Book Tracker & Log vs Trope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Tracker & Log
This app helps you read more and understand your reading habits through private tracking. Log books, time your sessions, rate and review your reads, and discover new titles. It offers personalized recommendations and motivational features like streaks and challenges.
- Private reading journal
- Track reading sessions with timer
- Rate and review books
- Personalized book recommendations
- Reading habit motivation
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
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ReadShelf is a private reading tracker built to help you read more — and understand how you read — without ever giving up your data. Perfect for tracking the books you're reading, building a daily reading habit, timing your sessions, rating and reviewing what you finish, spotting patterns over time, and discovering your next great read. Your books, your habits — and yours alone. Private by design No account, no login, no sign-up — just open the app and start All your data is stored locally on your device by default No analytics, no tracking, no ads — book search only queries public book databases (Open Library, Google Books) Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud — never our servers Build your library Organize every book across shelves: Reading, Read, Want to Read and Did Not Finish Add a book in seconds — search by title or author, scan its barcode, or look up an ISBN Covers, author, page count, genres, series and custom tags, all in one place Create your own custom shelves to read your way Track your reading A built-in reading timer logs your minutes and pages, session by session See exactly where you are in every book with live progress Capture favorite quotes and highlights with page references Write rich reviews and journal entries for the books that stay with you Rate beyond five stars: plot, writing, characters, pacing and emotional impact Understand your habits Beautiful stats: total books, pages and time read at a glance Reading streaks, reading pace and your best time of day to read Genre breakdown, top authors and rating distribution Heatmaps and trends that show how your reading grows over time Year in Review — a shareable recap of your whole reading year Stay motivated Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reading goals A forgiving reading streak: every 7 reading days earn an automatic rest day (up to 2 saved) — or count weekly and pick how many days a week you want to read Earn XP, level up from Beginner to Legend, and unlock dozens of milestones Challenges and milestones to keep the habit fun Discover your next read Personalized "For You" picks based on your taste and history Popular titles from Open Library, plus recommendations that tell you why On supported devices, on-device Apple Intelligence suggests your next book — privately, right on your iPhone Reading on your Home Screen Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your current book, streak and daily goal A Live Activity tracks your reading timer straight from the Lock Screen Apple Watch On Apple Watch, start and pause a reading session, dial in your page with the Digital Crown and watch your daily goal ring fill — plus a complication for your watch face A session running on your wrist shows up live on your iPhone, where you can control it too Gentle reminders A daily reading reminder to keep your habit going A streak reminder so you never lose your run by accident Premium includes Full insights: advanced charts, heatmaps, trends and period comparisons All goals: daily, weekly and monthly targets All challenges and milestones iCloud sync across all your devices Data export Unlimited custom shelves ReadShelf stays simple while you log a session, and powerful when you want the full picture — track in seconds, understand in minutes. Subscriptions Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year) A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available Payment is charged to your Apple ID account Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings Restore Purchases is available in-app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darianhanci-legal.web.app/datenschutz
Trope
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Benvenuto in Trope. l'app definitiva per tutti gli amanti della lettura! Tieni traccia dei tuoi libri, scopri nuove letture e monitora le tue abitudini in un'unica, elegantissima libreria digitale pensata apposta per te. FUNZIONALITÀ PRINCIPALI: • La Tua Libreria Personale: Cerca e aggiungi qualsiasi libro scansionando il codice a barre o cercando per titolo/autore grazie a un database globale infinito. • Diario Emotivo (Reading Moods): I libri sono emozioni. Associa a ogni lettura uno stato d'animo (es. "Mi ha fatto piangere", "Ansia", "Ispirazione") e scopri in un bellissimo grafico quali emozioni hanno dominato il tuo anno di letture. • Gamification & Medagliere: La lettura è una bellissima sfida! Sblocca fantastici traguardi come "Topo da biblioteca", "Esploratore" o "Maratoneta". Ricevi notifiche a comparsa e colleziona medaglie man mano che arricchisci la tua libreria. • Statistiche Avanzate & "Trope Wrapped": Quanti libri hai letto quest'anno? Qual è il tuo ritmo di lettura stimato e il tuo autore più letto in assoluto? Scopri l'andamento mensile delle tue pagine lette con grafici interattivi e genera il tuo esclusivo riassunto "Wrapped" di fine anno da condividere sui social. • Scansione Citazioni con l'AI: Fotografa la pagina di un libro ed estrai istantaneamente le tue frasi preferite tramite l'intelligenza artificiale, per salvarle in app e non perderle mai. • Consigli Personalizzati: Ricevi raccomandazioni sui migliori libri in base ai tuoi generi preferiti (Romance, Thriller, Fantasy, Classici, ecc.). • Backup Sicuro: Esporta i tuoi dati sul tuo dispositivo con un tap, per avere la tua preziosa libreria sempre al sicuro. Che tu sia un lettore accanito, un fan del BookTok o semplicemente una persona che vuole riprendere l'abitudine di leggere, Trope. è il compagno di avventure perfetto. Scaricala ora e dai vita alle tue letture!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Book Tracker & Log at none against Trope's shown. Trope's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Book Tracker & Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Trope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Book Tracker & Log ships an update every 6 weeks, Trope every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Tracker & Log | Trope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cengiz Darian Hanci | Michele Galbiati |
In-app purchases
Book Tracker & Log
- ReadShelf Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- ReadShelf Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- ReadShelf Premium Lifetime$27.99
Trope
- Trope Ad-Free$0.99









