Comparison

BookLens vs Tomely

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

Tomely

Features
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The beautiful, fast reading tracker for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. No AI, no feed. Just your books. BRING YOUR LIBRARY, FREE Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph export (CSV) in about a minute. Shelves, ratings and dates come with you. Anything we can’t match lands in “To review”, so nothing is lost. Import is free, forever. ADD A BOOK IN TWO SECONDS Scan the ISBN barcode or search by title. Covers and details are saved on your device. LOG A SESSION IN ONE TAP Start the timer, note your page, done. Add past sessions and fix dates anytime. A STREAK, NOT A GAME A yearly goal with your pace, the days you read and a streak. No gems, no coins, no guilt. STATS YOU’LL ACTUALLY LOOK AT Books and pages per month, minutes per session, the days you read, your top genre. SNAP THE PAGE, KEEP THE LINE Take a photo and drag your finger over the lines you want. Text is recognized on your iPhone or iPad and only copies what’s on the page. Search your quotes by book and, with Plus, tag them your way. YOUR MONTH IN BOOKS A monthly card with your books, pages and hours, ready to share in your stories. SHELVES YOUR WAY Reading, Want to read, Read and Did not finish, plus your own shelves. With Plus, reading challenges too. APPLE WATCH Start, pause and end a reading session from your wrist, then set the page you stopped on with the Digital Crown. Your streak sits on your watch face as a complication. Sessions are free, on the Watch too. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN A sidebar and two columns on iPad, your book and your timer side by side on iPhone Duo, and the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity. NO AI. NO FEED. YOURS. No generative AI anywhere: no summaries, no recommendations, no AI art. No social network. Your library stays on your device, and export is always free. Book searches go to Open Library and Google Books, with no account and nothing that identifies you. FREE, FOREVER • Unlimited books and reading sessions • Streak and yearly goal • Goodreads and StoryGraph import, and export • Your monthly card, ready to share • Up to 10 photo quotes • Timer Live Activity and widgets • The Apple Watch app TOMELY PLUS • Full stats for every year since you started • All card styles, without the footer • Unlimited photo quotes and tags • Challenges, shelf themes and app icons SUBSCRIPTION Tomely Plus is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial ($39.99/year after the trial), a monthly subscription ($5.99/month, no trial) or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($89.99). Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. If you allow notifications, we remind you 2 days before your trial ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings, or in Tomely: Settings › Tomely Plus. Book data and covers from Open Library and Google Books. Goodreads and StoryGraph are trademarks of their owners; Tomely is not affiliated with them. Terms of Use: https://readtomely.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://readtomely.app/privacy Questions: hello@readtomely.app

Screenshots

BookLens4 screens
Tomely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BookLens at none against Tomely's shown. BookLens also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Tomely's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BookLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tomely sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookLens ships an update fortnightly, Tomely daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
BookLens versus Tomely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookLensTomely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Manh CamSantiago Gonzalez Fernandez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BookLens

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
4 purchases

Tomely

Subscriptions3
  • Tomely Plus · Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Tomely Plus · Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Tomely Plus · Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tomely Plus · Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is BookLens free?
BookLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tomely free?
Tomely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookLens or Tomely have ads?
Tomely shows ads; BookLens does not.
Which is updated more often, BookLens or Tomely?
BookLens ships an update fortnightly, and Tomely daily. Most recently, BookLens was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tomely on November 6, 2026.

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