Book Corner vs Library Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Corner
Organize your personal book collection, including books read, owned, and desired. Utilize online lookup and barcode scanning to easily add publication details. Ideal for book groups, it keeps your reading habits private and syncs across all your Apple devices.
- Manage read, owned, and wish lists
- Online book lookup (OpenLibrary, Google Books)
- ISBN barcode scanning
- Track book group meetings
- Private data storage
- Cross-device synchronization
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Book Corner helps you manage your personal book catalog — • Books you’ve read • Books you’d like to read • Books you own • Books you’d like to buy • Your favorites • Books you might like to give as gifts You can look at your library in a variety of ways. You can use online lookup (using OpenLibrary.org and Google Books) to fill in publication information. And if the book has an ISBN barcode, you can scan it to collect this information. If you belong to one or more book groups, you’ll find this app particularly handy, because you can keep track of your meetings, what you read, etc. Your reading interests and habits are completely private. All data in Book Corner is stored locally on your device (and backed up securely to iCloud) and are not available to anyone else. Book Corner runs on iPhone (iOS 15+), iPad (iPadOS 15+) and Macintosh (macOS 12+) and automatically synchronizes between all of your devices.
Library Catalog
Organize all your printed books digitally with this app. Easily add books, create custom lists, and attach them to virtual shelves for quick retrieval. Share collections, get expert recommendations, and access your library across all devices.
- Add books with a few clicks
- Attach printed books to virtual shelves
- Create book lists using a global database
- Share book collections and links
- Get expert recommendations
- Make wish-lists and reading lists
- Access lists on all devices
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ALL YOUR BOOKS IN ONE APP: • Add books by a few clicks to the e-Catalog of books • Attach your printed books to your virtual shelves in the App to quickly find them in your home • Create easily any book lists using the App's global database • Share book collections, their content and links to books from the App by messengers or email • Preview the parts of the books you are interested in • Get recommendations from recognized experts • Make wish-lists and reading lists • Access your lists in all your devices • Edit books info, add book photos and links , Add tags to a book and search by a tag BEST SOLUTION FOR: • Lovers of books and reading • Sellers or Givers by lists of books • Personal and corporate libraries • Bloggers • Book clubs • Educational institutions • Professional communities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Library Catalog at every 3 weeks against Book Corner's every 22 months. Library Catalog also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 5). Book Corner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Book Corner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively.
Book Corner ships an update every 22 months, Library Catalog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Corner | Library Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rick Aurbach | Vladimir Yakushev |
Customer experience
Book Corner
Library Catalog
In-app purchases
Book Corner
No in-app purchases
Library Catalog
No in-app purchases
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