Grow books vs 栞灯
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grow books
Organize your personal library with a visually appealing bookshelf. Track reading progress, save notes and quotes, and discover your reading habits. Enjoy a private reading space without social pressure.
- Virtual bookshelf organization
- Book spine photo customization
- Offline access for notes
- Automatic book data retrieval
- Manual book entry
- Import/export data
- Reading status management
- Note and quote saving
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“I want to line up my books by their spines, just like on a real bookshelf!” grow books is a reading app that helps you build a reading space of your own. ■Our concept “A bookshelf in your pocket.” Books you’ve read, books you want to read, and books waiting to be read. Books you own and books you don’t, ebooks and printed books—there are so many. grow books lets you keep the books that won’t fit on your shelves in your pocket, helping you keep reading and enjoying it. ■What makes grow books special ・Arrange the books you add by their spines, just like on a real bookshelf. ・Take photos of your book spines and attach them to your books to make your shelf your own. ・There are no social networking features or rankings for interacting or comparing yourself with others. Keep your own reading records without worrying about what anyone else thinks. ■Main features ・A bookshelf view that looks like a real bookshelf ・Photograph and crop book spines, then arrange and organize them on your shelf ・View the books you’ve added and write notes even when you’re offline ・Search for and add books, with covers, titles, and other details filled in automatically ・Manually add books that don’t appear in search results ・Import data from other apps or your own CSV files ・Organize books by category and genre, and record whether they’re ebooks or printed books ・View a list of the books you’ve added ・Manage reading statuses such as “Want to read,” “Reading,” and “Finished” ・Save notes and quotes, including quotes shared from Kindle ・Write reviews and rate books on a 10-point scale ・View statistics about the books you’ve read ・View the books you’ve read this month and share the list with friends ・Save your top 10 favorite books for “#名刺代わりの小説10選” (“10 novels that define me”) and revisit past selections ・Keep the last book you opened visible at all times ・Switch fonts ■Our Premium plan concept Our concept is “Helping you keep reading and enjoying it for years to come.” Reading is enjoyable and rewarding, but there may be times when your motivation fades. We offer convenient features to help you maintain your enthusiasm for reading and keep picking up books. ■Premium benefits ・Keep records of rereads separately from your first reading. ・View monthly totals for pages read and money spent on books. ・Import up to 1,000 books at once from a CSV file. ■Recommended for ・People who have tried various reading tracker apps but haven’t found one that feels right ・People who want to keep enjoying reading ・People who have been managing their books in Notion and want to move to an app ・People who love reading ・People who respect books and always choose to buy them new ・Book lovers who love the books themselves ・People whose local bookstore has poor reception, making it difficult to look up books they want ・People who often read on the subway, on planes, or in other places without reception and want to write notes in the app as they read ■Ways to use grow books ・Jot down books you want to read and use them as a shopping list when you visit a bookstore ・Browse your unread books and decide what to read next ・Take notes on clues as you read a mystery and try to solve it yourself before the reveal ・Save your favorite passages and revisit them regularly for comfort ・Write notes in the app while reading on a plane ・Find books you’ve saved to your reading wish list when poor reception at a bookstore prevents you from looking them up online ■Important Notice Before using this app, please be sure to review the following Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. ・English Terms of Use: https://grow-books.tea-19.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://grow-books.tea-19.com/en/privacy/
栞灯
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積んでる本も、大切な読書。 本との関係すべてを肯定して残す、読書ノートアプリです。 ◆ 積読も、読みかけも、ぜんぶ残せる 「気になる」「積んでる」「読んでいる」「寝かせてる」「読み終えた」の5つのステータス。 読み終わらなくても、いいんです。積んである本もあなたの本棚の一部として、罪悪感なく記録できます。 ◆ 感想は、すきなかたちで ひとことだけ残してもいいし、じっくり長く書いてもいい。「胸がざわついた」「癒された」などの気分タグを選ぶだけでもOK。じぶんだけのタグも作れます。ネタバレOKの自分用メモも別に残せます。 ◆ 月末のお楽しみ「私の灯」 今月出会った気持ちが、色とりどりの灯りになって浮かびます。冊数ではなく、気持ちでふりかえる新しい読書記録です。 ◆ シェアは、したいときだけ 表紙と感想をきれいなカード画像にして、SNSでシェアできます。もちろん自分だけの静かな記録として使うのも素敵です。 ◆ 本の登録はかんたん 題名で検索して、表紙つきでさっと追加。手動登録もできます。 ◆ 安心して使えます ・アカウント登録不要。データはすべて端末の中に保存されます ・バックアップ機能つき(ファイルに書き出して復元できます) ・無料(バナー広告が表示されます) 積読タワーが育ちがちな人、感想を書くのが苦手な人、本屋が好きな人へ。 あなたの読書のかたちに、そっと灯をともします。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 栞灯 at none against Grow books's 3. Grow books's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Grow books sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 栞灯 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grow books ships an update every 5 days, 栞灯 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grow books | 栞灯 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aiju Kawase | KOKORO AI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
In-app purchases
Grow books
- Monthly plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- 3 Months Plan1 Month trial$11.993 Months
- Annual Plan1 Month trial$49.991 Year
栞灯
No in-app purchases









