Comparison

Readory vs Spindl

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

Head to head
About

Readory

This app helps readers track their reading habits, log books, and journal their thoughts. It offers a reading timer with ambient sounds, detailed statistics, and goal setting to enhance the reading experience. All your reading data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Track reading status (Currently Reading, Finished)
  • Immersive reading timer with ambient sounds
  • Create highlights and voice/photo notes
  • Detailed reading statistics and achievements
  • Live Activity for Lock Screen visibility
  • Organized library with grid view and filters
  • Set reading goals and track streaks
  • Import Goodreads library
Features
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Readory is a beautifully crafted book tracker designed for readers who care about their reading life. Whether you read one book a month or one a week, Readory helps you build lasting reading habits, read together with friends, and capture every thought along the way. • Track Your Reading Journey Add books instantly by scanning barcodes, searching by title, or importing your Goodreads library. Track your reading status — Currently Reading, Want to Read, Finished, or Did Not Finish — and mark Want to Read books as Owned, Wishlist, or Preordered so you always know what's next to pick up. • Read Together — Book Club Start a book club or join one with a 6-letter invite code — joining is always free. Set a reading rhythm, share spoiler-safe notes that unlock as members catch up, and react to what others are reading. Join a live Silent Reading Room to read in comfortable silence alongside your club, see who's reading with you in real time, and rate the book together once everyone finishes. • Immersive Reading Timer Start a reading session with our focused timer. Choose from five ambient sounds — Rain, Fire, Café, Nature, or Library — to create your perfect reading atmosphere. When you're done, log your pages and see your progress update in real time. • Capture Every Thought Create highlights and personal notes as you read. Attach voice recordings to capture ideas hands-free, or photograph memorable pages. Your reading journal grows with every book. • Beautiful Stats & Achievements See your reading life come alive with detailed statistics — books finished, pages read, total reading time, and your best streak. Earn achievements like First Chapter, Flame Keeper, and Night Reader as you reach new milestones. • Live Activity Keep your reading session visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Always know how long you've been reading without opening the app. • Your Library, Always Organized Browse your collection in a beautiful grid view, or arrange it exactly how you like with manual drag-and-reorder. Create custom lists to organize books your way, add your own cover photos, filter by reading status, and search instantly — every book, every detail, right where you need it. • Reading Goals & Streaks Set an annual reading goal and track your progress throughout the year. Build a daily reading streak and stay motivated with milestone notifications that celebrate your consistency. • Goodreads Import Switching from another app? Import your entire Goodreads library in seconds via CSV export. Your books, ratings, and reading status come along for the ride. • Designed With Care Readory features a warm, editorial aesthetic inspired by the joy of physical books. Custom typography, hand-crafted illustrations, and a cream-toned palette create an experience that feels like home for book lovers. • Your Data, Your Reading Life Your personal library — books, notes, highlights, and reading sessions — stays private on your device. Book Club is opt-in and uses a secure server only to sync shared club activity like notes and live sessions. We ask for tracking permission per Apple's guidelines to help measure how our updates perform; you're always free to decline, and the app works exactly the same either way. Start your reading story today. Note: Readory offers premium subscription options for enhanced capabilities, including creating your own Book Club. Subscriptions are processed through Apple's App Store. Terms, conditions and privacy policy available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of use & Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/readory-app/

About

Spindl

Features
Read full description

Spindl is a reading tracker built by someone who got tired of Goodreads. Track every book you're reading, want to read, finished, or didn't finish. Keep a per-book journal as you go. Watch Spindl the hedgehog cheer when you finish one. FOUR SHELVES, NO ALGORITHM Currently Reading. Want to Read. Finished. Did Not Finish. That's it. No "you might also like." No corporate review feed. Your library is yours. A JOURNAL FOR EACH BOOK Capture thoughts as you read, not just a star rating at the end. Highlight a quote, log a session, snap a page with the camera. The journal stays with the book forever. ISBN SCAN AND OCR Point your camera at a barcode to add a book in one tap. Or snap a page to pull the text into your journal — handy for that quote you'll definitely forget. OPEN LIBRARY, NOT AMAZON Book metadata comes from Open Library, the free non-profit catalogue. Spindl is not owned by a bookseller. We don't push you to buy. STREAKS THAT RESPECT YOUR LIFE A daily reading streak with built-in catch-up days for Premium readers. No guilt. The hedgehog falls asleep when you take a break — they're fine. YEARLY READING REPORT A beautiful PDF summary of your reading year — book count, page count, top genres, top authors, longest streak. Premium. Shareable. GOODREADS IMPORT Already on Goodreads? Export your CSV from goodreads.com and import the lot in one tap. Custom shelves come along too (Premium). APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Quick-log a session from your wrist. Pin the home-screen widget to see what you're reading at a glance. PRIVACY-FIRST Anonymous analytics via TelemetryDeck. No ads. No data sold. Delete your account and every byte of your reading history from Settings in two taps. PRICING Free: four shelves, basic stats, reading log, journal, Goodreads CSV import. Premium (£2.99/mo with 7-day free trial · £19.99/yr · or £49.99 lifetime — first 500 readers only): yearly reading report PDF, mood tracking, streak insurance, OCR page-snap, smart shelf suggestions, richer challenges, quarterly mini-reports, custom shelves, advanced analytics, journal export, reading speed tracking, Spindl themes. WHO IT'S FOR - Readers who left Goodreads but never replaced it - Journal-keepers who want their thoughts beside the book, not in a notes app - BookTok and Bookstagram readers who want a tracker that matches the warmth of their feeds - Anyone keeping a yearly book goal who'd like a real PDF report at the end - People who want their reading data on their phone, not Amazon's servers Spindl is built by a reader. Solo developer. No ads, no algorithm, no data selling — just a tracker, a journal, and a hedgehog who's stoked when you finish a book. Questions? hello@spindlreads.com Privacy Policy: https://spindlreads.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://spindlreads.com/terms Support: https://spindlreads.com/support

Screenshots

Readory4 screens
Spindl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spindl at none against Readory's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Readory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Spindl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Readory versus Spindl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadorySpindl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolkan ozturkMikey Hurdle

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Readory

Subscriptions3
  • Readory Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Readory Pro Yearly (50% Off)$19.991 Year
  • Readory Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Spindl

Subscriptions2
  • Spindl Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Spindl Premium — Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spindl Lifetime — Founding$49.99

Questions

Is Readory free?
Readory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spindl free?
Spindl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readory or Spindl have ads?
Readory shows ads; Spindl does not.

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