Nous vs volume books
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
volume books
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VOLUME is the reading tracker for people who want momentum—not guilt. Log real reading time, watch your streak grow, and stay connected with friends who care about books as much as you do. WHY READERS USE VOLUME • Turn reading into a measurable habit (sessions, pages, and consistency you can see) • Search and add books quickly so your library stays accurate • Start and finish reading sessions with clear progress • Celebrate wins on a social feed built for readers—not algorithms • Follow friends, react, and comment on what everyone’s reading • Stay motivated with streaks and summaries that reward showing up FOR READERS WHO WANT ACCOUNTABILITY Whether you’re chasing a daily page goal, rebuilding a reading routine, or simply tired of losing track of where you left off, VOLUME helps you stay honest about what you actually read—without turning books into chores. SOCIAL, BUT CALM Share progress when you want to. See what friends finished, what they’re reading now, and what’s sparking conversation—without the noise of a general-purpose social network. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Sign in with email or Apple. Keep your reading history organized, pick up where you left off, and build a record you’re proud of over weeks and months. Download VOLUME and make your next chapter the one you stick with.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: volume books at none against Nous's 2. volume books also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Nous sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. volume books asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Nous | volume books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caelan Mitchell | Fernanda De La O |
In-app purchases
Nous
- Nous Plus — Monthly$3.991 Month
- Nous Plus — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
volume books
No in-app purchases








