Comparison

Bookshelf vs Wild Symphony

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

Head to head
About

Bookshelf

Organize your book collection with virtual shelves and tags. Track reading progress, set goals, and manage your wishlist. Discover new books, share recommendations, and connect with friends through your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Virtual bookshelves and tags
  • ISBN barcode scanner
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Wishlist management
  • Social reading profiles
  • Book statistics
  • OCR text scanning for notes
Features
Currently charting
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Organize book collection by creating virtual shelves and tags. Track your reading progress and set reading goals to stay motivated. Manage a wishlist of books that you want to read (TBR). Discover great new reads: rate, review and share book recommendations. Create your own social profile and allow friends to follow your reading journey. ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKS - Catalog books using fast and easy to use ISBN barcode scanner - Batch scanner option allows to rapidly scan multiple books at once - Books can be added using search functionality (title/author/ISBN) - Old and rare books can be added manually - Import books from a CSV file generated by other popular book apps - Import books from Goodreads CREATE SHELVES AND TAGS - Organize books by creating virtual bookshelves and tags - Use search functionality to quickly find books on your shelves - Sort your books by title, author, number of pages, publication date, etc. - Use filters to display books matching your criteria - Track your lent and borrowed books - Add information about your book purchases - Organize books by series and volumes - Create personal notes or add other useful information - Add quotes by simply scanning the text with our OCR reader - Multiple book selection; apply batch operations - Grid view available - Dark theme available SET CUSTOM READING GOALS - Create annual reading goals to stay motivated - Define custom date range goals and share them with your friends TRACK YOUR READING - Log how many pages you have read so far and when did you start and finished reading a book - You can record multiple readings for each book SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE READING - Create your own reading social profile - Allow your followers to see your last read books, wishlist and reading goals DISCOVER NEW BOOKS - Discover bestselling books in different categories - Share your favorite books with your friends on social media VIEW YOUR STATISTICS - Rich statistics about your books, purchase, reading progress, ratings, top authors, top categories etc. MANAGE YOUR WISHLIST - Maintain a wishlist of books that you want to read - Book price tracking and price alerts available in some countries RATE AND REVIEW - Help others to discover great books and find books for yourself - Rate books with 5 star rating (half-star ratings available) - Read book reviews from others and leave your own opinion NEVER LOSE YOUR DATA - Your data is securely stored on our servers and it's linked to your account - If you change your device/platform, you just need to log back in with your username - You can export data to a CSV file to create your own backup - You can export your data as HTML web page for easy printing with cover images BOOKSHELF PRO PLANS - Bookshelf is free to download and use for up to 100 books - Bookshelf Pro removes the 100-book limit and unlocks other advanced features - Bookshelf Pro includes a 7-day free trial period after which you can choose between monthly, annual or lifetime plans OTHER NOTES - This is an app to organize your books and to track your reading - Reading is not available within this app FOLLOW US Stay in touch for new features and improvements - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookshelfconcept/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookshelfapp/ FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS bookshelf.concept@gmail.com https://www.bookshelfapp.info * Privacy policy: https://www.bookshelfapp.info/privacy-policy.html * Terms of service: https://www.bookshelfapp.info/terms-of-use.html

About

Wild Symphony

This augmented reality app transforms a picture book into a musical adventure. Point your device at illustrations to hear corresponding orchestral music, bringing stories to life with a unique soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality musical experience
  • Plays music from picture book illustrations
  • Orchestral music inspired by nature
  • Enhances story time
  • Features original compositions
Features
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Wild Symphony is an augmented reality experience that takes you on an exciting musical adventure with Maestro Mouse and his symphonic friends! Just download the app and point it at any illustration in the picture book, and you’ll hear the corresponding song. Travel through the trees and across the seas as you listen to orchestral music inspired by big blue whales and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Transform your reading and story time with this AR-based musical accompaniment. A unique picture book experience like none you've ever heard! Wild Symphony is designed for imaginative children of all ages. The app: • Allows readers to listen to the picture book’s musical accompaniment. • Plays audio recordings of orchestral music composed by author Dan Brown • Features beautiful illustrations from artist Susan Batori Bring a fun new dynamic to the picture book with this intuitive AR app that adds an exciting soundtrack and encourages newfound love and appreciation of music.

