Organize your entire book collection, track reading progress, and capture notes and quotes. This app offers a private, customizable space to manage your reading life, from adding new books to reviewing past sessions.
1.12
September 4, 2026
The Shelf 1.12 brings more of your reading life into one clear, private place. • Keep each edition or physical copy as its own book, with independent progress, sessions, and reading history. • Choose Owned, Wishlist, or Track, then organize books into your own Lists. • Confirm a book's page count before its first reading session, or track progress directly by percentage. • Record borrowing and lending with optional notes, editable histories, due dates, and gentle reminders. • Explore a redesigned reading calendar, a clearer Subject map, and more flexible Dashboard charts and summaries. • Add photos to journal entries and quotes, with private on-device text recognition and review. • Use an optional privacy lock, richer cover treatments, and more control over Focus activities and count-in timing. • Make the app yours with the Looks, which lets you set your colors and card styles, and share them with friends.
MoreThe Shelf is a private reading tracker designed to help you organize your books, monitor your reading progress, and store notes and quotes. It offers a centralized, customizable space for all your reading-related information.
You can add books by searching for their title, author, or ISBN, or by scanning a barcode. The app also allows you to import your existing library from Goodreads or StoryGraph.
Yes, The Shelf supports tracking for novels, audiobooks, and textbooks. You can update pages, audiobook time, or chapters, and even start focused reading or study sessions.
No, The Shelf is private by design and does not contain any ads. It is a completely ad-free experience for users.
The Shelf is made for iPhone and iPad, supporting features like widgets, Spotlight, Siri, keyboard, pointer, Split View, and Stage Manager.
The Shelf is a paid app, available for a one-time purchase of $4.99. You own it forever after purchasing.
The Shelf was last updated on August 19, 2026, with version 1.11. The app is regularly maintained to ensure reliability and introduce improvements.
Yes, The Shelf is private by design, with no accounts, tracking, or analytics. You can sync with iCloud when you choose and export your library whenever you want, ensuring your data remains secure and under your control.
