# Shelfie - Book Tracker — Manage Your Reading Notes

> Scan books, capture notes with OCR, organize, and track reading progress. (iPhone/iPad app by 志鹏 刘.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelfie-book-tracker/id1229716523 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [志鹏 刘](https://appshunter.io/developer/1184833270)
- Category: Books, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 200 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 85 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2017-05-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelfie-book-tracker/id1229716523/reviews.md

## What is Shelfie?

Collect your books reading notes in one place by simply pointing your camera at the paperbacks. Managing your reading notes has never been so effortless!

KEY FEATURES

* Find books and add to your collection by scanning bar code, searching keyword, or entering book info manually.
* Take a photo of the printed text and save your reading notes in a flash, empowered by revolutionary Optimal Character Recognition (OCR) technology.
* Recognize texts in 45+ languages: English, Chinese, France, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German, Italian, 
 and many more.
* Record your reading data.
* Save images directly as your notes.
* Organize your books by shelves.
* Create a table of contents for your books and navigate your notes by chapters.
* Set short title for your notes.
* Share your notes and thoughts with multiple elegantly designed templates.
* Search full-text and find your notes.
* Track your reading progress.
* Export your notes as PDFs or HTMLs.
* Support various iOS features such as Handoff, Multitasking, and Search.
* Website: https://shelfie.app

HIGHLIGHTS

* Access your notes anywhere: Everything is synced automatically and instantly across any computer, phone, or tablet. Once you create your account, your date stays in sync so that you always have the up-to-date version of your favorite quotes and inspirations (yeah we do not rely on iCloud).
* Advanced OCR technology based on Google: Fast and precise.
* Auto recognition of tables of contents: Take a photo of a book’s table of contents and we automatically turn it into chapters matched with pages.
* Simple, but powerful.

SUBSCRIPTION

We offer monthly and yearly Premium subscriptions. App Store will renews the subscription during 24 hours before it expires. You can stop the auto renewal in the system settings of iPhone. When start auto renewal in trial period, the trial will stop automatically. If you encounter any problems, please try to restart Shelfie, or tap the restore button below.

Privacy: https://yanwai.net/privacy/en
Terms: https://yanwai.net/terms/en

SUPPORT

We love hearing back from you and we are constantly improving our app based on your suggestions!
E-mail: hi@yanwai.app

## Key features

- Scan books by barcode or search
- Capture notes with OCR technology
- Organize books by shelves
- Track reading progress
- Share notes with templates
- Full-text search of notes
- Export notes as PDF/HTML

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium Annually Subscription | $12.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sheifle Premium Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |
| Shelfie Lifetime (for monthly) | $14.99 | one-time |
| Shelfie Lifetime (for yearly) | $6.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelfie-book-tracker/id1229716523/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-05-22*

Can’t get ebook from it

### 5/5 — 很好👍

*2024-03-27, version 2.18.3*

本來上午Apple突然登入失敗，不到一天就復原了。

### 2/5 — Seems to be glitching

*2024-02-02*

It’s seems like when I write a note or a thought, the app would just crash and I have to reopen it and same thing would happen. It doesn’t seem to work right.

### 5/5 — 最好用的书摘软件

*2023-10-15*

我是个处女座，之前也使用过很多很多的证书软件，但是发现还是这一款识别率最高，最人性化，添加图书也非常的方便，所以我一直用，他推荐大家使用，而且我充值了。 有个建议。就是填写页码的时候输入框太短了，就是我希望上面页码两个字，包括后面整条都可以输入页码。现在，能输入那框太短了。

**Developer response:** 谢谢支持！你说的问题下个版本改进，下周就会上架！

### 2/5 — Does not recognize books

*2023-04-28*

Stays on a constant state “Recognizing”. Buggy

### 5/5 — 今天突然無法使用

*2022-06-25, version 2.15.0*

今天突然無法使用，會出現JSon錯誤訊息，換了另一台設備也是一樣，而且意見反饋的email帳號也無法寄送，所以在此通知。

### 4/5 — 好用

*2022-05-15, version 2.15.0*

重點筆記整理很不錯，是不是操作上有些盲區。
1、使用後三個月，所有筆記竟然全部不見，去信開發者至今未收到回音。
2、再使用三個月，現在識別文字前後順序會亂掉，所以都需要重新剪貼編排，今已去信反饋，靜待開發者回覆。

### 2/5 — 聯絡資訊無法聯絡

*2022-04-01, version 2.15.0*

因為手滑不小心誤刪了書籍資料，導致筆記全消失了，想聯絡貴官方，發現上面信箱是無效的，根本聯絡不到相關人員，虧我錢都花了🥲

### 5/5 — 好用，極簡

*2022-01-27, version 2.4.10*

希望增加 widget 功能，能每日推送一則自己存過的筆記到 iOS widget

### 5/5 — 闪光点&几点小建议

*2021-10-23*

用了两年，很喜欢这款应用：功能直观、实用：没有社交，专注看书。

几个小建议：
（1）同一篇笔记中的荧光笔可否允许不同颜色，方便划分不同内容？
（2）斜体功能似乎无法在中文子上实现。（3）在单一书籍的笔记总览界面上，不会显示各条摘录的笔记（无论是荧光笔、粗体还是其他），必须要点进去才看得到。有没有办法可以直观地在总览界面直观显示笔记？
（4）关联笔记时，如果可以显示最近关联就好了。

期待更新，祝越来越好。

## Frequently asked questions about Shelfie

### What does Shelfie do?

Shelfie is a book tracking app that allows you to manage your reading notes digitally. You can add books by scanning barcodes, searching keywords, or manually entering information. It uses advanced OCR technology to capture text from photos, enabling you to save reading notes, record reading data, and organize your collection.

### How does the OCR technology work?

The app utilizes revolutionary Optimal Character Recognition (OCR) technology, based on Google, to recognize and extract text from photos of printed pages. This allows you to quickly save your reading notes by simply taking a picture of the text. It supports text recognition in over 45 languages.

### What are the subscription options?

Shelfie offers monthly and yearly Premium subscriptions. Subscriptions are renewed automatically through the App Store, but you can disable auto-renewal in your iPhone's system settings. If you encounter any issues, restarting the app or using the restore button may help.

### Can I access my notes on multiple devices?

Yes, your notes are synced automatically and instantly across any computer, phone, or tablet once you create an account. This ensures you always have the most up-to-date version of your favorite quotes and inspirations available wherever you are.

### What are the main benefits of using Shelfie?

Shelfie makes managing reading notes effortless. Key benefits include easy book addition via scanning or search, fast note-taking with OCR, comprehensive organization with shelves and chapters, progress tracking, and the ability to share notes with elegant templates. All your data is securely synced across devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.19.2 — 2026-01-11

* Bug Fix: Unable to add books
* Bug Fix: Some book covers cannot be displayed

### 2.19.1 — 2025-10-12

* Adapted the "Liquid Glass" design of iOS 26.
* Lightning-fast text recognition from photos now!
* New Feature: Note-taking now supports adding end page.

### 2.19.0 — 2025-10-10

* Adapted the "Liquid Glass" design of iOS 26.
* Lightning-fast text recognition from photos now!
* New Feature: Note-taking now supports adding end page.

### 2.18.8 — 2025-08-25

* Fixed an issue that could cause crashes when opening books.

### 2.18.7 — 2024-12-15

* Fixed an issue where membership status might be lost.
* Fixed an issue where purchasing membership was not possible.

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