Curio Library vs Biblionerd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curio Library
Organize and manage your personal book collection. Keep track of all your reading materials in one place, with a simple and intuitive interface. Discover new ways to catalog your library.
- Personal library management
- Catalog all book types
- Intuitive interface
- Track reading materials
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Personal library with all types of books.
Biblionerd
Organize and track your reading with this app. Discover trending books, manage your personal library, and update reading statuses. Features a simple interface for building your reading journey.
- Organize reading activity
- Track reading progress
- Explore trending books
- Search books by title/author
- Manage personal library
- Add books to lists
- Update reading status
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Biblionerd is an app to help you organize and track your reading activity. You can explore trending books, search by title or author, view book and author details, and manage your personal library. The app also lets you add books to lists, update their reading status, and edit your profile—all through a simple and easy-to-use interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Biblionerd at every 6 weeks against Curio Library's every 21 months. Curio Library's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Curio Library against 5.0 for Biblionerd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Curio Library ships an update every 21 months, Biblionerd every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curio Library | Biblionerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NTDE | Cileto SA |
Customer experience
Curio Library
Biblionerd
In-app purchases
Curio Library
No in-app purchases
Biblionerd
No in-app purchases
