Simplreads vs Bookmook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplreads
Organize your personal library with this minimal reading app. Track your reading progress, write reviews, save notes, and create playlists of books to read. Keep a clear record of your reading journey.
- Personal library building
- Reading progress tracking
- Write short reviews
- Save longer notes
- Group books into playlists
- Track reading status
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Simplreads is a minimal reading app for building your personal library and keeping your reading process organized. Add books, track progress, write short reviews, save longer notes, and group books into playlists for future reading and sharing with friends. Use Simplreads to keep a clear record of what you want to read, what you are reading now, and what you have finished.
Bookmook
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Bookmook is your private book tracker and eReader. Everything stays on your device: no account, no tracking, works offline. Built in Switzerland by an independent developer. • ADD BOOKS - Snap a photo of the cover to find the book online - Cover, blurb and year fill in automatically • TRACK YOUR BOOKS - Rate with thumbs up/down - Write your own review in a free-text field • READ WITHOUT SWITCHING APPS - Read your books in the built-in eReader (ePub) - Set your own background (light/sepia/dark) - Choose your font size and typeface - Add bookmarks - Save quotes with a single tap • CONNECT YOUR BOOKS - Link your books by your vibes - See the links as a constellation around a book - Share a constellation — friends import it with one tap - Get automatic suggestions from your own library - No outside algorithm, no ads • ORGANIZE BY WHY - Sort by your own, freely expandable categories instead of rigid genres - Find books again by mood and theme • LISTS & TIMELINE - Add books to your TBR (to-be-read) list - Read, Abandoned, favorite authors, most-connected books — all one tap away - Follow your reading history on the timeline • IMPORT & EXPORT - Import your library from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Calibre-Web (OPDS) or JSON - Export as Markdown/JSON - No lock-in • BACKUP & RESTORE - Make a full backup of your library anytime - Restore it 1:1 — even on a different device - All local, no outside server and no account • BUILT FOR BIG LIBRARIES - Search, filters and your library stay fast • PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No sign-up, no forced cloud, no server, no data tracking - Your data is yours Free up to 5 books. Bookmook Premium unlocks unlimited books — a one-time purchase, no subscription. — Bookmook Premium is a one-time purchase (no subscription, no auto-renewal). Payment is charged to your Apple account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simplreads at none against Bookmook's 2. On price, ads, 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. Bookmook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simplreads asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Simplreads | Bookmook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasilii Andreev | L. Weber |
In-app purchases
Simplreads
No in-app purchases
Bookmook
- Bookmook Premium – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Bookmook Premium – Yearly$19.991 Year
