Comparison

Booked & Beautiful vs Bookly

Bookly and Booked & Beautiful both track your reading, but they solve different problems. Bookly is a reading timer: you start a stopwatch, read, and it measures your sessions and speed. Booked & Beautiful is a calm reading journal with unlimited books on the free plan, where you log pages or a percentage whenever it suits you. Here is how they differ in daily use.

Feature comparison

Main purpose
Booked & Beautiful
A calm, private, visual log of your reading life
Bookly
Timed reading sessions, streaks and reading speed
Free plan
Booked & Beautiful
Unlimited books and shelves, free forever
Bookly
Limits how many books you can track before upgrading
Progress tracking
Booked & Beautiful
Pages or percentage, logged whenever you like
Bookly
Built around a stopwatch you run while reading
Kindle and Kobo
Booked & Beautiful
Enter the percentage; it is converted to pages automatically
Bookly
Log pages at the end of each timed session
Reading journal
Booked & Beautiful
Notes, ratings, spice level, tropes, quotes, DNF reasons
Bookly
Session notes and saved quotes
Design
Booked & Beautiful
Editorial layout, cover shelves, multiple themes
Bookly
Productivity dashboard with session charts
Monthly wrap-ups
Booked & Beautiful
Story-ready image for Instagram Stories (Premium)
Bookly
Reading reports in the paid plan
Import / export
Booked & Beautiful
CSV import from Goodreads or StoryGraph, CSV export any time
Bookly
Check the app for current import options
Price
Booked & Beautiful
Free forever, optional Premium
Bookly
Free tier, paid subscription to unlock more

Feature	Booked & Beautiful	Bookly
Main purpose	A calm, private, visual log of your reading life	Timed reading sessions, streaks and reading speed
Free plan	Unlimited books and shelves, free forever	Limits how many books you can track before upgrading
Progress tracking	Pages or percentage, logged whenever you like	Built around a stopwatch you run while reading
Kindle and Kobo	Enter the percentage; it is converted to pages automatically	Log pages at the end of each timed session
Reading journal	Notes, ratings, spice level, tropes, quotes, DNF reasons	Session notes and saved quotes
Design	Editorial layout, cover shelves, multiple themes	Productivity dashboard with session charts
Monthly wrap-ups	Story-ready image for Instagram Stories (Premium)	Reading reports in the paid plan
Import / export	CSV import from Goodreads or StoryGraph, CSV export any time	Check the app for current import options
Price	Free forever, optional Premium	Free tier, paid subscription to unlock more

Choose Bookly if…

You want to time every reading session like a workout.
Reading speed and time-to-finish estimates motivate you.
Streaks and reminders help you build a daily habit.

Choose Booked & Beautiful if…

You want your whole library tracked for free, with no book limit.
A running stopwatch makes reading feel like a task.
You read on a Kindle or Kobo and just want to type the percentage.
You journal about books — quotes, tropes, spice level, why you stopped reading.
You care how your shelves look, not only what the numbers say.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free book tracker like Bookly without a book limit?

Yes. Booked & Beautiful tracks unlimited books and shelves on the free plan, with no ads and no social feed.

Do I need to use a reading timer?

No. You update your progress by page number or percentage whenever you pause or finish a session.

Can I bring my existing library?

Yes. Import a Goodreads or StoryGraph CSV and keep your ratings, shelves and finish dates — see the import walkthrough.

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Honest comparisons of the main trackers, plus a CSV migration that keeps every rating and shelf.