Comparison

BookLens vs BookTracker

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

Head to head
About

BookLens

Features
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BookLens (formerly Book Tracker) is a simple reading log and book journal for people who want to read more and remember what they read. TRACK EVERY BOOK • Add a book in seconds: scan the book cover and the title and author are filled in for you, from covers in more than 100 languages • See your whole library as a grid of covers, filtered by Want to read, Reading, Paused or Finished • Check in the page you reached, or start again with Read again • Every book keeps its reading history in your reading log, from the first check-in to the last page TIME YOUR READING • A reading timer for every session, with an optional goal: minutes or pages • Pause and resume; the timer keeps counting even if the app is closed • See your time, pages and pages per minute when you finish • Share a clean 9:16 image of your session to your stories SET A GOAL AND KEEP YOUR STREAK • One goal at a time: pages per day, week or month • Watch your progress ring fill up and your streak grow • Weekly stats: days read, pages read, hours read and average speed SAVE QUOTES AND BOOK NOTES • A quote saver that reads the page for you: photograph it, tap the first and last word, and the passage is saved as a note • Write your own thoughts and add tags, like a book journal that sits beside each book • Turn any note into a beautiful quote card for your stories and friends • Browse every note across your library, filtered by book or tag PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads and no tracking, and free to start • Page photos are only read and never kept; photo metadata such as location is removed • Delete your account and all your data from the app at any time BookLens is available in English and Vietnamese. BOOKLENS PRO Unlimited notes, your own photo and PRO backgrounds on share cards, full weekly/monthly/yearly recaps, and reading reminders. Available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ailent.vn/booktracker/terms-en Privacy Policy: https://ailent.vn/booktracker/privacy-en

About

BookTracker

Features
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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 — that's the whole workflow. BookTracker takes care of the rest. TRACK EVERY SESSION • Live reading timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island support • Read the same book several times a day — sessions add up automatically • Edit, delete, or exclude any session afterwards DAILY GOALS THAT STICK • Set a minutes-per-day or pages-per-day goal for each book • Watch progress fill up on the Home Screen widget (40m/60m at a glance) • Get a nudge in the evening — only on days you haven't read yet • Celebrate with a notification the moment you hit a goal YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR HISTORY • Add books by title — covers, authors, and page counts found for you • Streaks, 14-day charts, and monthly/yearly finished-book counts • Every finished book keeps its start and finish dates ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch app shows today's progress and starts/stops sessions • Watch-face complication with your daily goal ring SHARE THE HABIT • 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.

Screenshots

BookLens4 screens
BookTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookTracker at none against BookLens's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BookLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BookTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
BookLens versus BookTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookLensBookTracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Manh CamOnur Ozer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BookLens

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
None

BookTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookLens free?
BookLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookTracker free?
BookTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BookLens or BookTracker have ads?
Neither BookLens nor BookTracker shows ads.

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