Comparison

StoryHaven vs OnlyBooks

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

Head to head
About

StoryHaven

Organize your reading life with this app. Track books you own, have read, and want to read. View reading statistics and create custom collections for your wishlisted titles. Your library is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Track owned, read, and wishlisted books
  • Organize into custom collections
  • Log reading progress and finish dates
  • View reading statistics by time period
  • Search millions of titles via Google Books
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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StoryHaven — Your Personal Book Tracker Keep your reading life organized with Book Vault, the simple and beautiful app for tracking every book you own, have read, and want to read. Your Library, Your Way Add books to your personal library by searching millions of titles from Google Books. Organize your collection across three categories — Library, Unread, and Wishlist — so you always know what's on your shelf and what's next on your list. Track Your Reading Journey Mark books as read, log your finish date, and watch your reading stats grow over time. See how many books you've read this month, this year, or all time — and stay motivated to keep turning pages. Wishlist Collections Plan your next great read with Wishlist Collections. Group the books you're eyeing into custom collections like "Non-fiction", "Beach Reads", or "Book Club" so you never lose track of what you want next. Reading Stats at a Glance Get a snapshot of your reading habits with the Stats tab. Filter by time period and see your total books, pages read, average pages per book, and favorite genres. Clean, Distraction-Free Design Book Vault is built to be fast and focused. No social feeds, no ads — just your books. Privacy: All your data is stored locally on your device. Nothing is shared or uploaded. --- Developed by: Brodie Newman Logo Created by: Reagan Newman Designed by: Reagan Newman

About

OnlyBooks

Features
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Your books deserve a better home than a spreadsheet. OnlyBooks turns your reading life into a beautiful virtual bookshelf — every book you own or have read, arranged as spines just like a real shelf. Add a book in seconds, watch your collection grow. A shelf that looks the part Books are rendered as spines with their real cover art and colours. Customise the wall, adjust shelf colours, and make it yours. Track what matters Log when you started and finished a book, or simply mark it as read if you can't remember the dates. Your stats page shows how many books you've read each month and how many pages you've powered through. Find any book instantly Search the Open Library catalogue of millions of titles to add books with cover art, author, year, and page count filled in automatically. Add several books at once with multi-select. Stay organised Tag books by genre, series, or anything else. Filter your shelf by tag, reading status, or month to find exactly what you're looking for. Your data, your device Everything is stored locally — no account, no cloud, no tracking. Export your entire library as a backup and import it on any device.

Screenshots

StoryHaven4 screens
OnlyBooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StoryHaven at every 8 days against OnlyBooks's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

StoryHaven ships an update every 8 days, OnlyBooks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
StoryHaven versus OnlyBooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryHavenOnlyBooks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRODIE JAMES NEWMANDevin Smith

In-app purchases

None

StoryHaven

No in-app purchases

None

OnlyBooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StoryHaven free?
StoryHaven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnlyBooks free?
OnlyBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StoryHaven or OnlyBooks have ads?
Neither StoryHaven nor OnlyBooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoryHaven or OnlyBooks?
StoryHaven ships an update every 8 days, and OnlyBooks every 5 months. Most recently, StoryHaven was updated on October 13, 2026 and OnlyBooks on October 7, 2026.

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