Comparison

Lamplit vs BookStreak

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

Head to head
About

Lamplit

This app helps book lovers track reading sessions, organize their library, and analyze reading habits with detailed stats and streaks. It offers customizable themes, social sharing features, and privacy-focused data management.

Highlights
  • Track reading sessions with live Dynamic Island updates
  • Organize library with custom shelves and series tracking
  • Detailed stats and charts for reading trends
  • Build reading streaks and earn achievements
  • Rate books with half-star precision and custom tags
  • AI-powered vibe search for book discovery
  • Shareable social cards for reading recaps
Features
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Lamplit is a reading tracker designed for people who love books. Track your reading sessions, organize your library, build streaks, and explore your stats — all in a warm, beautifully themed experience. TRACK YOUR READING Start a timed reading session and see it live on your Dynamic Island. Log pages for physical books, ebooks, or audiobooks. Pause, resume, and review session summaries with pages-per-minute stats. Focus mode with ambient reading sounds helps you stay in the zone — rain, fireplace, coffee shop, forest, ocean, or library. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Organize books by status — currently reading, want to read, finished, paused, or did not finish. Create custom shelves, track series in order, and import your existing library via CSV. Scan barcodes to add books instantly, or search and enter them manually. STATS & STREAKS See your reading trends with charts: pages per month, genre breakdowns, reading speed over time, and more. Set annual reading goals and track your progress. Build reading streaks and earn achievements along the way. RATE, TAG & DISCOVER Rate books with half-star precision. Add spice ratings, content warnings, tropes, and mood tags. Track point of view, pacing, and genre-specific ratings like fluff, angst, and humor. Use AI-powered vibe search to find books in your library by feel — search "cozy autumn mystery" and get results that match. Or choose Clean & Simple mode and see only the essentials. READ TOGETHER Start a reading session with friends on FaceTime via SharePlay. See each other's progress in real time and keep each other accountable. Or create an async reading group where everyone reads at their own pace. SHARE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS Generate shareable social cards: your Top 4 books, Currently Reading spotlight, Year in Books recap, and Monthly Wrap — ready to share on social media. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from seven handcrafted color themes — Lamplit, Ember, Sage, Bloom, Cobalt, Aurora, and Inkwell — each with light and dark modes. Lamplit looks the way reading feels: warm, inviting, and personal. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS Home Screen widgets show your current book and goal progress. Lock Screen widgets keep your reading stats at a glance. Control Center button to jump straight into a session. Siri Shortcuts let you log reading time hands-free. Works with Spotlight search across your entire library. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts required. No ads. No third-party SDKs. Your reading data syncs privately via iCloud and stays yours. Ratings and tags you add are shared anonymously. Export your full library as CSV at any time. MORE · Barcode scanner for quick book entry · Book notes and favorite quotes · Character tracker for complex series · Series tracking with reading order · OCR page scanning to update progress from a photo · Reading challenges with custom goals · Image Playground backgrounds for social cards · AI-powered vibe search — find books by feel, not just genre (iOS 26) · Control Center button to start reading instantly · CSV export of your full library with 18 data columns · Physical book, ebook, and audiobook format tracking · 7 color themes with dark mode support Free to use. No subscription required.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Lamplit4 screens
BookStreak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lamplit at 5.0 against BookStreak's 4.0. Lamplit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). BookStreak's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BookStreak sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lamplit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lamplit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lamplit ships an update every 3 months, BookStreak every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lamplit versus BookStreak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLamplitBookStreak
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian StoyanovKien Nguyen

Customer experience

Lamplit

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

BookStreak

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lamplit

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BookStreak

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro 6 Months7 Days trial$16.996 Months
  • Supporter Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Lamplit free?
Lamplit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookStreak free?
BookStreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lamplit or BookStreak?
Lamplit is rated higher. Lamplit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BookStreak averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lamplit or BookStreak have ads?
Neither Lamplit nor BookStreak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lamplit or BookStreak?
Lamplit ships an update every 3 months, and BookStreak every 3 days. Most recently, Lamplit was updated on November 13, 2026 and BookStreak on November 9, 2026.

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