Books, Kindle, and library files • Import directly from a Calibre Content Server over Wi-Fi • Add up to six widget shelves with different books and layouts • Choose from four visual themes • See the books currently displayed by each widget • Open a random book from your complete library • Tap a title to open it in its reading app • Import privately with WoodWork Scanner for Mac or a library file Imports merge into one shelf without changing your source libraries. Calibre integration is one-way: WoodWork reads book metadata without modifying your Calibre library. WoodWork has no accounts, advertising, analytics, or tracking. Your library stays yours.

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
WoodWork Bookshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WoodWork Bookshelf at none against Book Tracker's 3. Book Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Book Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. WoodWork Bookshelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update weekly, WoodWork Bookshelf monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Book Tracker versus WoodWork Bookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerWoodWork Bookshelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFabio Jonathan ArifinJoseph Ruocco

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • ReadersGuild Monthly$5.991 Month
  • ReadersGuild Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • ReadersGuild Lifetime$99.99
None

WoodWork Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WoodWork Bookshelf free?
WoodWork Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Tracker or WoodWork Bookshelf have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor WoodWork Bookshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or WoodWork Bookshelf?
Book Tracker ships an update weekly, and WoodWork Bookshelf monthly. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and WoodWork Bookshelf on November 10, 2026.

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