Book Tracker vs ShelfLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Book Tracker
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Set a yearly book goal, log every chapter, watch your ring fill ā 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 ā 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/
ShelfLog
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ShelfLog is a calm, private reading tracker ā no account, no social feed. Your books, reading sessions and notes live only on your device. KEY FEATURES ⢠Reading timer ā start a session and it is logged automatically, with the pages you read. ⢠Your shelf ā add books (paper, e-book or audiobook), track progress and mark them finished. ⢠Scan an ISBN ā scan the barcode on the back cover and the title, author and page count fill themselves in. Typing a book in by hand still works too. ⢠Book details ā open any book to update progress, finish it, and look back at every session and note it holds. ⢠Notes & quotes ā save a quote or a thought as you read, with the page number, then filter by book or search everything at once. ⢠Stats ā see minutes read by week, month and year, your reading speed and format mix. ⢠Reading calendar ā a heatmap of your whole year, plus a year in review with books finished, minutes read, top genre and fastest finish. ⢠Yearly challenge ā set a book goal and watch the ring fill as you finish books. ⢠Streaks ā keep your daily reading streak alive. ⢠Backup ā export and import your data, notes included, as a file. It is yours to keep. Private by design: everything is stored on your device. No sign-up, no account, no tracking. Available in 25 languages, with dates and numbers in your local format. ShelfLog is free and supported by ads. A one-time Pro purchase removes the ads and unlocks advanced charts, personal rankings, yearly archives and themes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Book Tracker at none against ShelfLog's shown. ShelfLog's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Book Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and ShelfLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Book Tracker | ShelfLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasilii Polovnikov | mint-soft |
In-app purchases
Book Tracker
- Premium Ā· 1 week$2.997 Days
- Premium Ā· 1 month$3.991 Month
- Premium Ā· 1 year$5.991 Year
- Premium Ā· Lifetime$7.99
ShelfLog
- ShelfLog Pro$3.99





