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Bookly vs Magic Bookmark: which reading tracker fits how you read?

Short answer

Bookly and Magic Bookmark both have print book support, ebook support and audiobook support on record. Only Bookly has goals and stats and an Android app; only Magic Bookmark has a way to use it without a subscription and a feature for picking a book back up. Neither is ranked above the other here: choose by the rows that matter to you.

By The Shelf Desk · Published 2026-10-08 · Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11

Desk research from public app store listings, app websites and help pages, read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11. Fact profiles, not scores; we did not test the apps hands-on.

Bookly

TwoDoor Games (TWODOOR GAMES SRL)

iOS · MAC · ANDROID

Print booksOn record
EbooksOn record
AudiobooksOn record
Goals and statsOn record
Clubs and shared readsNot offered
Privacy labelNot offered
Ways to payNot in our sources
Picking a book back upNot in our sources

Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 4 of 8

Magic Bookmark

Yomu Inc.

iOS

Print booksOn record
EbooksOn record
AudiobooksOn record
Goals and statsNot offered
Clubs and shared readsNot offered
Privacy labelNot offered
Ways to payOn record
Picking a book back upOn record

Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 5 of 8

How do Bookly and Magic Bookmark compare row by row?

Bookly and Magic Bookmark, row by row
Card row	Bookly	Magic Bookmark
Print books	On record Scans ISBN barcodes. Source Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record A photo of your current page, or the page number, finds your exact place in a hardcover or paperback. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Ebooks	On record Tracks e-books. Source Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record magicbookmark.com lists ebooks among supported formats. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Audiobooks	On record Tracks audiobooks. Source Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Enter the last phrase you heard to find your place. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Goals and stats	On record Reading speed, session stats and daily to yearly goals. Source Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not offered No goals, streaks or reading stats. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Clubs and shared reads	Not offered No in-app clubs; readathons instead. Source Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not offered No clubs or friends features. Source Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Privacy label	Not offered Label lists identifiers and usage data used to track you. Source Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not offered Label lists identifiers used to track you. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Ways to pay	Not in our sources In-app purchases are mostly subscriptions; the $79.99 Bookly Pro item has no term stated. Source Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Pay per book: one Bookmark Credit per book, credits never expire; no subscription is listed. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Picking a book back up	Not in our sources Timer and page log; no place-finding feature published. Source Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	On record Exact place from a photo or a phrase, and who's who without anything past your place. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Any social features	Not in our sources Readathons. Source Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not offered No social features. Source Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Core features free	Not in our sources Free download; free-tier limits are not published. Source Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not offered Free to download; each book needs a credit ($4.99 for one on magicbookmark.com). Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Android app	On record On Android. Source Source: Bookly on Google Play · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Bookly on Google Play · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not offered Android is on the roadmap for later. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Web version	Not in our sources A web version is not published. Source Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources iPhone only; no web version published. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

What do Bookly and Magic Bookmark cost?

Bookly

Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)

Free with in-app purchases
Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
US App Store in-app purchases include Monthly Pro $4.99, Yearly Pro $29.99, Six Months of Pro $19.99, Monthly Pro Family Plan $9.99 and a $79.99 Bookly Pro item whose term is not stated; discounted yearly offers are also listed
Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Magic Bookmark

Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)

Free to download, with in-app purchases
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Bookmark Credits on magicbookmark.com: 1 for $4.99, 5 for $19.99 ($4.00 each), 10 for $34.99 ($3.50 each), 50 for $69.99 ($1.40 each)
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
One credit per book; credits never expire; no subscription is listed
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Can you move your reading history between them?

Bookly

Goodreads import, listed on Google Play.
Source: Bookly on Google Play · Read 27 Sep 2026
Export: not in our sources.
Source: Bookly on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026

Magic Bookmark

Import and export: not in our sources.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026

What are the limits of each?

Bookly

The App Store privacy label lists identifiers and usage data used to track you, with third-party advertising among the uses.
Source: Bookly on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Many overlapping Pro options on the App Store.
Source: Bookly on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
No in-app book clubs; community is through readathons.
Source: getbookly.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
The Google Play listing says it contains ads.
Source: Bookly on Google Play (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Magic Bookmark

No reading goals, streaks or stats.
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
No import or export on the pages we read.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
No clubs or friends features.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Works only with supported titles, focused on BookTok genres.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
iPhone only; Android is on the roadmap for later.
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
The App Store privacy label lists identifiers used to track you.
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Each book costs one credit: $4.99 bought singly, down to $1.40 each in a 50-credit pack.
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Which one fits you?

Choose Bookly if

you want goals, streaks or reading stats
you use Android
Readers who like to time their reading and see their speed and streaks.

Choose Magic Bookmark if

you do not want a subscription
you often need to find your place again after a break
Readers who put a book down for a while and want back in without spoilers.

Common questions

Is Bookly better than Magic Bookmark?

Neither is better for every reader. Only Bookly has goals and stats and an Android app; only Magic Bookmark has a way to use it without a subscription and a feature for picking a book back up. The tracker finder shows which one matches your own answers.

Which is cheaper, Bookly or Magic Bookmark?

Bookly: Free with in-app purchases; US App Store in-app purchases include Monthly Pro $4.99, Yearly Pro $29.99, Six Months of Pro $19.99, Monthly Pro Family Plan $9.99 and a $79.99 Bookly Pro item whose term is not stated; discounted yearly offers are also listed. Magic Bookmark: Free to download, with in-app purchases; Bookmark Credits on magicbookmark.com: 1 for $4.99, 5 for $19.99 ($4.00 each), 10 for $34.99 ($3.50 each), 50 for $69.99 ($1.40 each); One credit per book; credits never expire; no subscription is listed. These are US prices read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11.

Can I use Bookly and Magic Bookmark together?

Yes, and many readers would. Magic Bookmark does not log books or keep stats, so it pairs with a tracker such as Bookly: the tracker keeps your history and Magic Bookmark finds your place in a supported book after a break.

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