SageCat vs Bookshop.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SageCat
Access and manage your library account for the Sage Library System. Search for materials, place holds, and review your checked-out items. Requires a library card from a participating SageCat member library.
- Search library catalog
- Place holds on materials
- Review checked-out items
- Renew borrowed items
- Access materials from 70+ libraries
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This catalog is shared by members of the Sage Library System, a group of libraries in 15 counties of Eastern and Central Oregon. SageCat gives you access to library materials from more than 70 libraries in Oregon. To use this app, you must have a library card with a SageCat member library and know your password. SageCat lets you: * Search the catalog * Place a hold * Review the items you have checked out * Renew items
Bookshop.org
Read your ebooks and discover new titles while supporting independent bookstores. All ebook purchases made through this platform directly benefit local bookshops, ensuring their continued success in the digital age.
- Read ebooks from your library
- Browse millions of ebooks
- Add titles to wishlist
- Support local bookstores with purchases
- Connect seamlessly with Bookshop
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Bookshop.org’s mission is simple: We help local, independent bookstores thrive by giving more than 80% of our profits back to our network of 3,000+ stores. In our app, you can read millions of ebooks - and every purchase supports an independent bookstore near you! In the Bookshop app you can: - Read your ebooks in our customizable ebook reader. - Browse millions of titles and discover your next favorite read in romance, thrillers, mystery, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and more. - Organize your TBR into custom shelves. - Highlight in five different colors, and add notes to your highlighted passages. - Sort & filter highlights and notes by date created, book order, and more. - Save titles to your wishlist so you can read them later. - Shop knowing that over 80% of the profit goes directly to local, independent bookstores. We’re a Certified B Corp, and we’ve raised more than $50 million for independent bookstores nationwide since 2020. Download the Bookshop.org app to support bookstores, not billionaires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookshop.org at every 5 days against SageCat's every 8 months. Bookshop.org also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and review sentiment (57% vs 33%). SageCat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
SageCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshop.org has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of SageCat's written reviews are positive against 57% of Bookshop.org's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SageCat ships an update every 8 months, Bookshop.org every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SageCat | Bookshop.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Cox | Bookshop, Inc. |
Customer experience
SageCat
Bookshop.org
Bugs and requests
SageCat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bookshop.org
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to remember last page read
- Scrolling issues and unexpected page skipping
- Formatting problems (stripped italics, weird paragraph spacing)
- Settings not persisting between app sessions
Requested features
7 requests- More font and theme options
- Ability to adjust line spacing, margins, and other formatting
- Implement highlighting, annotation, and note-taking features
- Add search functionality
- Improve page turning and navigation
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- Provide better dark mode/night reading experience
- Sync reading progress across devices
In-app purchases
SageCat
No in-app purchases
Bookshop.org
No in-app purchases
