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Should I use Bookly - Book Tracker and Reading Tracker?

Bookly is the perfect book tracker to monitor reading progress! It helps you read more books, keeps you motivated, and builds your daily reading habits. - bookly.app

· 1 month ago

Buy it if real-time session tracking and habit streaks are worth $29.99/year to you. Skip it if you just want to log finished books — free rivals cover that.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; most are category comparisons with few Bookly-specific details.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Monthly ProListed in-app
Yearly Pro$29.99/yr

Best for

  • Avid readers logging sessions in real time
  • Habit-builders chasing daily streaks
  • People managing a personal library

Not for

  • Casual readers — free StoryGraph or Goodreads suffice
  • Anyone wanting a social book community — Goodreads wins there
  • Budget shoppers: $29.99/yr vs free rivals
  • Teams or businesses — this is a personal consumer app

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Yearly Pro ($29.99) listed before monthly in subscriptions — annual auto-renew is the default pitch

medium

Cancel and Pro features stop — subscription lock-in on your logged library

low

No public security page on — limited transparency on data handling

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Real-time session tracking while you read
  • Habit and goal features build a daily reading routine
  • Personal library management on iOS and Android
  • Appears in major comparisons like Book Riot

Cons

  • Yearly Pro costs $29.99 — steep versus free rivals
  • No public security page found on
  • Reviewers crown StoryGraph, Bookmory, or Goodreads more often
  • Key 'pro' features gated behind subscription

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; bookly.app shows no security page.

official x2review x7security x1
  • No public security page, Sources found no security page at

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free rivals undercut $29.99/yr Pro
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Guess: session logging is quick
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Real-time tracking, goals, library per listings
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • $29.99/yr Yearly Pro App Store subscription
  • Yes Free tier App free; Pro via subscription
  • 13+ Apps compared in 2026 reviews One reviewer tested 13 tracking apps

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Download and basic tracking

Monthly Pro

Listed in-app

  • Unlock pro features

Yearly Pro

$29.99/yr

  • Unlock all pro features

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; bookly.app shows no security page.

  • No public security pageSources found no security page at³

What users say

Bookly shows up in mainstream comparisons, but reviewers more often crown StoryGraph, Bookmory, or Goodreads.

“Bookmory, the best book tracking app I've tried. Bookly, The StoryGraph”
Book Riot
“These apps all function properly, though, so there's nothing exciting to say – all of them make it easy”
Nonsense & Lit review
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; most are category comparisons with few Bookly-specific details.

Solid real-time reading tracker, but $29.99/yr Pro competes with free StoryGraph and Goodreads.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; most are category comparisons with few Bookly-specific details.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Bookly: Book Tracker - App Storeapps.apple.com
    official
  2. Book Tracker Library - Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  3. Bookly security pagebookly.app
    security
  4. Which Is the Best Book Tracking App? - Book Riotbookriot.com
    review
  5. 13 book tracking apps reviewed and compared (2026)houselucia.com
    review
  6. The Best Book Tracker in 2026 - Beyond The Spinebeyondthespinereviews.com
    review
  7. 5 Best Book Tracking Apps Readers Actually Love (2026)bibliolifestyle.com
    review
  8. 6 Of The Best Book Tracking Apps - OwlCrateowlcrate.com
    review
  9. The Best Book Tracking Apps - Mediummedium.com
    review
  10. I Tested the Most Popular Book Tracking Apps - Nonsense & Litnonsenseandlit.co.uk
    review

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