Comparison

Bookspark vs MyBibliotheca

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

Head to head
About

Bookspark

This app helps you build a reading habit by tracking your progress, logging reading sessions, and saving memorable quotes. It offers a calm, personal experience without social pressure or competition. Organize your library, set goals, and visualize your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Track current, finished, and TBR books
  • Organize books into personal lists
  • Time focused reading sessions
  • Save memorable passages as Spark Cards
  • Set annual reading goals
  • Visualize reading streaks and insights
Features
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Bookspark turns reading into a habit you can feel and a story you can see. Track the books you want to read, time focused sessions, save the lines that stay with you, and watch quiet daily effort become real momentum. Bookspark is intentionally calm: no noisy social feed, no competition, and no pressure to read at someone else’s pace. YOUR READING, IN ONE PLACE • Keep current reads, finished books, and your TBR together • Update pages and see progress at a glance • Organize books into personal lists STAY WITH THE PAGE • Time focused reading sessions • Follow your daily spark and reading streak • Explore calendars and reading-time insights KEEP WHAT MOVES YOU • Save memorable passages as immersive Spark Cards • Revisit the lines you want to remember • Set an annual goal and optional reading reminders BOOKSPARK PRO Upgrade for an unlimited library, unlimited lists and sessions, and advanced longer-term insights. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Pricing is shown in your local currency before purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in Bookspark Customer Center or Apple ID settings. Your reading data stays on your device. No account is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://workit.fitness/privacy-policy/

About

MyBibliotheca

This app helps you track and organize your entire reading life, including books, e-books, and audiobooks. Log reading sessions, manage your to-be-read list, and discover insights into your reading habits. It offers a private, ad-free experience for a more mindful approach to reading.

Highlights
  • Track all book formats (print, ebook, audiobook)
  • Log reading sessions and progress
  • Organize TBR lists with priorities and tags
  • Import existing libraries from other services
  • Sync with KOReader and Readwise for highlights
  • Analyze reading habits and streaks
  • Private notes and custom shelves
Features
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MyBibliotheca is a private, ad-free reading tracker, book organizer, and reading journal for your whole reading life. Track books, log reading sessions, organize your to-be-read list, and discover the stories behind your reading habits. Looking for a Goodreads or StoryGraph alternative? Import your existing library and keep your books, ratings, notes, and reading dates together without social pressure or a crowded feed. TRACK EVERY FORMAT Keep hardcovers, paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobooks in one personal library. Log pages read, audiobook minutes, and reading sessions. Record where you left off, save start and finish dates, and revisit your reading history. Track audiobook listening time and completion percentage alongside your print and ebook progress. BUILD A LIBRARY THAT MAKES SENSE Search for books by title, author, or ISBN, or add a book manually. Organize your collection with custom bookshelves, series details, ratings, and private notes. Move books between Reading, Up next, Plan to read, Finished, and DNF without losing their history. Keep reference books and other titles on a dedicated Private shelf that stays out of public profiles and recommendations. TURN YOUR TBR INTO YOUR NEXT GREAT READ Do more than collect an endless list of books. Create private TBR lists, set priorities, arrange your reading queue, and tag books by mood. Save why you added a title so a friend's recommendation or an intriguing review doesn't get forgotten. Filter by author, genre, format, mood, or length to find a book that fits the moment. BRING YOUR READING HISTORY WITH YOU Import Goodreads, StoryGraph, or other supported CSV exports. Review column mappings before importing your books, statuses, ratings, notes, and reading dates. Start with the library you've already built instead of entering everything again. CONNECT KOREADER AND READWISE Sync ebook reading positions across configured KOReader devices and link progress to your MyBibliotheca library. Use the separate KOReader plugin to bring highlights and notes into your book records. Connect Readwise to import saved highlights and notes, then match them to books in your collection. Keep memorable passages and your own reflections close to the books they came from. KEEP MORE THAN A STAR RATING Save book notes, highlights, and reading-session reflections. Record an overall rating or look more closely at plot, characters, and prose. Export highlights and notes in Markdown or plain text so your reading journal remains useful beyond the app. UNDERSTAND YOUR READING HABITS Explore reading streaks, activity calendars, pages read, listening minutes, and monthly progress. Year in Reading brings together finished books, favorite reads, formats, returning authors, and your month-by-month pace. See how your reading changes over time, not just how many books you've finished. REDISCOVER YOUR OWN SHELVES Shelf Archaeology helps you revisit unfinished and forgotten books already in your library. Find another possibility in your existing collection before adding something new to your TBR. SHARE THE MOMENTS YOU CHOOSE Create downloadable reading calendars, book recap cards, and monthly or yearly reading summaries. Share a finished book or a snapshot of your statistics without publishing your entire reading history. An optional public library page lets you choose whether to include ratings and your reading streak. STAY IN CONTROL Your library is private by default. There are no ads or attention-demanding social feeds. Export your library and reading logs as CSV, use the read-only API to connect supported tools, and access your account on your phone, tablet, or computer. Whether you read a chapter before bed, listen on your commute, or move between several books at once, MyBibliotheca gives your reading life a place to belong. Made independently in Minnesota.

Screenshots

Bookspark4 screens
MyBibliotheca4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bookspark and MyBibliotheca both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MyBibliotheca's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bookspark's. MyBibliotheca also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Bookspark's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookspark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. MyBibliotheca asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bookspark against 5.0 for MyBibliotheca. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Bookspark's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyBibliotheca's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookspark ships an update weekly, MyBibliotheca every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bookspark versus MyBibliotheca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooksparkMyBibliotheca
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkit IncGabriel King

Customer experience

Bookspark

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MyBibliotheca

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bookspark

Subscriptions2
  • Bookspark Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bookspark Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookspark Pro Lifetime$79.99
None

MyBibliotheca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookspark free?
Bookspark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyBibliotheca free?
MyBibliotheca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookspark or MyBibliotheca?
Bookspark and MyBibliotheca are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bookspark or MyBibliotheca have ads?
Neither Bookspark nor MyBibliotheca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookspark or MyBibliotheca?
Bookspark ships an update weekly, and MyBibliotheca every 2 days. Most recently, Bookspark was updated on October 31, 2026 and MyBibliotheca on October 31, 2026.

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