Comparison

ReadTale vs BookLens

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

Head to head
About

ReadTale

Features
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Create beautiful book review cards in secondsβ€”then save, organize, and share your favorite quotes and thoughts as polished images. ReadTale turns your reading into share-ready cards. Pick a style, add your thoughts, and export an image perfect for social feeds and reading communities. What you can create: β€’ Review cards β€” Star rating (1–5) plus an emotion meter (0–5) to capture how a book made you feel. β€’ Quote cards β€” Highlight your favorite lines with matching typography. β€’ Recommendation cards β€” Share your opinion with a clean, card-style layout. Make it yours: β€’ Templates β€” Styles like Dark Academia and Fantasy to match your vibe. β€’ Optional watermark β€” Add a subtle signature when sharing. β€’ Your library β€” Cards stay on your device, editable anytime. Export & share: Save images to your Photos or share anywhereβ€”perfect for BookTok, Bookstagram, or your personal reading journal. Whether it’s a five-star review or a quote you love, ReadTale helps you capture it in one tap. Create your next reading card today.

About

BookLens

Features
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BookLens (formerly Book Tracker) is a simple reading log and book journal for people who want to read more and remember what they read. TRACK EVERY BOOK β€’ Add a book in seconds: scan the book cover and the title and author are filled in for you, from covers in more than 100 languages β€’ See your whole library as a grid of covers, filtered by Want to read, Reading, Paused or Finished β€’ Check in the page you reached, or start again with Read again β€’ Every book keeps its reading history in your reading log, from the first check-in to the last page TIME YOUR READING β€’ A reading timer for every session, with an optional goal: minutes or pages β€’ Pause and resume; the timer keeps counting even if the app is closed β€’ See your time, pages and pages per minute when you finish β€’ Share a clean 9:16 image of your session to your stories SET A GOAL AND KEEP YOUR STREAK β€’ One goal at a time: pages per day, week or month β€’ Watch your progress ring fill up and your streak grow β€’ Weekly stats: days read, pages read, hours read and average speed SAVE QUOTES AND BOOK NOTES β€’ A quote saver that reads the page for you: photograph it, tap the first and last word, and the passage is saved as a note β€’ Write your own thoughts and add tags, like a book journal that sits beside each book β€’ Turn any note into a beautiful quote card for your stories and friends β€’ Browse every note across your library, filtered by book or tag PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No ads and no tracking, and free to start β€’ Page photos are only read and never kept; photo metadata such as location is removed β€’ Delete your account and all your data from the app at any time BookLens is available in English and Vietnamese. BOOKLENS PRO Unlimited notes, your own photo and PRO backgrounds on share cards, full weekly/monthly/yearly recaps, and reading reminders. Available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ailent.vn/booktracker/terms-en Privacy Policy: https://ailent.vn/booktracker/privacy-en

Screenshots

ReadTale4 screens
BookLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ReadTale at daily against BookLens's fortnightly. BookLens's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ReadTale sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BookLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadTale ships an update daily, BookLens fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ReadTale versus BookLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadTaleBookLens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamza BoulahfaNguyen Manh Cam

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReadTale

One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99
2 purchases

BookLens

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ReadTale free?
ReadTale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookLens free?
BookLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReadTale or BookLens have ads?
Neither ReadTale nor BookLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadTale or BookLens?
ReadTale ships an update daily, and BookLens fortnightly. Most recently, ReadTale was updated on November 5, 2026 and BookLens on November 5, 2026.

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