NetGalley Shelf vs Zoundy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Access digital review copies
- Listen to audiobooks
- Download books for offline reading
- Stream audiobooks
- Discover new titles
- Request and review books
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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.
Zoundy
Access a library of free audiobooks and discover new authors. Enjoy exclusive content through a leading mobile application designed for audiobook listeners.
- Free audiobooks
- Discover new authors
- Exclusive content
- Mobile app access
- Industry-leading platform
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Discover new Authors & Enjoy FREE audiobooks Zoundy listeners can access FREE audiobooks, find new authors, and enjoy exclusive content in our industry-leading mobile apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zoundy at 100% against NetGalley Shelf's 20%. Zoundy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 6) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Zoundy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGalley Shelf has 87 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of NetGalley Shelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zoundy's.
NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, Zoundy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetGalley Shelf | Zoundy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NetGalley, LLC | Blisstech, Inc. |
Customer experience
NetGalley Shelf
Zoundy
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
Zoundy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetGalley Shelf
No in-app purchases
Zoundy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NetGalley Shelf free?
Is Zoundy free?
Which has better reviews, NetGalley Shelf or Zoundy?
Do NetGalley Shelf or Zoundy have ads?
Which is updated more often, NetGalley Shelf or Zoundy?
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