Nerdie vs Tome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Tome
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Tome brings your whole reading life together. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY • Shelve what you've read, are reading, and want to read • Filter by genre, add books in seconds with barcode scanning • Smart search that actually finds the edition you're looking for RATE & REVIEW • Half-star precision ratings • Reader-friendly reviews with spoiler protection READ WITH FRIENDS • Share your friend code, browse your friends' shelves • Start a book club, pick a book together, chat in real time NEVER MISS A RELEASE • Follow your favorite authors and get notified about new books • Personal recommendations based on your shelves and ratings • See what's trending in Türkiye and worldwide No ads, no tracking. Your data is yours — delete your account in-app anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tome at none against Nerdie's 1. Tome also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). 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. Nerdie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Tome asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nerdie ships an update every 10 days, Tome daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nerdie | Tome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HALIL AHMET CENGELOGLU | Onur Parapan |
In-app purchases
Nerdie
- Nerdie Premium Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
Tome
No in-app purchases









