Comparison

NetGalley Shelf vs Storius Reader

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

Head to head
About

NetGalley Shelf

Access and review digital books and audiobooks provided by publishers and authors. Discover new titles, download them for offline reading, or stream audiobooks directly within the app. This platform is designed for book advocates and industry professionals to provide valuable feedback.

Highlights
  • Access digital review copies
  • Listen to audiobooks
  • Download books for offline reading
  • Stream audiobooks
  • Discover new titles
  • Request and review books
Currently charting
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NetGalley Shelf is a reading and listening app for NetGalley members. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. NetGalley does not sell any content, including books or audiobooks. Each book on NetGalley is provided to specific members by the publisher directly, at no cost to the NetGalley member. Books on the NetGalley site are used for review and promotional purposes only. Users of the NetGalley Shelf app will need to register as NetGalley members on NetGalley.com or NetGalley.co.uk, then all your approved NetGalley books and audiobooks will automatically appear in this app. No need to press Download on the NetGalley website! Reading is easy and convenient using the NetGalley Shelf app. Download approved books for access on the go, or start listening right away with streaming for audiobooks.

About

Storius Reader

Organize and read your Storius books in a single library. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and spacing. Enjoy a built-in audiobook player with playback controls and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Centralized book management
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Built-in audiobook player
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Sleep timer
Features
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MANAGE YOUR BOOKS Keep your Storius books in one place and start reading any book in your library with just a tap. HOW DOES IT WORK When you buy or receive books from Storius, they will be added to your app library automatically. Tapping any book cover in the app will open it instantly. READ COMFORTABLY Read in our app or cloud reader and customize the settings for your comfort. Choose your ideal font type and text size, line spacing, and margins. Tap any book cover in your library to open it in our reader and get started. START LISTENING NOW The built-in audiobook player has the features you expect— bookmarks, download quality, and a beautiful, easy-to-navigate player. The Storius app also gives you the ability to fine-tune the settings you really care about, including playback speed, custom skip-back and skip-forward buttons, and a sleep timer. READ WHERE YOU LIKE Sync your books across devices and never lose your place. When you’re reading a book in our app, it will automatically mark your last page read and take you back to it the next time you open the book, so switch freely between your phone and tablet and back again.

Screenshots

NetGalley Shelf4 screens
Storius Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Storius Reader at 5.0 against NetGalley Shelf's 2.1. Storius Reader also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storius Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGalley Shelf has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, Storius Reader every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
NetGalley Shelf versus Storius Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetGalley ShelfStorius Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (82 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNetGalley, LLCBookFunnel

Customer experience

NetGalley Shelf

All ratings82 ratings
Positive15.9%
Neutral17.1%
Negative67.1%
Written reviews300 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral17.3%
Negative62.7%

Storius Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NetGalley Shelf

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • Downloading issues with audiobooks
  • Books disappearing from shelf
  • Inability to remove expired books
  • Inconsistent behavior when opening books

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to write reviews within the app
  • Improve audiobook playback controls
  • Add font size adjustment
  • Implement dark mode
  • Sync reading progress across devices
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  • Add highlighting and note-taking features
  • Improve organization and sorting of books

Storius Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NetGalley Shelf

No in-app purchases

None

Storius Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetGalley Shelf free?
NetGalley Shelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storius Reader free?
Storius Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NetGalley Shelf or Storius Reader?
Storius Reader is rated higher. NetGalley Shelf averages 2.1 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Storius Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NetGalley Shelf or Storius Reader have ads?
Neither NetGalley Shelf nor Storius Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetGalley Shelf or Storius Reader?
NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, and Storius Reader every 15 months. Most recently, NetGalley Shelf was updated on September 24, 2026 and Storius Reader on August 15, 2026.

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