Comparison

Libris Book Tracker vs Marka

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

Head to head
About

Libris Book Tracker

Features
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Libris is your personal library, beautifully organized. Catalog everything you read, want to read, and lend out — all in one calm, elegant place. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS - Search by title, author, or ISBN — even just a few words - Scan the barcode on the back of any book - Cover, synopsis, author, genre, and page count fill in automatically YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Track reading status: to read, reading, paused, read - Rate your books and keep private notes - Build a wishlist of books to buy next - Mark books you've lent out and to whom EXPLORE & DISCOVER - Browse by genre, author, or rating - See your reading stats and yearly goal - Find similar books and author bios SAFE AND PRIVATE - Your library syncs to your private iCloud — encrypted and visible only to you - Export a backup anytime, or import from Goodreads and other apps via CSV Whether you have five books or five thousand, Libris keeps your reading life in order.

About

Marka

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Marka is a reading tracker for people who want to know what they read, how fast they read it, and which lines stayed with them. Now with a cozy pixel farm that grows while you read. No account, no ads, no subscription. Paperbacks, hardcovers, eBooks and audiobooks all work: track by page, by percentage, or by listening time. GROW A READING FARM • Every 5 minutes on the reading timer puts a drop of water in your well. Water your plots and watch tomatoes and carrots grow. • Read more and the farm opens up, clear the wild, till new plots, and welcome hens, ducks, a goat and a cow, an orchard, a barn and a greenhouse. • Free up to nine plots, with the hens and carrot seeds. The one-time unlock opens every reward after that, and Away Mode. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY IN MINUTES • Scan a whole stack of books, one barcode after another. Books already in your library are flagged, and "Add all" files the rest in one tap. • Search by title, author or ISBN. Cover, description, publisher, page count and genre are filled in for you. • Import a Goodreads or StoryGraph export with your shelves, ratings, and start and finish dates. TIME YOUR READING • A one-tap timer that keeps counting while you leave the app, with pause and resume. • Live Activity and Dynamic Island controls: check the time or finish a session without unlocking your phone. • Forgot to start it? Log a past session by date and time. • Marka works out your pages per hour, and how long is left in the book you are reading. NOTES WHILE YOU READ • Save a quote, thought, question or summary in the middle of a session. The timer pauses while you write. • Scan text straight from the page: photograph it, tap the first and last word, and the passage drops into your note. Recognition runs entirely on your device. • Search every note across every book, filter by kind, and keep your favourites together. • Turn any quote into a card and post it to your Instagram Story or save it to Photos. GOALS AND PACE • A daily reading-time goal, with a calendar that checks off every day you hit it. • A yearly book goal that fills with the covers of the books you finish. • See the days left in the year, whether you are ahead or behind, and the pace it would take to finish. STATISTICS • Total reading time, pages read, average speed, longest session, current and longest streak. • A chart of your reading speed over the last 7 days, 30 days or the whole year. • The genres you return to, and a calendar of covers showing what you read each day. YOUR BOOKCASE • Stand your books on a wooden bookcase, move the decorations around the shelves, and switch the string lights on. • Put the bookcase on your Home Screen as a widget and rearrange it from there. WHAT TO READ NEXT • Can't decide? Shake your phone and one book jumps out of your To Be Read pile. Toss the covers around, or shake again for another. • Recommendations drawn from the books you rated highly, each one showing why it was suggested. • Keep a wishlist of the books you want, apart from the library you own. SHARE YOUR READING • Cards for a finished book, a favorite quote, a month's reads, your year, your reading calendar, goal progress, your bookcase and your farm. • Post to Instagram Stories, save to Photos, or share anywhere. WIDGETS • Farm, Continue Reading, Currently Reading, Goal and Bookcase, on the Home Screen. The Goal widget also fits the Lock Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no email, no password, no ads, no analytics. • Your library, sessions, notes and goals stay on your device and sync only through your own iCloud account. • Tracking, notes, goals and statistics work offline. A connection is only needed to look books up. Terms of Service: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/terms Privacy Policy: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/privacy

Screenshots

Libris Book Tracker4 screens
Marka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libris Book Tracker at none against Marka's 1. Libris Book Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Marka's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Marka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Libris Book Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libris Book Tracker ships an update every 3 days, Marka every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Libris Book Tracker versus Marka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibris Book TrackerMarka
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMauro BonaTedi Kurniadi

In-app purchases

None

Libris Book Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Marka

One-time1
  • Marka Supporter$39.99

Questions

Is Libris Book Tracker free?
Libris Book Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marka free?
Marka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Libris Book Tracker or Marka have ads?
Neither Libris Book Tracker nor Marka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libris Book Tracker or Marka?
Libris Book Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and Marka every 8 days. Most recently, Libris Book Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Marka on October 29, 2026.

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