Comparison

BookWorm vs Mybrary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Mybrary

A private book tracking application that stores all your data locally on your device. Easily log reading progress, rate books, and organize your library with custom collections. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Local data storage
  • Track reading progress
  • Add books by scan or search
  • Organize with collections
  • Rate and review books
  • Set reading goals
  • Import/export library data
Features
Read full description

Mybrary is a simple, private book tracker. No account required. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. Track what you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Add books by title, barcode scan, or search. Track pages, listening time, and reading progress. Rate and review. Organize with collections. Set reading goals. Your library is yours. Import and export anytime. Automatic backups keep your data safe. Built for readers who want a clean, fast app that respects their privacy. No ads, no recommendations you didn't ask for, no selling your reading habits. Try it free for 30 days. After that, it's $2.99 one time to use it forever. No subscription, no renewals, no tricks.

Screenshots

BookWorm4 screens
Mybrary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookWorm at weekly against Mybrary's every 4 weeks. BookWorm also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Mybrary's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. BookWorm sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mybrary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mybrary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookWorm ships an update weekly, Mybrary every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BookWorm versus Mybrary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookWormMybrary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam MarkockiJohn Manasco

Customer experience

BookWorm

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mybrary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BookWorm

Subscriptions2
  • BookWorm Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • BookWorm Pro – Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • An espresso$2.99
  • Coffee & croissant$4.99
  • A week of coffee$9.99
1 purchases

Mybrary

One-time1
  • Mybrary Pro$2.99

Questions

Is BookWorm free?
BookWorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mybrary free?
Mybrary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BookWorm or Mybrary?
Mybrary is rated higher. BookWorm averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Mybrary averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BookWorm or Mybrary have ads?
Neither BookWorm nor Mybrary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookWorm or Mybrary?
BookWorm ships an update weekly, and Mybrary every 4 weeks. Most recently, BookWorm was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mybrary on October 12, 2026.

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