Comparison

BookDiary vs よみまち

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

Head to head
About

BookDiary

A private reading journal to track your books, quotes, and reading habits without requiring an account or social sharing. Log your progress, save memorable passages, and discover new reads all on your device.

Highlights
  • Private reading journal
  • Save quotes from pages
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Digital book shelf
  • Reading calendar
  • Personal reading awards
  • Draw from TBR pile
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A private reading journal for readers who’d rather not share. Snap a page to save the line that stayed with you, watch your reading days quietly fill a calendar, and keep every book on a shelf that’s yours alone. No accounts. No social feed. ◆ FEATURES Five tabs: Shelf, Reading, To Read, Quotes and Records Read from a photo: snap a page and the text becomes your quote. Snap the cover to fill in title and author. Text recognition runs on your device. Reading calendar: days you added a book, logged a page, or saved a quote are marked Monthly wrap: books finished, pages, reading days and a line from the month, on one card A line for today: one of your saved quotes as a notification at the time you choose (optional) First reads and rereads logged separately, so you can see how a book changes with you Quote cards: save or share a passage as a washi-paper image Reading progress: log today’s page and watch the bar fill Personal reading awards: book of the year, most moving, most reread and more Draw a book: can’t decide what’s next? Draw one from your TBR pile Beautiful covers without photos: nine genres, each with its own washi-paper design. Using a photo? Pinch and drag to fit it to the frame. ◆ WHO IT’S FOR Readers who want to read without other people’s ratings Commonplace-book keepers moving from paper to phone Rereaders who return to favorite books over the years Anyone with a tall TBR pile Lovers of dark academia and quiet design People who avoid apps that require an account ◆ PRIVACY No account required Your books, quotes and notes are stored on your device only and never sent to a server Photo text recognition happens on-device No barcode lookups or external book services No tracking, no analytics on your reading To introduce our other apps, the app may load public App Store information (app names and icons). Your records are never sent. ◆ PRICING, PLAINLY BookDiary is free to use. The free version includes: Up to 50 books Up to 3 quotes per book and 3 photos per reading log 2 personal award categories Up to 5 entries per My Data category 5 photo text scans Washi quote cards in square format Reading calendar for the current month; monthly wrap viewable in the app The Sumi shelf theme in cover view Introductions to our other apps

About

よみまち

Features
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読むほど、街が育つ よみまちは「読書の積み重ねが目に見える」読書習慣アプリです。 タイマーで読書時間を記録すると、コインが貯まり、あなたの街に家や木が増えていきます。 47都道府県のご当地コレクション 貯めたコインで、北海道の雪まつりから沖縄のシーサーまで、 各県4つのご当地モチーフ(すべて描き下ろしイラスト)を解放。 県を完成させると次の県へ。日本一周を目指せます。 本棚もこれひとつ ・「読みたい/積読/読書中/読了」の4ステータスで蔵書管理 ・タイトル・著者検索とバーコード読み取りでかんたん登録 ・評価と感想メモ、本ごとの合計読書時間 ・月別読了グラフ、作者ベスト5などの統計 続けたくなる仕組み ・連続日数(ストリーク)と年間読書目標 ・毎日の読書リマインド通知 ・読書タイマーは1日5分からでOK データはすべて端末内に保存。アカウント登録は不要です。 App内課金について コインは読書だけでも貯まります。 街の雰囲気を変える追加テーマを販売しています。

Screenshots

BookDiary4 screens
よみまち4 screens

Verdict

The call

BookDiary and よみまち are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. BookDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and よみまち sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BookDiary versus よみまち: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookDiaryよみまち
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiritePARADOX AI, K.K.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BookDiary

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
6 purchases

よみまち

One-time6
  • コイン100枚$0.99
  • 夕焼けの街テーマ$0.99
  • 星空の夜テーマ$0.99
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  • 桜の街テーマ$0.99
  • コイン500枚$3.99
  • コイン1200枚$6.99

Questions

Is BookDiary free?
BookDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is よみまち free?
よみまち is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookDiary or よみまち have ads?
Neither BookDiary nor よみまち shows ads.

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