BookDrawer vs Iskander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BookDrawer
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BookDrawer is a quiet drawer for the books you keep. When you read them, how many times, and where they are now โ all in one place. โ Library โ Want to read, reading, finished. And bought, borrowed, given away. โ Reading history โ Read it again and each pass keeps its own dates, rating, and notes. โ Your shelf โ Owned, to buy, departed (gifted, sold, lost). Two copies of one book, tracked separately. โ Quotes โ Photograph a passage and the words come across on their own. Page numbers too. โ Reading calendar โ Covers of finished books fill in the calendar, and turn into share cards for your feed. โ iCloud sync โ The same library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No sign-in. โ Book search โ Find by title or author and pull in the cover and details. (Book data: Google Books) No ads. Just your books.
Iskander
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Your personal library, reimagined for PDFs. Iskander turns any PDF into a properly organized book โ cover, title, author, and category detected the moment you import it. Then it helps you actually finish what you start. IMPORT IN SECONDS โข Add PDFs from Files, Mail, or Safari with "Open in Iskander" โข Cover, title, author, and category detected automatically โข Every book organized into a clean, browsable library READ YOUR WAY โข Scroll or page-by-page reading modes โข Picks up exactly where you left off โ page and zoom remembered โข Continue Reading shelf keeps your current books one tap away DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ โข Describe what you're looking for in plain language โ a topic, a problem, a mood โข Get AI book recommendations with a match score and the reasoning behind it โข Save picks to a Read Later wishlist โข Find a PDF copy without leaving the app BUILD A READING HABIT โข Set a daily page goal โข Track pages read with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts โข Keep your streak alive with an optional daily reminder YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR DEVICE Your PDFs, tags, and categories never leave your device. Only the text you type into Discover is sent to generate recommendations โ nothing else. Iskander is the library for people who read PDFs, not just store them.
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Verdict
BookDrawer and Iskander are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | BookDrawer | Iskander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shinhyoung Lee | Pierre Muller |
In-app purchases
BookDrawer
No in-app purchases
Iskander
No in-app purchases









