Bookcase! vs readme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookcase!
Organize your physical book collection by tracking ownership, location, and personal ratings. Quickly add books using an ISBN scanner to automatically retrieve title, author, and cover art.
- Track physical book ownership
- Record book locations
- Assign star ratings
- ISBN scanner for automatic data entry
- Download book cover art
- Add personal notes
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Use Bookcase to keep track of your physical books — what books do you own? Where are they? What rating would you give them? Quickly add all of your books with the in-built ISBN scanner — automatically download your book's author, title, even your book's cover art! • Add title, author and cover art for your books manually or use the in-built ISBN scanner to automatically download. • Bookcase will automatically detect the principal colors in your book's cover art and style appropriately. • Add notes and star ratings for a book to help keep track of your personal library.
readme
Easily catalog your book collection by scanning ISBNs or searching by title and author. Access your library anytime, anywhere to know what you own and what you want to read next. Perfect for casual readers and passionate collectors alike.
- Scan ISBN barcodes to add books
- Search by author or title
- Build and browse your library
- Track owned books
- Manage reading lists
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Tired of wondering which books you already own or where that one favorite is hiding? This app makes it easy to keep track of every title in your personal collection — from treasured classics to your latest bookstore finds. Add books in seconds by scanning their ISBN barcode, or find them instantly by searching for the author or title. Build and browse your library anytime, anywhere, so you always know what’s on your shelf (and what you still want to read). Whether you’re a casual reader or a passionate collector, your library is always at your fingertips!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: readme at 4.2 against Bookcase!'s 3.5. readme also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 24 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
readme holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 18 respectively.
Bookcase! ships an update every 24 months, readme every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookcase! | readme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (38 ratings) | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Grummitt | Ruben Martinez |
In-app purchases
Bookcase!
No in-app purchases
readme
No in-app purchases
