BookTracker vs Reading Log XL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
BookTracker
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BookTracker is the simplest way to build a daily reading habit. Press Start when you open your book. Press Stop when you're done and tell it what page you're on ā that's the whole workflow. BookTracker takes care of the rest. TRACK EVERY SESSION ⢠Live reading timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island support ⢠Read the same book several times a day ā sessions add up automatically ⢠Edit, delete, or exclude any session afterwards DAILY GOALS THAT STICK ⢠Set a minutes-per-day or pages-per-day goal for each book ⢠Watch progress fill up on the Home Screen widget (40m/60m at a glance) ⢠Get a nudge in the evening ā only on days you haven't read yet ⢠Celebrate with a notification the moment you hit a goal YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR HISTORY ⢠Add books by title ā covers, authors, and page counts found for you ⢠Streaks, 14-day charts, and monthly/yearly finished-book counts ⢠Every finished book keeps its start and finish dates ON YOUR WRIST ⢠Apple Watch app shows today's progress and starts/stops sessions ⢠Watch-face complication with your daily goal ring SHARE THE HABIT ⢠Share a beautiful card of what you're reading with friends Private by design: your reading data never leaves your device. No account, no tracking, no ads.
Reading Log XL
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Reading Log XL is a reading log and book tracker: it records reading minutes, pages and books, and makes a one page PDF reading report for the teacher. Pay once, no subscription. ONE BUTTON A DAY Tap "I read today", pick the minutes, save. A built-in timer counts a reading session for you if you want it to. YOUR BOOKSHELF Keep three shelves ā reading now, finished, want to read. Title, author, page count, a coloured spine instead of a cover. No sign-up, no social feed, no reviews to scroll. A REPORT FOR SCHOOL Make a one-page PDF for a teacher or a parent: days read, minutes, pages and the books behind them. Pick 7 days, 30 days, a year or everything. GOALS AND STREAKS Set a daily goal in minutes and watch the streak build. Weekly and monthly totals show whether the habit is holding. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no ads, no analytics. Works on a plane. SIMPLE PRICE The free version always saves everything you log and shows the last 30 days plus three books at a time. One purchase unlocks the full history, unlimited books and PDF reports forever. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookTracker at none against Reading Log XL's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Reading Log XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BookTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BookTracker | Reading Log XL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onur Ozer | ihor Romanenko |
In-app purchases
BookTracker
No in-app purchases
Reading Log XL
- Unlock the whole log$8.99









