Comparison

Book Journal & Reading Tracker vs Mythmark

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

Head to head
About

Book Journal & Reading Tracker

Log your reading sessions, organize your library on a virtual bookshelf, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Capture notes, quotes, and reviews with photo attachments and OCR. Import your Goodreads library easily.

Highlights
  • Virtual wooden bookshelf with cover art
  • Full-screen reading timer
  • Notes, quotes, and reviews with photo attachments
  • Page-scan OCR for text capture
  • Reading streaks and yearly goal tracking
  • Goodreads import
  • Home-screen widgets
Features
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Track every book you read, log each reading session, and watch your library come alive on a shelf that actually looks like one. Book Tracker is the reading log that turns pages into a habit that lasts. Most reading apps feel like a spreadsheet. This one gives you a warm, skeuomorphic wooden bookshelf you decorate yourself, a calm full-screen reading timer, and a Literary Clock with a passage for every time of day — so tracking your books feels as good as reading them. WHAT YOU GET - Add any title in seconds by search, barcode scan, or a manual entry with your own cover photo - A wooden bookshelf you arrange yourself, with real cover art in spine or cover view - A full-screen reading timer that logs every session and updates your progress automatically - Notes, quotes, and reviews with photo attachments and page-scan OCR to capture text instantly - Stats that keep you going: reading streaks, a yearly goal ring, pages read, formats, and top authors - One-tap Goodreads import so your whole library comes with you PERFECT FOR - Readers building a TBR pile they will actually finish - Bookworms who want their shelf to feel real, not like a database - Anyone chasing a yearly reading goal or a daily reading streak - Note-takers who collect quotes, thoughts, and reviews as they read WHY NOT JUST USE A SPREADSHEET A spreadsheet can hold titles, but it can't scan a barcode, time your sessions, show your covers on a shelf, or turn a year of reading into streaks and charts you look forward to. Book Tracker does all of it in one place, built for readers. PRIVACY Your library, notes, and sessions live on your device. No account, no sign-up, no reading data sold. FULL ACCESS A single unlock opens the entire app — every shelf and decoration, the reading timer, notes and OCR, Goodreads import, full stats, and home-screen widgets. Choose what fits you: a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Add your first book, start the timer, and watch your shelf grow. Your next chapter begins here. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

About

Mythmark

This app helps you discover your next read, remember what you enjoyed, and understand your reading preferences through detailed, multi-factor scoring. It offers a personalized library, edition selection, note-taking, and reading progress tracking, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device data storage.

Highlights
  • Ten-factor book scoring
  • Personalized reading taste profile
  • Ranked and organized library
  • Edition selection by barcode/ISBN
  • Note-taking and quote saving
  • Reading progress and goal tracking
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Mythmark helps you choose what to read next, remember what mattered, and understand your reading taste - without turning books into a popularity contest. A SCORE THAT SAYS MORE Rate each finished book across ten factors: Prose, Characters, Dialogue, Plot, Pacing, Setting, Atmosphere, Depth, Originality, and Enjoyment. Mythmark brings them together in a clear score out-of-five and builds a personal taste profile from the books you finish. A LIBRARY WITH DIRECTION Your Library is more than a pile of covers. Mythmark ranks what is waiting using your scorecards, reading history, preferences, and intent. Organize your books, pause a pick for later, filter by author or genre, and reorder the shelf whenever you want. PICK THE RIGHT EDITION Search by title, author, or ISBN, or scan a barcode to add the exact edition in your hands. Review available editions, select the cover and metadata that match your copy, add a book manually, or import your Goodreads library from CSV. KEEP WHAT STAYED WITH YOU Write notes, save quotes, and scan a printed page to turn its text into a selectable snippet. Notes and snippets stay attached to the book, ready when you want to revisit or share them. SEE YOUR READING STORY Log pages and reading sessions, track current reads, mark books as finished or Did Not Finish, and record re-reads. Set annual book and page goals, follow streaks and cadence, explore favorite authors and genres, view your ten-factor Mythmark profile, and create shareable monthly or yearly recaps. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your library, scorecards, notes, snippets, sessions, and goals are stored on your device. Page recognition happens on your device, and source images are not retained. Your reading data leaves only when you choose to export or share it. Backup tools keep you in control when moving devices or reinstalling. Read with intention. Remember more. Let every finished book sharpen what comes next.

Screenshots

Book Journal & Reading Tracker4 screens
Mythmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mythmark at 5.0 against Book Journal & Reading Tracker's 1.0. Mythmark also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Book Journal & Reading Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Book Journal & Reading Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Mythmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mythmark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Book Journal & Reading Tracker versus Mythmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Journal & Reading TrackerMythmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamSPENCER JOHN DAVIS

Customer experience

Book Journal & Reading Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Mythmark

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Book Journal & Reading Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Quote Notes Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Library Stats Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookworm Pass One-Time$29.99
None

Mythmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Journal & Reading Tracker free?
Book Journal & Reading Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mythmark free?
Mythmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Book Journal & Reading Tracker or Mythmark?
Mythmark is rated higher. Book Journal & Reading Tracker averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mythmark averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Book Journal & Reading Tracker or Mythmark have ads?
Neither Book Journal & Reading Tracker nor Mythmark shows ads.

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