Comparison

The Seojae vs 북메이트 Bookmate

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

Head to head
About

The Seojae

Track your reading habits, time spent, and favorite quotes. Discover readers with similar tastes and join a community to discuss books. Features include daily goals, reading streaks, and personalized book recommendations.

Highlights
  • Track reading time and set daily goals
  • Shelve books (want to read, reading, finished, paused, dropped)
  • Save and share favorite book quotes
  • Discover readers with similar tastes
  • View reading statistics and completion calendar
  • Personalized daily book recommendations
  • Join reading circles for shared reading experiences
Features
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Keep every book you've read — and the ones you didn't finish. Track your reading time and meet readers who share your taste. The app is currently in Korean. An English interface is coming soon. ■ Five ways to shelve a book Want to read / Reading / Finished / Paused / Dropped Books you didn't finish count too. What you drop is part of your taste. ■ Book Run: watch your reading time add up Start the timer and your time to finish is saved as you go. · Daily goals and reading streaks · Minutes per page and how much is left · When you read most, and which books held you longest · Interval alarms while you read · Send cheers to people reading right now ■ Book Story: one line at a time Save a line that stayed with you and it becomes a card with the cover. Swipe through, like, and reply. ■ Book Feed Who finished what, and which lines they lingered on. A feed of books and sentences, not numbers. ■ Readers who share your taste People who stayed with the same book, or dropped similar ones. A small library community connected by what you read. ■ What your records show · Completion calendar filled with covers · Reading stats by genre, rating and month · Reading level that grows with consistency · Pin your all-time favorites and share your whole library with one QR code ■ What people are reading now Most-shelved books, this week's Top 10, trending titles, finishers' picks, the brick-book club, and books you can finish on the subway. ■ Today's book One pick each day based on the weather, the season and your shelf. Plus editor curations and reader-made collections. ■ Reading circles Small groups reading the same book together. A book you'd stall on alone is easier to finish together.

About

북메이트 Bookmate

This app helps you manage your reading by allowing you to search for unknown words encountered while reading, save them by book, and record notes, quotes, and reviews. You can also track your reading progress and explore other users' bookshelves.

Highlights
  • Instant word search while reading
  • Save and organize words by book
  • Track reading progress
  • Record book-specific notes and quotes
  • Write and view book reviews
  • Explore other users' bookshelves
  • Customizable app themes
Features
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Bookmate는 책을 읽으며 만나는 단어와 독서 기록을 한곳에 모아두는 독서 관리 앱이에요. 읽는 순간의 궁금함과 남기고 싶은 생각을 놓치지 않도록 도와줘요. ⊙ 책 읽다가 모르는 단어가 나오면 바로 검색 홈 화면에서 단어를 빠르게 검색하고, 다시 보고 싶은 단어는 저장해둘 수 있어요. 책을 읽는 흐름을 끊지 않고 의미를 확인해보세요. ⊙ 저장한 단어를 책별로 관리 저장한 단어를 책마다 분류할 수 있어요. 어떤 책에서 만난 단어인지 쉽게 확인하고, 나만의 책별 단어장을 만들 수 있어요. ⊙ 읽고 싶은 책부터 완독한 책까지 한눈에 읽고 싶은 책, 읽는 중인 책, 다 읽은 책을 구분해 등록할 수 있어요. 독서 상태와 진행률을 기록하며 읽고 있는 책을 더 편하게 관리해보세요. ⊙ 책마다 메모, 문장, 감상을 기록 책을 읽으며 떠오른 생각이나 오래 기억하고 싶은 문장을 남길 수 있어요. 책별로 기록이 정리되어 나중에 다시 꺼내보기 좋아요. ⊙ 완독 후 리뷰 작성과 확인 책을 다 읽은 뒤에는 나만의 리뷰를 남길 수 있어요. 같은 책을 읽은 다른 사용자의 리뷰도 확인하며 다양한 감상을 만나보세요. ⊙ 다른 사용자의 책장 둘러보기 다른 사람이 어떤 책을 읽고 있는지 살펴볼 수 있어요. 새로운 책을 발견하고 다음에 읽을 책을 고르는 데 도움을 받을 수 있어요. ⊙ 내 취향에 맞게 앱 테마 설정 원하는 분위기에 맞게 앱 테마를 바꿀 수 있어요. 나만의 독서 공간처럼 편안하게 BookMate를 사용해보세요. ⊙ 라이트 모드와 다크 모드 지원 밝은 화면이 편한 낮에도, 어두운 화면이 좋은 밤에도 사용할 수 있어요. 사용 환경에 맞춰 더 편하게 독서 기록을 남겨보세요. 주요 기능 - 단어 검색 - 단어 저장 - 책별 단어 관리 - 읽고 싶은 책, 읽는 중인 책, 완독한 책 관리 - 독서 진행률 기록 - 책별 메모, 문장, 감상 기록 - 리뷰 작성 및 확인 - 다른 사용자 책장 둘러보기 - 테마 변경 - 라이트 모드 / 다크 모드 지원

Screenshots

The Seojae4 screens
북메이트 Bookmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 북메이트 Bookmate at 100% against The Seojae's 33%. The Seojae's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

The Seojae ships an update every 3 days, 북메이트 Bookmate weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
The Seojae versus 북메이트 Bookmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Seojae북메이트 Bookmate
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerthe Seojaechaerim han

Customer experience

The Seojae

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

북메이트 Bookmate

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Seojae

No in-app purchases

None

북메이트 Bookmate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Seojae free?
The Seojae is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 북메이트 Bookmate free?
북메이트 Bookmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Seojae or 북메이트 Bookmate have ads?
Neither The Seojae nor 북메이트 Bookmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Seojae or 북메이트 Bookmate?
The Seojae ships an update every 3 days, and 북메이트 Bookmate weekly. Most recently, The Seojae was updated on November 11, 2026 and 북메이트 Bookmate on November 10, 2026.

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