BookWorm vs Moth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookWorm
This app helps you build a consistent reading habit by tracking books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Set daily goals, maintain reading streaks, and visualize your progress with a unique calendar. It offers effortless book addition, customizable themes, and cross-device synchronization.
- Track books, ebooks, and audiobooks
- Set and achieve daily reading goals
- Maintain reading streaks
- Visualize progress with a reading calendar
- Add books via search or barcode scan
- Customizable themes (Light, Dark, Retro)
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud sync across devices
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Turn reading into a daily habit you can see. BookWorm tracks every book, ebook and audiobook, counts pages and listening time toward one daily goal, and keeps your streak alive. Every feature is free. BookWorm is a warm, hand built reading tracker for people who love books and want to actually finish them. No feed, no noise, no ads. Just your library, your progress, and a friendly bookworm cheering you on. WHY READERS FINISH MORE BOOKS • Track any format. Physical books and ebooks by page, audiobooks by hours and minutes. • One daily goal for all of it. Pages and listening time count toward the same target. • Reading streaks, so there is a reason to open a book today. • A calendar that fills in as you read, until your year tells a story. • Real stats: books finished, pages read, hours listened, days read, and your best streak ever. • Your most read genres and a format breakdown, so you learn how you actually read. EFFORTLESS BY DESIGN • Add a book in seconds. Search by title, or scan its barcode with your camera. • Covers, page counts and audiobook length estimates are filled in for you. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what you are reading at a glance. • iCloud sync keeps your library on every iPhone you own, in your own private iCloud. • Nine languages, switchable instantly with no restart. • Re-read a favourite and BookWorm keeps the earlier read in your history. • Finished a book months ago? Add it with its dates and your calendar fills in behind you. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING Saving your progress turns a page. Buttons click, switches flip, and finishing a book has a small celebration you can feel in your hand. And because so many readers here are listening rather than turning pages, BookWorm's sounds can never duck or interrupt your audiobook. Sound and haptics each have their own switch. MAKE IT YOURS Four looks, one tap apart. System follows your phone. Light is warm and creamy. Dark is easy on the eyes at night. And Retro dresses the whole app in a 70s sunset palette of teal, mustard and burnt orange, with chunky outlines and monospaced type. Add your own genres, set the goal that suits your week, and pick the look you like. YOURS, AND PRIVATE Your library lives on your device and in your own iCloud, where the developer cannot read it. There is no account, no sign up, no email address. BookWorm collects a small amount of pseudonymous usage data to fix problems and decide what to build next, never your book titles, your name, or what you type into search. FREE, WITH A TIP JAR IF YOU LIKE IT Every feature is free. No paywall, no locked screens, no subscription, no ads. If BookWorm earns its place on your Home Screen, an optional tip supports one independent developer. That is the whole business model. Start your next chapter today.
Moth
Log your reading sessions, build daily streaks, and visualize your progress with detailed statistics. Organize your book library, set yearly goals, and enjoy a dark mode interface designed for readers.
- Reading timer
- Streaks and daily goals
- Detailed reading statistics
- Book library organization
- Yearly reading goal tracking
- ISBN barcode scanner
- Dark mode interface
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Track your reading, build streaks, and see beautiful stats. All in dark mode. Moth is the reading tracker designed for readers who want to see their progress, stay consistent, and make their reading life look as good as it feels. --- WHY YOU WILL LOVE MOTH --- Every reading session you log builds a picture of who you are as a reader. How fast you read, how consistent you are, what you love: Moth turns all of it into gorgeous stats you'll want to check every day. READING TIMER Start a timer when you pick up your book. Log your pages when you're done. That's it, no complexity, no clutter. Moth tracks your reading habits and daily progress automatically. No limits on free sessions, ever. STREAKS & DAILY GOALS Set a daily reading goal in pages or minutes. Every consecutive day you hit it builds your streak. Moth is here to help you stay consistent and motivated. READING STATS See your reading life in numbers: books finished, total pages, reading time, reading speed, and a calendar heatmap showing your last 90 days of reading activity. Watch your patterns emerge as the data builds up over time. YOUR BOOK LIBRARY Add books by searching or scanning the ISBN barcode, no typing required. Organize into shelves: Want to Read, Reading, Finished, or Did Not Finish. Create custom shelves to organize your books just the way you want. Rate with half-stars and keep notes. DNF is a first-class status here, not something hidden in a submenu. BUILT FOR DARK MODE Moth is dark-first. Warm backgrounds, amber accents, soft typography: it looks and feels like reading by lamplight. Every screen has fewer elements than any competitor. Simplicity is the point. YEARLY READING GOAL Set a target for how many books you want to read this year and track your progress with a visual progress bar. See exactly where you stand. --- WHAT'S FREE --- Track up to 12 books. Unlimited reading sessions. Full reading timer. Streaks and daily goals. Yearly reading goal. ISBN barcode scanner. Half-star ratings and notes. Calendar heatmap. Everything you need to track your reading, with no paywalls on the essentials. --- MOTH PREMIUM --- Unlock unlimited book tracking, advanced reading stats, and deeper insights into your reading habits with our monthly or yearly subscription. - - - Subscription terms: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://moth-app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://moth-app.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BookWorm at 4.8 against Moth's 4.6. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. BookWorm sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Moth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BookWorm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.
BookWorm ships an update weekly, Moth every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookWorm | Moth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Markocki | Inolab |
Customer experience
BookWorm
Moth
In-app purchases
BookWorm
- BookWorm Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- BookWorm Pro – Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- An espresso$2.99
- Coffee & croissant$4.99
- A week of coffee$9.99
Moth
- Moth Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Moth Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
- Moth Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year







