Comparison

Seekquel vs MidChapter

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

Head to head
About

Seekquel

This app helps readers meticulously track their reading habits, organize their book collections, and discover new titles based on personalized recommendations. It allows users to log progress, set reading goals, and connect with a community of fellow book lovers.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress by page
  • Organize library with custom shelves and tags
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Camera OCR for capturing quotes
  • Reading session timer and Focus Mode
  • Build reading habits with goals and challenges
  • Connect with other readers and buddy reads
Features
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Seekquel is a book tracker you set up yourself. There is a lot in it and none of it is compulsory: build your home screen from the parts you use, switch off the rest, and keep the community on its own tab. Plenty of readers run it as a plain reading log and never touch anything else. SET UP THE HOME SCREEN • More than thirty cards: currently reading, daily goals, your streak, recommendations, your reading calendar and more • Drag them into the order you want and switch off the ones you never use • Arrange your stats page and public profile the same way • 21 themes, from Dark Academia to Cottagecore, and more than twenty app icons • Home screen widgets, adjustable text size, reduced motion and reduced transparency DECIDE WHO SEES WHAT • Public, followers only, or private, then set each part of your profile on its own • Show your reviews but hide your stats, or turn a whole profile tab off • Choose who can message you and approve followers before they see anything • No ads, no data selling, and analytics you can decline • Export everything you have added, whenever you want TRACK YOUR LIBRARY • Add books by title, author, ISBN, or barcode scan • Want to Read, Reading, Paused, Read, and Did Not Finish • Log progress by page, percent, or time listened, in the edition you actually own • Custom shelves, shelves that fill themselves from rules you set, tags, and notes • Track what you own, what you borrowed, and what you lent out • Coming from elsewhere? Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or Hardcover, with your shelves, ratings and reviews SYNC YOUR E-READER • KOReader on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook or Android sends your place, reading time, highlights and finished books • Readest and Xteink pocket readers connect too • Calibre keeps shelves, ratings, reviews and reading dates in step in both directions DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ • A taste profile built from your genres, moods, themes and pacing • Browse by mood, trope and pace, not just broad genres • Pick For Me: a few quick questions, one considered recommendation • Shelve a book before it is published and hear the day it comes out • See the films and series a book was turned into • Mood, pace and content notes gathered from real reader reviews BUILD A READING HABIT • A reading timer, with ambient sounds like rain or a fireplace • Daily page or minute targets, and a streak with freeze days built in • Yearly goals and custom challenges, on your own or shared with friends • A monthly reading bingo card, and badges from Bronze to Platinum SEE YOUR READING • Books, pages, hours, streaks and genres at a glance • A Monthly Wrapped recap of the month just gone • Share cards for a finished book, a month or your whole year • With Pro: build your own charts, compare one period against another, and see reading heatmaps, pacing and mood trends THE COMMUNITY, ON ITS OWN TAB • Nothing social reaches your home screen unless you put it there • Rate books with stars, plus writing, plot, characters, atmosphere and impact • Follow readers, build shareable lists, and recommend books directly • Buddy reads with milestones and chat, and book clubs • Ask the community for a book and shelve their suggestions in one tap • Fix catalog mistakes yourself and build your reputation as a contributor Free on iPhone, Android and the web. Pro adds more themes, custom charts, deeper stats and higher limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seekquel.app/privacy

About

MidChapter

Track your reading progress with this app. Organize books into 'Want to Read,' 'Currently Reading,' and 'Already Read' shelves. Monitor your reading pace and set annual goals to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Organize books into three shelves
  • Track reading progress with page updates
  • Visualize progress with a donut ring
  • Set annual reading goals
  • View reading statistics
  • Search millions of books
Features
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MidChapter is the reading tracker built for people who actually read. Search any book, add it to your shelves, and track your progress as you go. Three simple shelves Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Already Read - move books between them in one tap. Progress at a glance A simple donut ring shows exactly where you are in your current book. Update your page number anytime. Reading stats that motivate Set an annual reading goal and watch your progress build. See how many books you've finished, pages read, and your reading pace by month. Discover your next read Search millions of books by title, author, or genre — powered by Google Books. As an Amazon Associate, MidChapter earns from qualifying purchases.

Screenshots

Seekquel4 screens
MidChapter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MidChapter at none against Seekquel's 3. MidChapter also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Seekquel's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Seekquel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MidChapter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Seekquel against 5.0 for MidChapter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seekquel ships an update every 6 days, MidChapter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seekquel versus MidChapter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeekquelMidChapter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed Sabri Ben ChaabaneGARRETT STEVEN LANGDON

Customer experience

Seekquel

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MidChapter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Seekquel

Subscriptions2
  • Seekquel Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Seekquel Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Seekquel Pro Lifetime$69.99
None

MidChapter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seekquel free?
Seekquel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MidChapter free?
MidChapter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seekquel or MidChapter?
Seekquel and MidChapter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Seekquel or MidChapter have ads?
Neither Seekquel nor MidChapter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seekquel or MidChapter?
Seekquel ships an update every 6 days, and MidChapter every 2 days. Most recently, Seekquel was updated on September 19, 2026 and MidChapter on September 20, 2026.

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