FlowRead vs Bookkeeprr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlowRead
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Stop losing your place. Start reading with flow. FlowReader is a focused reading experience designed for people who struggle to stay on track while reading. Instead of jumping between lines, FlowReader guides your attention one word at a time, helping you stay engaged and move forward. The app is built around simple gestures. Hold to start reading, release to pause, and adjust speed with a swipe. When you need context, you can quickly expand the surrounding text and continue without losing your place. FlowReader removes distractions and keeps the experience minimal. No clutter, no unnecessary features—just a clean interface designed to help you focus and read more comfortably. Import your own books and pick up exactly where you left off. FlowReader is built for readers who want a smoother, more controlled way to read.
Bookkeeprr
This app acts as a self-hosted reading room for all your digital reading materials, including manga, novels, comics, ebooks, and audiobooks. It organizes your library, automatically tracks new releases, and provides built-in readers for a seamless experience. Requires a separate self-hosted server to function.
- Unified library for all formats
- Automatic release tracking
- Built-in ebook, audiobook, and comic readers
- Reading progress tracking and goals
- Customizable metadata and naming
- Private, self-hosted architecture
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bookkeeprr is a self-hosted reading room for everything you read - manga, light novels, comics, ebooks and audiobooks - all monitored, organized and ready to read in one beautiful app. Inspired by the *arr stack (Sonarr, Radarr and friends), bookkeeprr brings the same automation to your reading life. Point it at your sources, tell it what you're collecting, and it keeps every series complete - then gets out of the way so you can read. REQUIRES A SELF-HOSTED SERVER bookkeeprr is a companion app for your own bookkeeprr server. You'll need a running, self-hosted bookkeeprr instance to sign in - the app connects to it over your network to manage and read your library. There's no separate cloud account, and we don't store your data. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERY FORMAT • Manga, light novels, comics, ebooks and audiobooks, side by side • Group volumes into series and see exactly what you own and what's missing • Pick up instantly with Continue Reading across all your devices NEVER MISS A RELEASE • Monitor any series and auto-grab new volumes, chapters and releases the moment they land • Connect your own indexers, search providers and download client • Follow progress live in the Activity feed - downloading, imported and blocked BUILT-IN READERS, MADE TO ENJOY • A calm, paginated ebook reader with adjustable type and a full table of contents • A clean audiobook player with chapters, scrubbing and narration credits • A smooth manga and comic reader for single pages or spreads YOUR READING, MEASURED • Track time read, units finished and your daily streak • Set yearly reading goals and watch them fill up • See your whole reading life at a glance on iPhone and iPad POWER-USER CONTROL, ZERO CLUTTER • Flexible naming templates for series folders, volumes, chapters and batches • Rich metadata from Google Books, MyAnimeList, the New York Times and more • Quality profiles, housekeeping and library sync, all configurable PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Fully self-hosted - your library lives on your server, not someone else's cloud • Sign in with your own identity provider (OIDC) • Works beautifully across iPhone, iPad and the web Note: bookkeeprr requires your own self-hosted bookkeeprr server. It is not a store or streaming service and does not include or provide any content. bookkeeprr - the reading-room the *arr stack forgot.
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Verdict
FlowRead and Bookkeeprr 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FlowRead | Bookkeeprr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rui Nunes | Alexandru Paul Csiki |
In-app purchases
FlowRead
No in-app purchases
Bookkeeprr
No in-app purchases





