Comparison

Quill vs Nerdie

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

Head to head
About

Quill

Features
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Quill is a private, local-first reading tracker designed for iOS. Organize your library, track reading progress, save notes and quotes, and keep a clear history of everything you read. No account is required. Your books, notes, progress, and reading history stay on your device, with optional manual backup to iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://denizkokturk.github.io/quill-support/privacy.html

About

Nerdie

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Nerdie is the social platform for book lovers, the place to track everything you read AND share it with people who love books as much as you do. FREE. Want to see what other readers really think about your favorite book? Curious whether a friend loved the ending as much as you did? Or maybe you just want a beautiful home for everything you've read, a rating for every book, and a want-to-read list so you're never stuck for your next great read. Nerdie does all of it, in one app. TRACK QUIETLY, OR SHARE OUT LOUD Some readers want a private diary of their reading life. Others want a community. Nerdie is built for both. Keep a review to yourself with "Only me," or post it and start a conversation. It's your call, book by book. RATE, REVIEW & REMEMBER • Rate every book on a five-star scale and write a review while it's fresh. • Log the same book more than once — made for the ones you reread every year. • Look back on your full reading history, your ratings, and everything you thought. • Mark a spoiler, or keep a review private — you're always in control. SOCIAL, THE BOOKISH WAY • Follow your friends and favorite readers and see what they're into right now. • Read their reviews of the books you love, like them, and comment to talk it out. • Discover your next read through people you actually trust, not an algorithm. • Every rating, review and comment is anchored to a book. No noise, just books. YOUR SHELF, YOUR WAY • Track your whole library, log every book you own and give it a rating. • Build custom lists for anything: want-to-read, all-time favorites, summer stack. • Customise your profile with your favorite bedside books and recent activity. • Set a yearly reading goal and watch your progress add up. THOUSANDS OF BOOKS & AUTHORS Search a huge catalog of books and authors. With covers, ratings, and reviews from the Nerdie community. Nerdie is built for book lovers who want to track their library and socialise around the thing they love most: reading. Give your reading life a home. Try Nerdie today, free. Privacy: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/privacy Terms: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/terms Support: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quill4 screens
Nerdie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nerdie at 15.1 against Quill's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Quill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nerdie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Quill versus Nerdie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuillNerdie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeniz KokturkHALIL AHMET CENGELOGLU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quill

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Nerdie

Subscriptions1
  • Nerdie Premium Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Quill free?
Quill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nerdie free?
Nerdie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quill or Nerdie have ads?
Neither Quill nor Nerdie shows ads.

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