Comparison

Bookkeeprr vs Sumi Book

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

Head to head
About

Bookkeeprr

This app acts as a self-hosted reading room for all your digital reading materials, including manga, novels, comics, ebooks, and audiobooks. It organizes your library, automatically tracks new releases, and provides built-in readers for a seamless experience. Requires a separate self-hosted server to function.

Highlights
  • Unified library for all formats
  • Automatic release tracking
  • Built-in ebook, audiobook, and comic readers
  • Reading progress tracking and goals
  • Customizable metadata and naming
  • Private, self-hosted architecture
Features
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bookkeeprr is a self-hosted reading room for everything you read - manga, light novels, comics, ebooks and audiobooks - all monitored, organized and ready to read in one beautiful app. Inspired by the *arr stack (Sonarr, Radarr and friends), bookkeeprr brings the same automation to your reading life. Point it at your sources, tell it what you're collecting, and it keeps every series complete - then gets out of the way so you can read. REQUIRES A SELF-HOSTED SERVER bookkeeprr is a companion app for your own bookkeeprr server. You'll need a running, self-hosted bookkeeprr instance to sign in - the app connects to it over your network to manage and read your library. There's no separate cloud account, and we don't store your data. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERY FORMAT • Manga, light novels, comics, ebooks and audiobooks, side by side • Group volumes into series and see exactly what you own and what's missing • Pick up instantly with Continue Reading across all your devices NEVER MISS A RELEASE • Monitor any series and auto-grab new volumes, chapters and releases the moment they land • Connect your own indexers, search providers and download client • Follow progress live in the Activity feed - downloading, imported and blocked BUILT-IN READERS, MADE TO ENJOY • A calm, paginated ebook reader with adjustable type and a full table of contents • A clean audiobook player with chapters, scrubbing and narration credits • A smooth manga and comic reader for single pages or spreads YOUR READING, MEASURED • Track time read, units finished and your daily streak • Set yearly reading goals and watch them fill up • See your whole reading life at a glance on iPhone and iPad POWER-USER CONTROL, ZERO CLUTTER • Flexible naming templates for series folders, volumes, chapters and batches • Rich metadata from Google Books, MyAnimeList, the New York Times and more • Quality profiles, housekeeping and library sync, all configurable PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Fully self-hosted - your library lives on your server, not someone else's cloud • Sign in with your own identity provider (OIDC) • Works beautifully across iPhone, iPad and the web Note: bookkeeprr requires your own self-hosted bookkeeprr server. It is not a store or streaming service and does not include or provide any content. bookkeeprr - the reading-room the *arr stack forgot.

About

Sumi Book

Features
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Sumi is a beautifully crafted, native reader for the books, manga and comics you already own or have the right to read. Sumi comes empty by design. It includes no catalog, no content, and no built-in sources — you decide what to read. Import your own files, or add a source by pasting the web address of a site you are entitled to access. Sumi is the elegant reading experience on top; the library is yours. A READER, NOT A LIBRARY • Ships with zero content and zero pre-loaded sources • Import your own files (.cbz / .zip) straight from the Files app • Add your own source — nothing is bundled DESIGNED FOR READING • A refined dark interface made for long sessions • Smooth paged and continuous (webtoon) reading modes • Right-to-left support for manga • Remembers your place across your whole collection NO ADS, EVER Sumi shows no advertising. The reading view is just the page — nothing between you and your story. PREMIUM Unlock the full experience: • Incognito mode — read without saving history or progress • App Lock — guard your library with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode • Backup & restore — export and recover your entire collection • Premium themes — including the dusk-rose Sakura palette • Offline downloads — keep what you're reading with you YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Sumi is a neutral reading tool. It is not affiliated with any website, publisher, or content, and cannot guarantee the availability of any third-party source. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to access whatever you add. Please support the authors and publishers you love. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookkeeprr4 screens
Sumi Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bookkeeprr at none against Sumi Book's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sumi Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bookkeeprr asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bookkeeprr versus Sumi Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookkeeprrSumi Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlexandru Paul CsikiOktay Demir

In-app purchases

None

Bookkeeprr

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sumi Book

Subscriptions2
  • The Fine Press — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • The Fine Press — Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • The Fine Press — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Bookkeeprr free?
Bookkeeprr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sumi Book free?
Sumi Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookkeeprr or Sumi Book have ads?
Neither Bookkeeprr nor Sumi Book shows ads.

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