# The Shelf - Reading Tracker — Novels, audiobooks, textbooks

> Private book library organizer and reading progress tracker. (iPhone/iPad app by Antonio Gordillo Toledo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-shelf-reading-tracker/id6790276638 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Antonio Gordillo Toledo](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790276640)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-shelf-reading-tracker/id6790276638/reviews.md

## What is The Shelf?

The Shelf is a reading tracker that brings your books, progress, focus sessions, notes, and stats together in one private app. Search or scan a book, choose the right edition and cover, then track only what feels useful to you.

BUILD YOUR LIBRARY FAST
- Search by title, author, or ISBN.
- Scan one barcode or review a whole stack before adding anything.
- Choose the edition and cover that match your copy.
- Import an existing Goodreads or StoryGraph library.

TRACK READING WITHOUT FRICTION
- Update pages, percentage, audiobook time, or chapters.
- Start a focused reading, listening, or study session from any book.
- Keep every re-read separate, with its own dates, rating, mood, and notes.
- Organize Reading, Finished, Paused, To be read, Did not finish, and Wishlist books your way.

MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOURS
- Choose your background and accent colors.
- Save, sync, rename, and share color presets, or start with a ready-made recipe.
- Browse a detailed shelf or a clean wall of covers.
- Choose System, Lined Paper, Grid Paper, or Dot Grid cards.

SEE YOUR READING LIFE
- Explore daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly activity.
- See goals, streaks, totals, records, and finished books on your calendar.
- Revisit a book, note, or quote from this day in an earlier year.

REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ
- Save notes, journal entries, session thoughts, and favorite quotes.
- Scan a printed quote or table of contents and review it before saving.
- Find everything again in each book's Notebook.

MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT
- Add tags, lending details, series, custom covers, and exact ISBNs.
- Track chapters and study problems for books that need more structure.
- Organize subjects and reading paths, or leave those tools out of sight.

MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
- Use widgets, Spotlight, Siri, keyboard, pointer, Split View, and Stage Manager.
- Sync with iCloud when you choose, and export your library whenever you want.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No accounts, ads, tracking, analytics, or subscriptions.
- Optional book lookup sends only a title, author, or ISBN when you search.
- Turn lookup off for a fully offline library.
- Pay once, own it forever.

## Key features

- Build and organize your book library
- Track reading progress and focus sessions
- Save notes, quotes, and journal entries
- View detailed reading statistics
- Customize app appearance
- Sync and export library data

## Chart rankings

- #38 in Top Paid · Book (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-shelf-reading-tracker/id6790276638/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Everything and More

*2026-08-15*

This app puts me in control of my reading and regain what I have been missing out on. It allows me to track my study progress, figure out what topics are connected, and enjoy re-reading books. I can look back to see my notes and thoughts, then compare to what I know now.

## Frequently asked questions about The Shelf

### What is The Shelf?

The 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.

### How do I add books to The Shelf?

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.

### Can I track different types of reading with The Shelf?

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.

### Does The Shelf have ads?

No, The Shelf is private by design and does not contain any ads. It is a completely ad-free experience for users.

### What devices is The Shelf available on?

The Shelf is made for iPhone and iPad, supporting features like widgets, Spotlight, Siri, keyboard, pointer, Split View, and Stage Manager.

### How much does The Shelf cost?

The Shelf is a paid app, available for a one-time purchase of $4.99. You own it forever after purchasing.

### How often is The Shelf updated?

The Shelf was last updated on August 19, 2026, with version 1.11. The app is regularly maintained to ensure reliability and introduce improvements.

### Is my reading data safe with The Shelf?

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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.11 — 2026-08-19

The Shelf 1.11 makes finding a book fast, exact, and personal.

- See saved matches immediately while fresh book results arrive.
- Add a find straight to your Library or Wishlist, then choose its exact edition and cover in the same flow.
- Scan and review a whole stack, including covers and editions, before saving.
- Save, rename, sync, and share color presets, or start with four ready-made recipes.
- Reopen Recent finds without searching again and use quick author or remove actions.
- Explore daily activity, completed-book calendar moments, and memories from this day in earlier years.
- Start reading right after adding a book, share a finished book with its impression, and open any of three recent books from the medium widget.

