Comparison

Book Tracker vs Marca

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker

Features
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Set a yearly book goal, log every chapter, watch your ring fill — a minimal offline reading tracker. • Yearly book goal with progress ring • Log chapters or whole books • Up to 3 active books free • Unlimited books and year history (Pro) • Themes: paper, dark, sepia (Pro) Who it's for For readers chasing a yearly goal who don't want a social or cloud-tracked app. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription, with pricing shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Marca

Features
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Track every book you read and build a daily reading habit. Your TBR, today's pages and your streak, in one calm place. Read a little every day: a 10-minute goal, a reading timer, and a streak that forgives a busy day. Want to scroll less? Marca can lock your social apps until you've read for 10 minutes. TRACK YOUR READING - Add any book in seconds: search millions of titles or scan the barcode - Shelves for your TBR, what's on your shelf, what you're reading, finished and set aside - Pages and minutes read today, progress, ratings and notes - Save the quotes worth keeping, on the page you found them BUILD THE HABIT - A tiny daily goal: 10 minutes or 10 pages - A calm reading timer with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen - A forgiving streak with a free skip each week - Your reading month as a calendar of covers, a yearly challenge, and Home Screen widgets READ BEFORE YOU SCROLL (optional) - Choose the apps that eat your evenings - Marca locks them with Apple's Screen Time until you've read today's goal, then they stay open until midnight - Need something urgent? Two five-minute passes a day, and a pass opens only that one app - Strict Mode (Marca+) removes the passes - Marca never learns which apps you chose: Screen Time keeps that private SEE YOUR READING - Books, pages, hours, streaks and reading pace - How many days reading opened your apps - A shareable card for every finished book PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No feed. No ads. Your reading life stays on your device. MARCA+ Strict Mode, unlimited quotes, the full stats, two daily goals and every theme. - A monthly or yearly subscription, or pay once for lifetime access - Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/privacy.html Read a little every day.

Screenshots

Book Tracker4 screens
Marca4 screens

Verdict

The call

Book Tracker and Marca are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Book Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Marca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Marca every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Book Tracker versus Marca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook TrackerMarca
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB7 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVasilii PolovnikovAdrien Guinard

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Book Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week$2.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium · 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium · Lifetime$7.99
3 purchases

Marca

Subscriptions2
  • Marca+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Marca+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Marca+ Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Book Tracker free?
Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marca free?
Marca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Tracker or Marca have ads?
Neither Book Tracker nor Marca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Tracker or Marca?
Book Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Marca every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book Tracker was updated on October 21, 2026 and Marca on October 25, 2026.

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