Comparison

Book Reading Tracker vs Echo Books

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

Head to head
About

Book Reading Tracker

Features
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TACET is a clean and simple reading tracker. It brings back what reading used to feel like — focused, immersive, uninterrupted. Fade into the story.
 A soft, ambient glow — drawn from your book's cover — surrounds your reading. The interface disappears. The story remains. Your library. No noise. No social feeds or endless scrolling.
 Only the books you choose. Words worth keeping. 
Save the lines that mattered. A quiet collection of quotes, book by book. Every book has its moment.
 See your reading mapped across days and months — a private record of where your attention went. Time regained. Record of a quality time well spent. A quiet presence on your home screen.
 Add the TACET widget, and keep your current book always within a reach. Use all type of live activities to see your session progress on lock screen and dynamic island. Your data belongs to you. Completely. Import your library from any source (Goodreads, Storygraph, etc.) which let you take CSV file, export at any moment, or delete your data anytime.
 No lock-in. No hidden rules. No compromises. Take your attention back. Step into the silence.

About

Echo Books

Features
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Echo Books собирает всю вашу библиотеку, бумажную и электронную, в одном каталоге. Добавление за секунды. Наведите камеру на штрих-код и данные и обложка подтянутся из шести источников. Книга старая и её нет в базах? Сфотографируйте обложку: приложение выпрямит перспективу, уберёт фон, улучшит цвет и найдёт книгу по распознанному названию. Электронные книги приносят обложку и данные прямо из файла. Чтение. EPUB, FB2, PDF (включая сканы, встроенное распознавание превращает их в текст), TXT. Перелистывание «Загибом» как в бумажной книге, скольжение или прокрутка. Тема светлая, тёмная или автоматическая. Кегль настраивается для каждой книги отдельно. Закладки с переходом на страницу. Привычки. Две цели минуты и страницы в день, кольца прогресса, серия дней подряд, статистика недели. Время и страницы считаются сами. Порядок. Свои разделы, поиск по всей библиотеке, отметка «на руках» кому и когда вы дали книгу, с напоминанием о сроке. Приватность. Без аккаунтов, рекламы и аналитики. Данные на ваших устройствах и в вашем личном iCloud. Для iPhone, iPad и Mac.

Screenshots

Book Reading Tracker4 screens
Echo Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Echo Books at every 5 days against Book Reading Tracker's every 3 weeks. Echo Books also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Reading Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Echo Books every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Book Reading Tracker versus Echo Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Reading TrackerEcho Books
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgii VitkovskiiAzret Shogenov

In-app purchases

None

Book Reading Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Echo Books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Reading Tracker free?
Book Reading Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echo Books free?
Echo Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Reading Tracker or Echo Books have ads?
Neither Book Reading Tracker nor Echo Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Reading Tracker or Echo Books?
Book Reading Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Echo Books every 5 days. Most recently, Book Reading Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Echo Books on October 31, 2026.

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