BookSafe vs BookTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
BookSafe
Manage your personal book collection, track reading progress, and organize wishlists. Features include ISBN scanning, custom lists, reading statistics, and borrowed book tracking. Syncs across Apple devices via iCloud.
- Build and manage personal book library
- Track reading progress and statistics
- Organize wishlists with release date countdowns
- Scan ISBNs for automatic book data import
- Create custom lists and series groupings
- Syncs via iCloud across Apple devices
- Track borrowed books with due dates
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BookSafe is your personal book manager β beautiful, fast and private. Build your library, track your reading, keep an eye on your wishlist. No account, no ads, no data collection. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE β’ The Today tab shows you a daily page: quote, yearly goal, current book, upcoming dates. β’ A new reading quote every day β in a card design that changes daily. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH β’ iPhone + iPad, always in sync β via your private iCloud, no sign-up needed. β’ A full iPad layout: sidebar, wide lists, two-column statistics, large calendar. β’ An extra-large widget for your iPad Home Screen. β’ Apple Watch: start, pause, finish or discard reading sessions right on your wrist β works without your iPhone, too. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS β’ Scan an ISBN β title, author, cover and publisher arrive automatically from several book databases. β’ No readable barcode? The scanner reads the printed ISBN, too. β’ Or add books manually and edit them freely. β’ Duplicates are detected before they end up in your library. β’ Import CSV files from other book apps β with ratings, reading status, tags and notes. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR OVERVIEW β’ Reading status: Unread, Reading, Finished, Listened (audiobooks), Abandoned and Wishlist. β’ List and gallery views, sorted and filtered by status, tag or series. β’ Half-star ratings and notes. β’ Your own lists like βAutumn readsβ or βHoliday 2027β β with their own view, search and sorting. β’ Series are grouped automatically β you see which volume is missing and add it in the edition you prefer. Special volumes like βbook 8.5β sit right, too. β’ If you like, your library shows each series as a single entry. β’ A location for your own books: record place and shelf β and search by them. β’ Picked the wrong edition? Simply swap it for another edition of the same volume. READING PROGRESS & STATS β’ Reading sessions with a live timer, reading streak and pace insights. β’ Your running session shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island β pause with a single tap. β’ Statistics on finished books, genres, pages and years. β’ Achievements, badges and a yearly reading challenge with your own goal. β’ Year in Review: your numbers, your top 3 with medals β and your reading year as a film to share. β’ Authors and genres are tappable β browse on and add finds straight to your wishlist. WISHLIST & COUNTDOWN WIDGET β’ Save upcoming books with their release date. β’ A countdown shows the days until release β with a reminder. β’ On release day, BookSafe celebrates with a big cover and a little fireworks display. β’ The widget shows your next release on your Home and Lock Screen. KEEP TRACK OF BORROWED BOOKS β’ Mark books as borrowed β with source (library, friends) and due date. β’ A countdown reminds you before the loan period ends. β’ Extend or return with a single tap. SHARE & EXPORT β’ Share your favourite books as share cards β or your reading update as a story image. β’ Share your own lists and your wishlist as an image or as text. β’ Export your library as CSV or PDF β your data is yours. β’ A complete backup as a single file β restore it on a new device. GERMAN & ENGLISH β’ The app follows your device language automatically. FREE & BOOKSAFE PRO β’ Free for up to 50 books β with every feature. β’ With BookSafe Pro, unlimited books. One-time purchase, no subscription. Your library is yours: no login, no tracking, no third-party servers β everything lives on your device and syncs only to your private iCloud. Offline, too. Happy reading!
BookTracker
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BookTracker is the simplest way to build a daily reading habit. Press Start when you open your book. Press Stop when you're done and tell it what page you're on β that's the whole workflow. BookTracker takes care of the rest. TRACK EVERY SESSION β’ Live reading timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island support β’ Read the same book several times a day β sessions add up automatically β’ Edit, delete, or exclude any session afterwards DAILY GOALS THAT STICK β’ Set a minutes-per-day or pages-per-day goal for each book β’ Watch progress fill up on the Home Screen widget (40m/60m at a glance) β’ Get a nudge in the evening β only on days you haven't read yet β’ Celebrate with a notification the moment you hit a goal YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR HISTORY β’ Add books by title β covers, authors, and page counts found for you β’ Streaks, 14-day charts, and monthly/yearly finished-book counts β’ Every finished book keeps its start and finish dates ON YOUR WRIST β’ Apple Watch app shows today's progress and starts/stops sessions β’ Watch-face complication with your daily goal ring SHARE THE HABIT β’ Share a beautiful card of what you're reading with friends Private by design: your reading data never leaves your device. No account, no tracking, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookTracker at none against BookSafe's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BookSafe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BookTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BookSafe | BookTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Weekly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.2 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabian Grill | Onur Ozer |
In-app purchases
BookSafe
- BookSafe Pro$3.99
BookTracker
No in-app purchases









