Find your next read in the same app
Bookly tracks the books you bring to it. tome. also helps you find them - search millions of titles, browse popular books, and get a fresh shelf of hand-picked recommendations every week.
tome. vs Bookly
A Bookly alternative that puts books first.
Bookly is built around the stopwatch. tome. is built around your library - discovery, rich book pages, goals and page-by-page progress, all in one place.
The short version
Bookly is a reading-session timer at heart: start a session, read, watch the minutes add up. tome. approaches tracking from the book side instead - search millions of titles, browse what other readers love, keep shelves organized, and log progress page by page with yearly goals and streaks. If you track books rather than minutes, tome. will feel like home.
Why readers switch.
Books with depth
Rich book pages with covers, page counts, ratings and genres - plus detailed author profiles and their complete works. Your library is more than a list of timers.
Progress without a stopwatch
Log the page you are on and move on with your day. Goals, streaks and stats build from your pages - no need to remember to start and stop a session.
Arriving from elsewhere is easy
Coming from Goodreads or StoryGraph as well? tome. imports both in a couple of taps, and supports export so your library is never locked in.
tome. and Bookly, side by side.
| Feature | tome. | Bookly |
|---|---|---|
| Discover new books in the app | ✓ | — |
| Rich book pages: covers, genres, ratings | ✓ | ◐ |
| Author profiles with complete works | ✓ | — |
| Page-by-page progress logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Yearly reading goal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading streaks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading timer with ambient sounds | — | ✓ |
| Time-to-finish estimates | — | ✓ |
| Spoiler protection by default | ✓ | — |
| ISBN barcode scanner | ✓ | ✓ |
Feature sets change - this comparison reflects both apps as of August 2026.
When Bookly is still the right choice
If timed reading sessions are the heart of your habit - ambient sounds on, stopwatch running, session stats after every sitting - Bookly does that better than anyone. tome. does not have a session timer. It is for readers who want to track books and progress, not minutes.
Starting fresh is fast
Point your camera at a barcode and a book is in your library in seconds, or find it by title, author or ISBN with powerful search.
If part of your library lives in Goodreads or StoryGraph, tome. imports both in a couple of taps - and supports export, so your data stays yours.
Questions, answered.
Does tome. have a reading timer like Bookly?
No. tome. tracks progress by pages, not timed sessions. You log the page you are on, and goals, streaks and stats build from there.
Can tome. help me find new books?
Yes. Search millions of titles, browse what other readers love, and get a fresh shelf of hand-picked recommendations every week - something a session timer does not do.
Is tome. free?
tome. is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. You can add your books, log your reading and set a yearly goal right away.
Does tome. work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. tome. is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play.
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