Comparison

Nous vs BookStreak

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

Head to head
About

Nous

This app helps you actively track your reading by taking notes, capturing highlights, and organizing your library. It offers features for reflection, goal setting, and seamless integration with other services to enhance your reading experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time reading notes and thoughts
  • Book library organization
  • Highlight capture via typing or OCR
  • Reading session reflection and summary
  • Goal setting and streak tracking
  • Sync with Obsidian and Kindle
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
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TRACK READING THOUGHTS IN REAL TIME • Read actively by taking notes and thoughts during a session • Type or dictate your session book notes, and capture mid-session thoughts without breaking flow • Add highlights and book quotes by typing or scanning the book with OCR • Struggle to remember what you read? Actively recall previous reading sessions to enhance memory YOUR LIBRARY • Organize your books: includes TBR, Next, Reading, Finished, Paused, and Did Not Finish (DNF) • Search by title or author, scan an ISBN, or library import from other apps • Track print by pages, ebooks by percentage location, audiobooks by listening time • Categorize books with personal tags • Sync your library on iCloud — access on all your devices • Connect to Kindle for seamless highlight capture DON'T JUST RECORD — REFLECT • Each book has a session history so you can see progress over time • Finishing a book opens a reflection: rate it, write a summary or book review, and see your reading pace charted over time • Half-star ratings supported • Weekly, monthly, and yearly views show what you've actually read • Search highlights and session notes to look back on your thinking ENHANCE MOTIVATION AND REACH YOUR READING GOALS • Keep your daily streak going — or don't — streaks are optional • Set daily or yearly reading goals: build a consistent habit and hit yearly book challenges • Track your focus and energy levels over time • Homescreen widgets: streaks, yearly reading, and reading goal INTEGRATE AND EXPORT YOUR NOTES • Sync with Obsidian to upload book notes, session summaries, and highlights to your vault • Export sessions immediately after they occur • Save all your sessions and export as a whole book, all your notes and reflections • Backup and restore: make sure your notes are always safe. Includes optional iCloud backup Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BookStreak

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit with flexible goals and tracking tools. Log reading sessions quickly, save notes and quotes, and organize your entire library. It offers insights into your reading patterns and allows for sharing your progress.

Highlights
  • Flexible reading goals
  • Quick reading session logging
  • Save quotes and notes
  • Organize book library
  • Reading insights and statistics
  • Share reading progress
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Track your reading. Capture what moves you. See it compound. BookStreak is the reading tracker that works the way you actually read. Build a habit on your terms, bring your highlights from Kindle and your sessions from KOReader, Apple Books and watch your reading life take shape over time. No ads. No data selling. Unlimited books. Free forever. FLEXIBLE STREAKS — READ ON YOUR TERMS - Set your own target: read 3, 5, or 7 days per week - Miss a day? Your streak doesn't reset — it flexes with your life ALL YOUR READING, ONE PLACE - Sync with Goodreads — shelves sync automatically - KOReader live sync — read on your e-reader, see it in BookStreak - Import from StoryGraph, LibraryThing, CSV - Kindle highlights via My Clippings.txt - Kobo annotations from your device READING JOURNAL — CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS - Save quotes, reflections, and mood per session - Photos and location of where you're reading - Voice dictation for quick thoughts INSIGHTS THAT COMPOUND OVER TIME - Heat map showing your reading rhythm across the year - Reading velocity trends — are you speeding up or slowing down? - Personal records: most pages in a day, fastest finish, longest streak - Top authors, genres, and format breakdown - Mood patterns across your reading sessions HOME SCREEN WIDGET & DYNAMIC ISLAND - Streak widget on your Home Screen — see your progress at a glance - Start a reading timer from the Dynamic Island - Lock Screen Live Activity — stop and log without unlocking WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE - All data stored locally on your device first - Free cloud sync when you're online - No account required — full app works as a guest - Export as CSV or JSON anytime, free PRIVACY FIRST Your reading data belongs to you. BOOKSTREAK PRO (optional upgrade) - Shareable Monthly Reading Wrap and reading cards - Time-of-day reading patterns + session duration history - Year-over-year comparison - Custom themes + alternate app icons - 17-day free trial after your first finished book Privacy Policy: https://bookstreak.quest/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read more. Remember what matters. Download BookStreak.

Screenshots

Nous4 screens
BookStreak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nous at 5.0 against BookStreak's 3.5. BookStreak's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nous sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BookStreak sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nous holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nous ships an update weekly, BookStreak every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nous versus BookStreak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNousBookStreak
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB82 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperCaelan MitchellKien Nguyen

Customer experience

Nous

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BookStreak

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nous

Subscriptions2
  • Nous Plus — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Nous Plus — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
4 purchases

BookStreak

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro 6 Months14 Days trial$16.996 Months
  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Nous free?
Nous is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookStreak free?
BookStreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nous or BookStreak?
Nous is rated higher. Nous averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BookStreak averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Nous or BookStreak have ads?
Neither Nous nor BookStreak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nous or BookStreak?
Nous ships an update weekly, and BookStreak every 4 days. Most recently, Nous was updated on September 1, 2026 and BookStreak on September 18, 2026.

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