Comparison

Niovela vs Boooklet

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

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About

Niovela

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Niovela is a calm, private place for your reading life. Log the books you read, follow your progress, keep the lines worth keeping and watch your year in books take shape. Your life in books. It is free, with no ads and nothing to upgrade to. You don't need an account to start: your library lives on your device. YOUR LIBRARY • Reading, finished, want to read or abandoned: every book in its place • Page progress, start and finish dates, star ratings, emotions and private notes • Rereads count as new reads, without losing the first one • Search by title, author or ISBN, or scan the barcode with your camera • Book pages with synopsis, similar books, more by the same author and the rest of the series PROGRESS WITHOUT PRESSURE • A yearly reading goal that fills as you go • A daily reading streak and an activity heatmap • Statistics for all time, a year, a month or a week: books, pages, pace, genres, authors and ratings • A year-in-review card and achievements that show how close you are to the next one Niovela celebrates what you read. It never makes you feel behind. REVIEWS, QUOTES AND LISTS • Write a full review or a single line, with spoiler warnings • Save your favorite quotes and share them as an image • Create your own lists, or save Niovela's curated lists with one tap • Read together: invite friends to a shared list and see where each of you is • Follow authors and readers, and translate reviews written in other languages BRING YOUR BOOKS WITH YOU • Import the CSV you export from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookstats or Babelio, or a list of ISBNs; shelves become private lists and reviews arrive private • Export everything as JSON or CSV whenever you want • Your library, stats and streak work offline PRIVACY YOU CONTROL Without an account, your library stays on your device. With one, you choose what your profile shows: reviews, quotes and who you follow each have their own switch, and any review can stay private. A free account is optional: create one with Apple, Google or email to sync between devices, publish reviews and read with friends. You can delete your account from the app at any time. 8 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Polish and Dutch. Dark, light or automatic theme.

About

Boooklet

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Boooklet is your illustrated personal library: your books live on a bookshelf you build and decorate yourself. There once was a library so tall it got lost among the clouds. Each book existed only as long as someone remembered it. Alfonso, its keeper, is now a little ghost looking for readers to start over, one book at a time. Shall we make room for yours? YOUR BOOKSHELF, YOUR WAY • Add books by searching by title, author or ISBN, scanning the barcode, or entering them by hand. • Mark each one as read, reading or to read. • Every spine is unique: its thickness comes from the book's page count. • Arrange your books standing, leaning or stacked, and add plants, lamps, maps and other decorations. • Choose the setting (Tinta or Tinta Ā· Nogal) and go from day to night: the lamps light up. READ EVERY DAY • Focus mode: pick a book, start the timer and, when you're done, note where you left off, with a comment or a quote if you like. • Reading streak: 10 minutes or 10 pages a day keeps it going. If you miss a day, a bookmark saves your place. • A reminder at the time you choose, which only goes off on days you haven't read yet. • A yearly calendar with every day you read. YOUR NUMBERS • All-time stats, by year or by month: books finished, pages, reading time, pace and how you rate. • Reading goals, with the pace you need to reach them. • Rate and review what you read. LEVELS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND LETTERS • Every book earns experience and levels you up. • 35 illustrated achievements: personal, club and secret ones. • Earn letters by reading and spend them on decorations for your library and your reading nook. • Build your avatar with backgrounds, expressions and accessories. BOOK CLUBS • Read a book with your group and see how far along everyone is. • Spoiler-free conversation: comments and quotes are tied to the page. • A goal for the next meeting and a club ranking. • The pages recovered by everyone together, and your own. • Find readers, follow them and visit their libraries. Your profile can be private. • Share your profile with a link or a QR code. AND THE GHOST Alfonso peeks out from between the shelves when you least expect it. Press and hold a book and he'll tell you which one it is; pass over a decoration and he'll share his opinion. If you find him visiting, tap him: there are secret achievements for those who catch him often.

Screenshots

Niovela4 screens
Boooklet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Boooklet at 3 against Niovela's 1. Boooklet also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Niovela versus Boooklet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNiovelaBoooklet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB54 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperFernando Fernandez-Velasco ClimentFacundo Barreto

In-app purchases

None

Niovela

No in-app purchases

None

Boooklet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Niovela free?
Niovela is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boooklet free?
Boooklet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Niovela or Boooklet have ads?
Neither Niovela nor Boooklet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Niovela or Boooklet?
Niovela ships an update every 2 days, and Boooklet every 2 days. Most recently, Niovela was updated on October 31, 2026 and Boooklet on October 29, 2026.

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