Comparison

Book Tracker & Reading List vs BookTBR

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

Head to head
About

Book Tracker & Reading List

Features
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Your reading deserves better than a spreadsheet. Read is the warm, beautiful book tracker built for people who actually read. Track every book, time every session, save every quote, and watch your reading year fill up with covers. Track Every Book Search by title or author, scan an ISBN barcode, or add a book manually. Mark each book as Want to Read, Currently Reading, Finished, or Did Not Finish. Half-star ratings, personal notes, and saved quotes - all in one place. Reading Timer Built-in session timer with wakelock so the screen never sleeps while you read. It keeps time by the clock, so locking your phone mid-chapter doesn't pause it. When you stop, log the pages you read - your book progress, daily reading and streak update automatically. Stats That Tell a Story Year in Books: every cover you finished this year, in one grid. Books, pages, reading time and average rating at a glance, plus your current and best reading streak. Advanced Stats adds a genre breakdown and a books-per-month chart - unlock it free by watching one short video. Reading Goals Set a yearly goal ("Read 24 books in 2026") and track it on a progress ring. A daily ring on Home shows today's reading minutes against a 30-minute goal, right next to your streak. Your Library Filter by status, search by title or author, and sort by date, title, author, rating, or progress. Switch between a grid of covers and a list view. Quote Collector Save your favorite passages with page numbers, shown in serif italic on warm paper-cream cards. Share any quote as text, or let Read surprise you with a random one. Achievements Earn 15 reader badges as you go: First Page, Bookworm, Scholar, Bibliophile, Centurion, Marathon Reader, Speed Reader, 7-Day Streak, 30-Day Streak, Genre Explorer, Critic, Quote Collector, Night Owl, Early Bird, and Goal Crusher. Your Data, Your Files Export your whole library as CSV or JSON whenever you like - it is your data, in a format you can actually open. Privacy First Your library lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync. Read goes online to search for books and load covers, and to show ads. Download Read today and finally treat your reading life with the love it deserves.

About

BookTBR

Features
Read full description

BookTBR is a warm, personal way to track every book you read. Scan a barcode to add books instantly, rate with stars and spice, save your favorite quotes, and track series progress โ€” all in one cozy place. Explore beautiful analytics: books per month, genre breakdowns, reading pace, year-over-year trends, and more. Keep your library and wishlist organized, log purchased and gifted books, and set reading goals. Built for readers who love their TBR.

Screenshots

Book Tracker & Reading List4 screens
BookTBR4 screens

Verdict

The call

Book Tracker & Reading List and BookTBR are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Book Tracker & Reading List versus BookTBR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Tracker & Reading ListBookTBR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size64 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunawan SantosoWilfred Opinion

In-app purchases

None

Book Tracker & Reading List

No in-app purchases

None

BookTBR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Tracker & Reading List free?
Book Tracker & Reading List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookTBR free?
BookTBR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Tracker & Reading List or BookTBR have ads?
Neither Book Tracker & Reading List nor BookTBR shows ads.

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