Comparison

Sbooky vs Pagers

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

Head to head
About

Sbooky

Capture and save memorable sentences from books without marking them. Easily highlight, underline, or add pencil strokes to digital copies of pages. Organize your saved quotes into a personal digital library.

Highlights
  • Digitally highlight, underline, or pencil book sentences
  • Straighten and crop page photos
  • Organize saved sentences into a digital library
  • Copy sentences as text for external use
  • Daily greeting with a saved sentence
  • Share highlights to social media or save to photos
Features
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Highlight book passages in photos and collect them in your own Library. Snap a page, then tap the first and last letter of a passage. Add a textured highlight, save it by book, and copy the words or share the page to Instagram Stories. For library books, borrowed books, and books you'd rather keep unmarked. Keep the words that stay with you, without leaving a mark on the page. ◆ Highlight with two taps · Tap the first and last letter to select a passage. · Choose a highlighter, underline, or pencil, each with its own texture. · Make it yours with five soft colors. · Straighten tilted page photos and crop to the part you want. ◆ Build a Library from your reading · Keep your saved passages organized by book. · Watch each book's spine grow thicker as you collect more passages. · Fill your shelf with colorful spines and subtle paper textures. · Rename books or move passages between them. · Add page numbers so you can find your way back. ◆ Rediscover a favorite · A saved passage greets you on the app's home screen each day. · Tap to revisit the original page photo. · Remember the words—and what made you stop to keep them. ◆ Copy and share · Copy highlighted passages as text into Notes, Notion, or your reading journal. · Share directly to Instagram Stories, with the feel of the printed page intact. · Save to Photos to use wherever you like. · Prefer to keep it private? Saving to your Library is enough. ◆ Keep your Library in iCloud · Turn on iCloud Library to keep your books, passages, and photos in your own iCloud. · Reinstall the app or start fresh on a new iPhone, turn it on, and your Library comes back. · On your other iPhones with the same Apple Account, turn it on to see the same Library. · It stays on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Not even Sbooky can see it. · An optional one-time purchase. Photos use your iCloud storage. ◆ A quiet place for your words · No account, no login, no ads. · Your passages and photos are stored on your device, and in your own iCloud if you turn on iCloud Library. · Only anonymous usage statistics are collected. · Start free with up to 3 books in your Library. · Unlock unlimited books with a one-time purchase. No subscription. Return the book. Keep the words. Start with one passage you love.

About

Pagers

Features
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말로 설명하기 어려운 마음, 책 속에는 이미 쓰여 있을지도 몰라요. Pagers는 오늘의 마음을 적으면 그 마음과 닮은 책 속 문장을 골라 주는 앱입니다. 위로도, 조언도 아닌 — 지금의 나와 닮은 문장 하나. ■ 마음을 적으면, 닮은 문장이 옵니다 "친구가 잘돼서 축하하고 싶은데 내가 뒤처진 것 같아" 처럼 오늘의 마음을 한 줄이든 몇 줄이든 적어 보세요. 300여 권의 소설·시·산문·고전, 600여 개의 문장 중에서 지금의 마음과 가장 닮은 것을 골라 드립니다. 문장은 전부 실제 책에서 가져온 것이고, 만들어 낸 문장은 하나도 없습니다. ■ 왜 이 문장인지, 함께 읽어 드려요 문장마다 "왜 지금 이 마음과 닮았는지" 를 두세 문장으로 설명합니다. 문장을 해석해 주거나 교훈을 주는 게 아니라, 적으신 마음과 문장 속 장면이 어디서 만나는지를 짚어 드립니다. 마음에 안 닿으면 "다른 문장 볼래요" 로 다른 결의 문장을 볼 수 있어요. ■ 문장이 나온 책도 같이 작가와 작품 소개를 함께 보여 드립니다. 문장 하나가 책 한 권으로 이어지도록. ■ 보관함 — 그날의 나와 함께 마음에 닿은 문장은 보관함에 담깁니다. 그때 적었던 마음, 추천 이유, 책 소개가 그대로 남아서 시간이 지나 다시 열어도 "그날의 나" 를 만날 수 있어요. 읽던 책의 문장은 사진으로 찍어 바로 담을 수도 있습니다. ■ 나누고 싶은 문장은 카드로 다섯 가지 종이 질감과 두 가지 비율의 문장 카드. 저장하거나 바로 공유할 수 있어요. ■ 밤 9시, 하루를 적을 시간 원하시면 매일 밤 9시에 "오늘은 어떤 하루였나요?" 하고 알려 드려요. 알림을 누르면 바로 적을 수 있습니다. ■ 로그인 없이 시작 문장 추천은 계정 없이 바로 쓸 수 있어요. 보관함을 기기 간에 이어 보고 싶을 때만 계정을 연결하세요 (카카오·구글·Apple). 하루에 다섯 문장까지 무료이고, 더 만나고 싶을 땐 짧은 광고를 보면 한 문장을 더 받을 수 있습니다.

Screenshots

Sbooky4 screens
Pagers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pagers at none against Sbooky's 2. Pagers also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Sbooky sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pagers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sbooky ships an update every 8 days, Pagers every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sbooky versus Pagers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSbookyPagers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogogram LC.Hobin Park

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sbooky

One-time2
  • Sbooky Premium$2.99
  • iCloud Library$2.99
None

Pagers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sbooky free?
Sbooky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagers free?
Pagers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sbooky or Pagers have ads?
Neither Sbooky nor Pagers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sbooky or Pagers?
Sbooky ships an update every 8 days, and Pagers every 10 days. Most recently, Sbooky was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pagers on November 7, 2026.

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