Mybrary vs Booklore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mybrary
A private book tracking application that stores all your data locally on your device. Easily log reading progress, rate books, and organize your library with custom collections. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with no data collection.
- Local data storage
- Track reading progress
- Add books by scan or search
- Organize with collections
- Rate and review books
- Set reading goals
- Import/export library data
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Mybrary is a simple, private book tracker. No account required. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. Track what you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Add books by title, barcode scan, or search. Track pages, listening time, and reading progress. Rate and review. Organize with collections. Set reading goals. Your library is yours. Import and export anytime. Automatic backups keep your data safe. Built for readers who want a clean, fast app that respects their privacy. No ads, no recommendations you didn't ask for, no selling your reading habits. Try it free for 30 days. After that, it's $2.99 one time to use it forever. No subscription, no renewals, no tricks.
Booklore
Track your reading privately and offline. Log books, update progress, rate finished titles, and add notes. Features include a reading timer with ambient sounds, habit-building tools like streaks and goals, and insightful year-end summaries.
- Offline reading log
- Track reading progress
- Rate and review books
- Reading timer with ambient sounds
- Reading streaks and goals
- Import/export library data
- Yearly reading summaries
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Every book you read, one tap away. Booklore is a reading log for people who would rather be reading: add a book, log your page, close the app. No sign-up stands between you and your first book, and your library lives on your phone. On the shelf • Find books by title, author or ISBN, or scan the barcode on the back cover • Shelves for Reading, Want to Read, Read, Paused and Did Not Finish, plus your own shelves and tags • Rate in half-stars, from ½ to 5, and tag a book's mood and pace • Print books, e-books and audiobooks side by side, with rereads counted At the page • Log progress with one tap (¼, ½, ¾, Finished) or type the exact page • Reading an e-book or listening to an audiobook? Enter the percentage your reader or player shows • See how much reading time is left in a book, at your own measured pace • Time a session and add ambient sound: rain, ocean, forest, café, fireplace and more, generated on your device • A Live Activity keeps the running session on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Write notes and a review, and capture a quote straight off the page with your camera Over the year • A reading calendar that fills in every day you read • Streaks with a best-streak record, and a yearly goal that paces you from the day you set it • A daily reminder that skips the days you already read, scheduled on your device • Home Screen widget, Apple Watch app and Siri ("Start reading in Booklore") • Your Reading Year and monthly wrap-up cards to share, plus all-time stats Your library, your phone • Bring your library over from a CSV export and export everything whenever you like • Optional backup to your own iCloud • Book search and one-time cover downloads are the only network use, and cover downloads can be switched off • Your reading is never sold or used to build a profile of you Happy reading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Booklore at none against Mybrary's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Mybrary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Booklore asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mybrary against 5.0 for Booklore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Mybrary ships an update every 4 weeks, Booklore fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Mybrary | Booklore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Manasco | Hazem Abdeltawab |
Customer experience
Mybrary
Booklore
In-app purchases
Mybrary
- Mybrary Pro$2.99
Booklore
No in-app purchases