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
Wild Symphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookshelf at 94% against Wild Symphony's 38%. Bookshelf also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Wild Symphony's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bookshelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wild Symphony asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookshelf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshelf has 3.1K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 38% of Wild Symphony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Wild Symphony every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Bookshelf versus Wild Symphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfWild Symphony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better3.7 (121 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better37.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better121
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquidBit d.o.o.Stellata, LLC

Customer experience

Bookshelf

All ratings3,067 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,267 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.9%

Wild Symphony

All ratings115 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral17.4%
Negative44.9%

User reviews

Bookshelf

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Batch scanning feature
  • 📚 Excellent for organizing book collections
  • 💰 Free app with no limits
  • 🔍 Helpful for avoiding book duplicates

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Search function could be improved
  • 🔢 Inability to add multiple copies of the same book
  • 📷 Limited cover image options for some books

Wild Symphony

From 121 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Beautiful music
  • 📚 Great book
  • 💡 Creative idea
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kids love it
  • ✨ Magical experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 📸 Camera not working
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 📱 Phone gets hot
  • 🔄 Songs skipping randomly

Bugs and requests

Bookshelf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with scanning barcodes
  • Trouble accessing app after account creation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to organize books by author and series
  • Option to filter statistics by bookshelf
  • Manual page count entry
  • Borrowing/lending tracking system

Wild Symphony

Reported bugs

66 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Camera function not working
  • Songs skip to random tracks
  • App gets stuck on specific animal (cheetah)
  • App doesn't recognize pages
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  • App drains battery excessively
  • App makes phone very hot
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • No interactive elements
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14
  • Cannot close app easily
  • No way to go back to main menu once music starts
  • Secret video plays instead of app features
  • Camera feature not working on multiple devices
  • Augmented reality not working as promised
  • App doesn't work at all
  • Music plays but no clues show up
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.2
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.0
  • App crashes every time trying to open
  • App crashes on iOS14
  • Camera feature did not work
  • App won't even open, keeps crashing
  • Not working with iOS14
  • App doesn't work currently
  • Augmented Reality isn't working
  • Camera does not work
  • App is not using my camera
  • Not workingT.T
  • Lieder springen
  • Glitches galore
  • Приложение глючит
  • The app doesn’t work as advertised
  • I want to love the app
  • Not work with camera
  • Doesn’t work at all
  • I don’t think the camera function is working
  • Camera does not work
  • Musiktierfan
  • Augmented reality fehlt
  • Немного глючит
  • Just needs some fixing
  • Doesn’t work on iOS 14.2
  • Great music but makes my phone hot
  • It doesn’t work. What a shame.
  • Didn’t take the time to release a working app
  • Die Kamerafunktion fehlt, App stürzt oft ab
  • App crashes constantly
  • Love the book not the app
  • Crazy energy Drain/Runs Hot
  • The music is great, book is amazing
  • Decepcionante
  • App doesn’t work
  • Shuts down as soon as it opens
  • 2mins on this app, and I regret downloading
  • This update helped. Still a little glitchy but better
  • Book is great but app Augmented Reality isn’t working
  • Not working on iOS 14.0
  • Crashes
  • Crashes on iOS14
  • NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DOES NOT EVEN OPEN.
  • Not working with iOS14
  • No symphony
  • No magic happens
  • A disappointment
  • Doesn’t work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add individual instrument sounds
  • More books and interfaces like this
  • Fix camera recognition issues
  • Add poem for the dragon
  • Improve interactivity

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bookshelf

Subscriptions2
  • Bookshelf (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bookshelf (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Bookshelf (Lifetime)$59.99
  • Bookshelf (Lifetime)$79.99
None

Wild Symphony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wild Symphony free?
Wild Symphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or Wild Symphony?
Bookshelf is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Wild Symphony averages 3.7 from 121 ratings.
Do Bookshelf or Wild Symphony have ads?
Bookshelf shows ads; Wild Symphony does not.
Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or Wild Symphony?
Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wild Symphony every 2 months. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on November 13, 2026 and Wild Symphony on November 13, 2026.

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