Comparison

Atlas vs MidChapter

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

Head to head
About

Atlas

A private and calm digital space to organize your reading lists, track books, and discover new titles. Focuses on beautiful book covers and personal organization without gamification or social features. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Organize books into five reading lists
  • Drag and drop reordering of books
  • High-resolution book cover display
  • Search powered by Apple Books
  • Add custom books and covers
  • Import/export library data
  • iCloud sync across devices
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A calm, private space to track your books, navigate your reading lists, and get back to what you love: reading. No streaks, no goals, no ratings, no guilt. Not a habit tracker, not a stats dashboard, not a social network. Just your books, their beautiful covers, and the order you intend to read them. Organize - Five reading lists: Reading, Reading Next, Someday, Read, and Set Aside - Drag and drop to reorder books in the exact order you intend to read them - Bulk edit to move, favorite, or remove a stack of books at once - Mark books as owned to keep track of what's on your shelf Covers, front and center - Book covers are treated like the art they are - Tap the cover on its detail page to open it in full screen - Zoom in to discover details you've never noticed before - Displayed in high resolution throughout the app Find your next book - Search powered by Apple Books - Book detail pages with cover art, description, genres, and more from the author - Tap any author to view their full catalog - Follow any author to keep their catalog a couple taps away - Add books that aren't in Apple Books, with your own covers and details - A Coming Soon list that tracks upcoming releases automatically Reflect - Add notes on any book in your library - A reading timeline showing what you finished, and when - Start a re-read from any finished book, keeping your first reading intact - Favorite the books you loved, then drag and drop to rank them Browse your library - Masonry grid and list views - Filter and sort by genre, author, date, favorites, ownership, and availability - Search directly within your library and individual reading lists Bring your books with you - Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or CSV - Export your full library as CSV - iCloud sync across all your devices Designed for iOS - Built natively for iOS26 from the ground up with Liquid Glass and system styling - Feels like a cohesive, first-party Apple app - Light, Dark, and System themes Private by design, and no data collection - No accounts. No sign-up. No profile. - No analytics, no tracking, no data collection - Your library lives on your device and syncs through iCloud Atlas was built to highlight your covers, your lists, and the order you decide to read your books in. Reading doesn't need to be gamified, optimized, or made public. It just needs a quiet space to keep your books, plan what's next, and remember where you've been. Reading is one of the few things left that's slow, quiet, and entirely yours. Atlas is built to keep it that way. Happy reading, - Austin

About

MidChapter

Track your reading progress with this app. Organize books into 'Want to Read,' 'Currently Reading,' and 'Already Read' shelves. Monitor your reading pace and set annual goals to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Organize books into three shelves
  • Track reading progress with page updates
  • Visualize progress with a donut ring
  • Set annual reading goals
  • View reading statistics
  • Search millions of books
Features
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MidChapter is the reading tracker built for people who actually read. Search any book, add it to your shelves, and track your progress as you go. Three simple shelves Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Already Read - move books between them in one tap. Progress at a glance A simple donut ring shows exactly where you are in your current book. Update your page number anytime. Reading stats that motivate Set an annual reading goal and watch your progress build. See how many books you've finished, pages read, and your reading pace by month. Discover your next read Search millions of books by title, author, or genre — powered by Google Books. As an Amazon Associate, MidChapter earns from qualifying purchases.

Screenshots

Atlas4 screens
MidChapter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MidChapter at none against Atlas's 3. MidChapter also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Atlas sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MidChapter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Atlas against 5.0 for MidChapter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atlas ships an update every 3 weeks, MidChapter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Atlas versus MidChapter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtlasMidChapter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAustin Thompson-TruchanGARRETT STEVEN LANGDON

Customer experience

Atlas

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MidChapter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Atlas

One-time3
  • Sticker Tip$1.99
  • Coffee Tip$4.99
  • Book Tip$9.99
None

MidChapter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Atlas free?
Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MidChapter free?
MidChapter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Atlas or MidChapter?
Atlas and MidChapter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Atlas or MidChapter have ads?
Neither Atlas nor MidChapter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Atlas or MidChapter?
Atlas ships an update every 3 weeks, and MidChapter every 2 days. Most recently, Atlas was updated on September 15, 2026 and MidChapter on September 20, 2026.

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