# Books at Home — Your Personal Book Collection

> Your Personal Book Collection (iPhone/iPad app by Rahul Kadyan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/books-at-home/id6757405333 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rahul Kadyan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1698268812)
- Category: Books, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-01-07
- Data updated: 2026-03-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/books-at-home/id6757405333/reviews.md

## What is Books at Home?

"Books at Home" is your complete personal book management solution. Catalog your entire book collection, track your reading journey, and share your library with friends and family.

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
• Add books via ISBN barcode scanning, search, or manual entry
• Organize with filters and sorting by title, author, date, or rating
• Store comprehensive metadata: authors, publisher, page count, and more
• Automatic cover image downloads

READING TRACKER
• Track reading status: Want to Read, Reading, Finished, Did Not Finish, Reference
• Monitor page-by-page progress
• Record start and finish dates
• Rate books and add personal notes

LENDING & BORROWING
• Track books lent to friends with due dates
• Get reminders for overdue loans
• Mark returns with one tap
• Never lose track of borrowed books again

WISHLIST
• Save books you want to read or buy
• Set priority levels (Low, Medium, High)
• Quick-add wishlist items to your library

LIBRARY SHARING
• Share your collection with friends and family via iCloud
• Browse libraries shared with you
• Request to borrow books from shared libraries
• Privacy-first: personal notes and purchase info stay private

STATISTICS & INSIGHTS
• See your total books and pages read
• Visualize reading status distribution
• Track books finished over time
• Discover your most-read authors

DATA MANAGEMENT
• Import books from CSV files
• Export your library anytime
• Sync across all your Apple devices with iCloud

Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData for a fast, modern experience. Your data stays private and syncs seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-03-17

- Redesigned Wishlist with a book cover grid that matches your Library
  - Improved iPad layouts across all screens — no more stretched lists
  - Sidebar navigation on iPad for quick access to every section
  - Unified search and scan flow for adding books to Library or Wishlist
  - Better macOS toolbar with dedicated filter, group, and sort controls
  - Scanner tab now shows as disabled when camera isn't available

### 1.1 — 2026-01-08

- Share your library with friends and family via iCloud
- Browse libraries others have shared with you
- Send borrow requests with a personal message
- Group your library by author, genre, and more
- Redesigned book detail toolbar on iPhone and Mac

### 1.0 — 2026-01-07

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-03-19.*