Comparison

Bookcase! vs readme

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Track physical book ownership
  • Record book locations
  • Assign star ratings
  • ISBN scanner for automatic data entry
  • Download book cover art
  • Add personal notes
Features
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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.

About

readme

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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!

Screenshots

Bookcase!3 screens
readme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: readme at every 2 days against Bookcase!'s every 24 months. readme also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookcase! ships an update every 24 months, readme every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bookcase! versus readme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookcase!readme
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig GrummittRuben Martinez

In-app purchases

None

Bookcase!

No in-app purchases

None

readme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookcase! free?
Bookcase! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is readme free?
readme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookcase! or readme have ads?
Neither Bookcase! nor readme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookcase! or readme?
Bookcase! ships an update every 24 months, and readme every 2 days. Most recently, Bookcase! was updated on October 19, 2026 and readme on October 15, 2026.

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