Comparison

LitList vs AO3 Companion

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

Head to head
About

LitList

Organize your reading life with this app. Track books, rate spice, tag tropes, and discover new reads tailored to your taste. Features include audiobook support, smart search, and social reading with friends.

Highlights
  • Log reading status and streaks
  • Audiobook tracking
  • Smart library search and filtering
  • Trope and spice tagging
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Buddy reads and social sharing
  • Goodreads library import
Features
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The reading tracker that actually gets readers. Built for how BookTokers think: spice ratings, trope tagging, series tracking. Made for every reader.. Track any book, any genre, any format. TRACK YOUR READING - Log books as Reading, Read, Want to Read, or DNF/soft DNF - Reading streaks, daily goals, and session timer with page tracking - Audiobook support with listening hours and narrator info - Journal entries with mood tracking for each session YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Beautiful cover grid with smart search - Filter by status, genre, and vibes (tropes & moods) - Series tracking with reading progress and book order - Spice ratings and trope tags — because BookTok gets it - Content warnings, half-star ratings, and spoiler-tagged reviews DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ - Today's Pick — a free daily recommendation curated to your taste - Mood Match — tell it your craving and it picks from your own TBR - Browse by tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Found Family, and more - Filter by spice level from mild to explicit - New in Your Series — never miss a release READ WITH FRIENDS - Buddy reads with real-time progress sharing - Friends system with activity feed - Send book recommendations to friends - Shareable stats cards, reading challenges, and goals FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - Create a reading profile for your child under your account - Track their books and milestones together - No ads ever shown to child profiles IMPORT & GET STARTED FAST - Import your Goodreads library in under 2 minutes — shelves, ratings, and read dates transfer automatically - Import from any reading app or CSV - Instant cover art, metadata, and series detection - Scan barcodes to add books in seconds, or batch-scan a whole stack GO FURTHER WITH LITLIST PLUS - Picked For You — unlimited personalized recommendation batches - Mood Match for your TBR - Search by theme, mood, or vibe - Premium stats card designs & Year in Review - All vibe themes — Romantasy, Cottagecore & Dark Academia - Unlimited reading challenges - Unlimited family profiles Built independently in Canada by a reader, for readers. No ads. No data selling. Just your reading life, beautifully organized. Terms of Use (EULA): https://litlist.ca/terms Privacy Policy: https://litlist.ca/privacy

About

AO3 Companion

Features
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Keep your reading in one place with AO3 Companion, an independent reader for Archive of Our Own. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Search public works by title, author, fandom and tags. Filter by content rating and completion, and sort by kudos, update date or length. YOUR LIBRARY Save works, return to recent reads and keep your chapter and scroll position on this device. READ YOUR WAY Adjust font size, line spacing and typeface. Choose White, Paper or Night mode and move between chapters from the contents menu. COMPANION PLUS Browse and read the first chapter for free. Companion Plus unlocks subsequent chapters in the app, offline downloads and the Rose reading theme. Original works remain freely available on the AO3 website. Prices, renewal periods and any eligible free trial are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled through your App Store account. No AO3 account is required for public works. Restricted works may require access on AO3 itself. Kudos, comments and author interactions open the original AO3 website. AO3 Companion is not affiliated with Archive of Our Own or the Organization for Transformative Works. Fanworks belong to their authors. Apple standard license: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://ao3-companion-reader.web.app/support.html Privacy: https://ao3-companion-reader.web.app/privacy.html Browse public AO3 works across all ratings. Choose ratings, archive warnings and tags with search filters.

Screenshots

LitList4 screens
AO3 Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AO3 Companion at 13.0 against LitList's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LitList sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and AO3 Companion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LitList versus AO3 Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLitListAO3 Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB36 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developermerakistormsilyas inajjar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LitList

Subscriptions2
  • LitList Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
  • LitList Plus Annual$34.991 Year
2 purchases

AO3 Companion

Subscriptions2
  • Companion Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Companion Plus Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is LitList free?
LitList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AO3 Companion free?
AO3 Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LitList or AO3 Companion have ads?
Neither LitList nor AO3 Companion shows ads.

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