### 1.10 — 2026-08-15

The Shelf 1.10 makes your library feel more like yours.

- Choose the app's background, primary accent, and secondary accent independently.
- Choose System, Lined Paper, Grid Paper, or Dot Grid content cards.
- Hide shelf titles or details separately, or turn both off for a compact wall of covers.
- Start a fresh library by scanning the first book in your hand.
- Read every custom background clearly in Light and Dark appearances.
- Use the complete Focus setup on an iPad mini in landscape without scrolling or cover overlap.
- Open a past reading to revisit its sessions, notes, and quotes together.
- Find a concise Getting started guide in Settings, plus an easy way to rate The Shelf.
- Scan several books without repeated duplicate alerts from a barcode still in view.

### 1.9 — 2026-08-13

The Shelf 1.9 makes every session clearer and more reliable.

- Split one Focus session into Listening, Reading, and Study time.
- See each activity in session history and Dashboard charts.
- Keep 'Add Book' results when opening a match and going Back.
- Get clearer session summaries, re-reads, and finish corrections.
- Use custom problem labels and attach problems to manual sessions.
- Open full 'Most Read' lists and resurface notes and quotes.
- Enjoy sharper widgets, denser shelves, and polished iPad navigation.

### 1.8 — 2026-08-11

The Shelf 1.8 counts what you actually did.

• Every reading counts. Re-read a favorite and it gets its own line, its own rating, and its own mood, and your year credits the finish instead of replacing the first one.
• Audiobooks are first-class. Track a book by time, see "At 6:42 of 16:00", and end a session at a time the way you end one on a page. Format is a list to pick from, and duplicates understand that the print copy and the audiobook are both yours on purpose.
• Your year in books, and your month. Tap the yearly card, or the month on the reading calendar, for everything you finished, the ratings you gave, your hours and pages and best streak, and a wrap-up card you can share.
• A Reading habit widget in five shapes: your streak and today's minutes, the last few days, or the whole month as dots or covers.
• The Dashboard shows the rest of it: reading time and pages join problems and books under one Week, Month, Year control, with the period added up in a line above them, a calendar marks the days you made progress, and Most read ranks your authors and subjects by books or by hours.
• Quarter stars, so a 4.75 can stay a 4.75. Sort and filter the Library by rating.
• Paused, for a book you have set down, and To be read, for the ones you mean to start.
• Give a book or a subject a color of its own, and pick an accent for the app while you are there.
• The book page was rebuilt: calmer cards, reading history in place, journal notes and scanned quotes without starting a session, and the series a book belongs to.
• StoryGraph exports import, finished books included.

### 1.7 — 2026-08-07

The Shelf 1.7 brings new features and enhancements.

• Tags and lending. Tag books instead of filing them, bring your Goodreads shelves in as tags, and note who has the book you lent out.
• Re-reading keeps its history. Finishing a book twice no longer erases the first time.
• On iPad, books open beside the shelf. Browse the Library and read a book's page side by side, drag the divider to taste, and close the page to give the shelf its full width back.
• The Map is editable. Turn on Edit prerequisites, tap one subject then another, and the link is drawn. Circles are refused, the tree reflows, and nodes fill with color as the work behind them gets done. Map as a list reads the whole tree in sentences.
• Ready when you are. The Dashboard names the subjects whose groundwork looks solid and that you have not started. A suggestion, never a gate.
• Sessions know what you worked on: one optional line for the journal when the clock stops, and the problems you touched while it ran. One Notes screen per book gathers everything you have written about it.
• CSV import speaks your locale: semicolons, dates like 03.08.2026, ratings like 4,5, and an honest report of what it could not use. A backup can now be merged into the library you have instead of replacing it.
• A shelf scan survives being interrupted, and can fetch chapters for everything it caught. Books with no cover art get a generated one.
• Settings put every data tool behind one Library data door.

## More apps by Antonio Gordillo Toledo

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