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.
1.13
September 17, 2026
The Shelf 1.13 improves the search experience, tells you more about your reading habits, and lets you have more fun with Dewey and celebrations. • Search online by title, author, or both. Explore author pages and see more author matches when you need them. • Make chapters, problems, and annotations easier to discover through minimal, dismissible Book suggestions. • Bring Dewey into Book and Focus views, then choose his hat, accessory, prop, and colors. Pick Confetti, Sparkles, or Stars for the moments you want to celebrate. • Create notes and quotes in one clearer Annotation editor, with pages, scanned text, and photos when they help. • Find Book notes and annotations from Library search, with highlighted matches and previews centered on the matching text. • Record where each reading session started and ended. Pace, pages read, records, charts, and estimated time to finish now work after one session. • Keep reading after opening the finish sheet, add an annotation during Focus, and use safer time and page entry. • Reuse recent Borrow from, Lend to, and Shelf location values without giving up free-form entry. • Enjoy smoother Library search, sturdier iPad navigation, more complete duplicate cleanup, and full-color widget covers with Clear app icons. • Begin with a truly empty shelf on a fresh install or after Reset, ready for your own books and optional private iCloud library.
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.
