Comparison

Fyctia vs myShelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fyctia

Discover and write thousands of unique stories in French across various genres. Engage with authors, receive editorial guidance, and participate in writing contests for a chance to be published. Also offers self-publishing tools.

Highlights
  • Discover thousands of exclusive French stories
  • Write and share your own stories
  • Engage with authors and readers
  • Participate in writing contests
  • Receive editorial guidance and advice
  • Self-publishing tools for ebooks
Features
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Bienvenue sur Fyctia, la plateforme d'écriture et de lecture qui vous permettra de découvrir des milliers d'histoires inédites, et de donner naissance aux vôtres ! LISEZ... Sur Fyctia, plusieurs milliers d'histoires exclusivement en français vous attendent, dans votre genre favori : New Romance, Thriller, Imaginaire, Feel-Good... Ajoutez vos préférées à votre liste de lecture pour les retrouver facilement, où que vous soyez. Le plus : découvrez en avant-première les best-sellers de demain et échangez en direct avec vos auteurs favoris ! ÉCRIVEZ... Réveillez votre inspiration et entrez dans une communauté bienveillante de passionnés d'écriture. Progressez grâce aux retours de vos lecteurs et échangez avec les autres auteurs via nos forums ! Le plus : bénéficiez de l'encadrement exclusif de notre équipe d'éditrices qui vous prodiguera des conseils : articles de blog, masterclasses, commentaires personnalisés sur votre histoire... SOYEZ PUBLIÉ Grâce à nos concours d'écriture, réalisez votre rêve et voyez votre roman publié en librairies aux éditions Hugo Publishing, maison d'édition à compte d'éditeur ! Grâce à Fyctia, plus d'une centaine d'auteurs ont déjà signé un contrat d'édition avant d'entamer une brillante carrière littéraire. N'attendez plus et rejoignez-nous dès maintenant pour des heures de lecture et d'écriture !

About

myShelf

Track your reading progress, rate and review books, and organize your personal library. Share your reading habits and stats visually on social media. Set reading goals and connect with a community of fellow book lovers.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress page by page
  • Rate and review books
  • Create themed bookshelves
  • Generate shareable reading visuals
  • Set annual reading goals
  • Follow other readers and activity feed
  • View reading statistics
Features
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The reading journal that makes you want to read. myShelf tracks your books, times your reading sessions, keeps your daily goal on track and turns your reading into cards worth sharing. Free, with no ads. READING SESSIONS Tap Read, put your phone down, get lost in your book. The timer runs and your daily goal ring fills up as you read. When you stop, enter the page you reached: myShelf counts your pages and works out your real pace. A line you loved? Jot it down on the spot and it goes straight into your reading journal. A DAILY GOAL, A YEARLY CHALLENGE Pick how many books you want to read this year. myShelf turns it into a monthly pace and a daily goal in minutes that you can fit around your life. A reminder at the time you usually read, a streak that keeps growing, and you always know whether you're ahead. YOUR LIBRARY IN SECONDS • Scan barcodes one after another, straight from your pile • Search by title, author or ISBN • Import your Goodreads, StoryGraph or Babelio history: statuses, ratings, reviews and dates, with no duplicates • Rate in half stars and write your review • To read, in progress, read, abandoned: every book has its place, your TBR included STATS THAT TELL YOUR STORY Reading time, pages per hour, days read, longest streak, biggest book, fastest read. Find out whether you're a morning or a night reader, and compare this week with your usual. Your weekly recap is free. SHARE YOUR READING, BEAUTIFULLY Current read, review, shelf, goal, session, quote, achievement: every moment becomes a story or post card, ready for Instagram, TikTok or your camera roll. You choose what it shows. No Canva needed. YOUR COLLECTION, MEASURED Mark the books you own and see your pile in a new light: how tall it stands (a labrador? a giraffe? the Eiffel Tower?), what it weighs, what it's worth new, your oldest book, your biggest doorstopper, your favorite publishers and how long it would take to read it all. A READER PROFILE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU Arrange your books on your own shelves, pick your 3 bedside books and collect wax-seal achievements, from "First page" to "Bookworm". Your profile even has its own web page. Rather read for yourself? Go private and choose who follows you. YOUR NOTEBOOK AND JOURNAL A private note for every book, for your eyes only. And a journal that keeps every session, day after day, as a list or a calendar. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Follow readers like you and see what they finish, rate and recommend. On every book page, reviews from people you follow come first, next to the estimated reading time. Follow your favorite authors and myShelf lets you know when they publish something new. MYSHELF PREMIUM Go further with unlimited shelves, monthly, yearly and all-time recaps, the list of readers who viewed your profile, and every color, font and photo background for your cards. Monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. myShelf is an independent reading tracker, made in France. An idea, an issue? contact@myshelfapp.app Terms of Use: https://myshelfapp.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://myshelfapp.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Fyctia4 screens
myShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myShelf at 100% against Fyctia's 8%. Fyctia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. myShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Fyctia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fyctia ships an update every 2 weeks, myShelf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fyctia versus myShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFyctiamyShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB68 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHugo DigitalBRYAN TAYLOR CHRIS HOUBLON

Customer experience

Fyctia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive8.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.0%

myShelf

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fyctia

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

myShelf

Subscriptions2
  • Myshelf Premium - Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • MyShelf - Annual Plan14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$89.99

Questions

Is Fyctia free?
Fyctia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myShelf free?
myShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fyctia or myShelf have ads?
Neither Fyctia nor myShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fyctia or myShelf?
Fyctia ships an update every 2 weeks, and myShelf every 9 days. Most recently, Fyctia was updated on October 26, 2026 and myShelf on October 20, 2026.

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