Comparison

SlowRead vs Brooksie

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

Head to head
About

SlowRead

This app helps you build a visually appealing digital bookshelf and encourages focused reading sessions by blocking distracting apps. Track your reading progress, organize your library, and create a personalized reading ritual.

Highlights
  • Customizable 2.5D digital bookshelf
  • Distraction-blocking focus sessions
  • Reading streak tracking
  • TBR and library organization
  • Effortless book addition (scan, search, photo)
  • Import from Goodreads (CSV)
  • Private, local-first library
Features
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SlowRead is the book tracker with a bookshelf you will want to show off. Every book you read stands on your own shelf, with its real spine and cover. Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram. YOUR BOOKSHELF • Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover. • Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared. • Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together. • Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood. • Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram. • Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show. BOOK CLUBS • Create a club or join one and read the same book together. • Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next. • Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers. • Vote on the club's next book. YOUR READING YEAR • Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share. • Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish. • A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one. • Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres. • A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand. TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT • Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds. • Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib. • Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book. • Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before. • Series grouped together, with your progress through each one. • Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships. • Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish. WIDGETS • Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. READING SESSIONS • Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop. • If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time. All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Brooksie

Features
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Your books deserve a place that feels like home. Meet Brooksie, your cozy reading companion. Build your own virtual bookshelf, make time for another chapter, and keep the words that stay with you—with a friendly fox by your side. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Keep your wishlist, next reads, current books, and finished stories together. Add books by searching, scanning a barcode, or entering the details yourself. Arrange your shelves, follow your series, and remember who borrowed your books. MAKE TIME FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER Track your progress page by page and use the built-in reading timer to log your sessions. Set a reading goal, earn badges, and celebrate every little step. Your reading journey moves at your pace. KEEP THE WORDS YOU LOVE Save favorite quotes and personal notes as you read. Turn meaningful passages into quote cards to share or keep for yourself. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Can't decide what to pick up? Get a suggestion from your To Be Read shelf and rediscover the books already waiting for you. LOOK HOW FAR YOU'VE READ See your all-time reading totals and celebrate your journey with shareable monthly and yearly recaps. A LITTLE MORE MAGIC WITH BROOKSIE PRO Unlock Pro with a single, one-time purchase. No subscription. • Find books in a bookshelf photo, review the suggested matches, and add them to your library. • Capture quotes from photographed pages. • Make your shelves your own with premium themes and decorations. • Explore detailed reading statistics, including monthly comparisons, genres, authors, and reading pace. • Filter your next-read suggestions by mood, available time, and genre. • Discover similar books and explore missing volumes in your series. • View series statistics and filter your shelves by trope. • Style quote cards and reading recaps with premium templates. • Keep two reading goals active at once. • Follow reading sessions with a Lock Screen Live Activity. • Give your earned badges a premium foil finish. The essentials are free: organizing your library, tracking your reading, using the timer, saving quotes manually, earning badges, and sharing reading recaps. Your saved books, quotes, notes, and reading history remain accessible whether or not you choose Pro. A little library. Entirely yours.

Screenshots

SlowRead4 screens
Brooksie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brooksie at none against SlowRead's shown. Brooksie also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). SlowRead's advantage is chart position (#35 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. SlowRead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.39 per 7 days and Brooksie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SlowRead ships an update every 3 days, Brooksie daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SlowRead versus Brooksie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlowReadBrooksie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (793 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings793 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian Martinez MorenoIOZSEF MADAR

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SlowRead

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$8.397 Days
  • Premium Annual Offer$32.991 Year
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access to Slowread$149.99
1 purchases

Brooksie

One-time1
  • Brooksie Pro$4.99

Questions

Is SlowRead free?
SlowRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brooksie free?
Brooksie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SlowRead or Brooksie have ads?
SlowRead shows ads; Brooksie does not.
Which is updated more often, SlowRead or Brooksie?
SlowRead ships an update every 3 days, and Brooksie daily. Most recently, SlowRead was updated on November 4, 2026 and Brooksie on October 31, 2026.

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