Comparison

Nookd vs BookWorm

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

Head to head
About

Nookd

Effortlessly save book recommendations from photos, screenshots, or your camera roll. Organize your reading list, discover personalized picks, and track your progress. Buy books, share recommendations, and set reading goals within the app.

Highlights
  • Save books from photos and screenshots
  • Organize books into reading lists
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • In-app book purchasing
  • Share recommendations with friends
  • Set and track reading goals
Features
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You want to read, but your phone keeps winning. Nookd blocks the apps pulling you away and helps you build a reading habit that sticks. Ten minutes a day, and you're back to the books you love. And every rec you screenshot and forget? Nookd shelves those too. BLOCK THE SCROLL A reading app with app blocking built in, made to turn even ten minutes a day into a habit. Start a Bookmark session and your distracting apps go behind a gentle blocking screen until your reading time is up. NIGHTLY CHAPTER Set a recurring reading window and Nookd blocks your chosen apps automatically, no tap needed. The rec you loved at 11 pm finally gets read at 9. STREAKS & MILESTONES Every finished session builds your streak and climbs the milestone ladder, from Spine Cracked to Shelf Legend. Reading time you can see, stacking up day after day. And when you drift, Nookd nudges you gently back to your book. Encouragement, never guilt. WIDGETS & LIVE COUNTDOWN Your streak, your book, and a one-tap 30 minute session live right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Start a session and a live countdown keeps time while you read. SAVE ANY WAY YOU FIND BOOKS Screenshot, snap, or upload. If there's a book in it, Nookd finds it and shelves it instantly. No typing. No searching. No losing it forever in your camera roll. YOUR SHELF, YOUR WAY Want to read, currently reading, finished. Every rec you've ever saved, finally organized in one beautiful place. PICKS THAT GET YOU Nookd's BookPrint™ learns your taste with every book you add. Swipe through personalized recommendations that get eerily good over time. Like a friend who's read everything and actually listens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library and reading stats live on your device. And Apple's Screen Time technology means Nookd never sees which apps you block. Ever. In a world fighting for your attention, reading is a quiet rebellion. Nookd puts it back within reach. Built by a reader drowning in forgotten BookTok recs. Sound familiar? App blocking, Nightly Chapter, and unlimited books require a Nookd+ subscription (monthly, annual, or lifetime). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BookWorm

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Set daily goals, maintain streaks, and organize your library. It offers gentle reminders and progress insights to encourage more reading.

Highlights
  • Daily reading goals (pages/minutes)
  • Reading streak tracking
  • Log print books, ebooks, and audiobooks
  • Organize library (Reading, To Read, Finished)
  • Reading timer
  • Monthly progress recaps
  • Shareable reading stats
Features
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Turn "I should read more" into a daily habit. BookWorm is a calm, beautiful reading tracker for books, ebooks and audiobooks. Set a daily goal, build a streak and watch your reading grow. BUILD A READING HABIT • Set a daily goal in pages or minutes • Keep your streak alive and earn reading quests • See every reading day on your calendar • Gentle reminders, at the time you choose BOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS, IN ONE PLACE • Log pages for print books and ebooks • Log listening time for audiobooks • Both count toward the same daily goal YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Organise your shelf: Reading, To Read and Finished • Import your existing library from a CSV file • Add notes to every book STAY FOCUSED • Start the reading timer with one tap • Pick up right where you left off from Home SEE YOUR PROGRESS • A Monthly Recap of every month you read • Books finished, pages read and hours listened • Your best streak and favourite genres SHARE WHAT YOU READ • Beautiful share cards for every finished book • Share your Monthly Recap in one tap BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN • Optimised for iPhone Duo: your shelf and your book, side by side • iPhone and iPad, synced with iCloud • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Four themes: Light, Dark, Retro and Marginalia • Available in 9 languages Made by an independent developer. If you love BookWorm, an optional tip helps keep it growing.

Screenshots

Nookd4 screens
BookWorm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookWorm at every 9 days against Nookd's every 5 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nookd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and BookWorm sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nookd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nookd ships an update every 5 weeks, BookWorm every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nookd versus BookWorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNookdBookWorm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiaison & Partners LLCAdam Markocki

Customer experience

Nookd

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BookWorm

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nookd

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Annual$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

BookWorm

One-time3
  • An espresso$2.99
  • Coffee & croissant$4.99
  • A week of coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Nookd free?
Nookd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookWorm free?
BookWorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nookd or BookWorm?
Nookd is rated higher. Nookd averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while BookWorm averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Nookd or BookWorm have ads?
Neither Nookd nor BookWorm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nookd or BookWorm?
Nookd ships an update every 5 weeks, and BookWorm every 9 days. Most recently, Nookd was updated on October 31, 2026 and BookWorm on November 5, 2026.

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