Comparison

NetGalley Shelf vs Beventi

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

Beventi

Discover book signings, author events, and exclusive signed editions. Pre-order special books and track all your orders and event reminders in one organized place. Enjoy a reader-first experience connecting you directly to the book community.

Highlights
  • Discover book signings and author events
  • Pre-order signed books and exclusives
  • Organize all book orders and updates
  • Easy event book collection with QR code
  • Receive event and order reminders
  • Reader-first book community experience
Features
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The Reader App for Book Events & Signed Editions Beventi connects readers directly to authors, book signings, and exclusive editions, all in one beautifully organized app. Discover upcoming book signings near you or online, preorder signed books and event exclusives, and keep every order, update, and reminder in one place. Whether you’re attending in person or collecting from home, Beventi makes the entire experience effortless. What you can do with Beventi Discover book signings & events Find in-person and virtual book signings, author events, and special releases happening near you or worldwide. Pre-order signed books & exclusives Reserve signed copies, special editions, and event-only exclusives directly from authors and vendors. All your orders, organized Track orders by event or author, view status updates, and access order details anytime. Easy event collection Use your in-app QR code to collect books quickly and smoothly at events — no emails or paperwork needed. Reminders & real-time updates Get notified about event changes, preorder deadlines, order updates, and new releases from authors you follow. Built for readers No distributor clutter. No confusing workflows. Just a clean, reader-first experience designed around books, authors, and events. Beventi is the missing link between readers and the book community. Making discovery, ordering, and collecting signed books simple and enjoyable.

Screenshots

NetGalley Shelf4 screens
Beventi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beventi at 4.7 against NetGalley Shelf's 2.1. Beventi also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (87 vs 7). 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

Beventi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGalley Shelf has 87 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of NetGalley Shelf's written reviews are positive against 0% of Beventi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, Beventi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
NetGalley Shelf versus Beventi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetGalley ShelfBeventi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (87 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings87 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#163 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNetGalley, LLCBeventi Pty Ltd

Customer experience

NetGalley Shelf

All ratings83 ratings
Positive15.7%
Neutral16.9%
Negative67.5%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive19.9%
Neutral17.3%
Negative62.8%

Beventi

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

Beventi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NetGalley Shelf

No in-app purchases

None

Beventi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetGalley Shelf free?
NetGalley Shelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beventi free?
Beventi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NetGalley Shelf or Beventi?
Beventi is rated higher. NetGalley Shelf averages 2.1 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Beventi averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do NetGalley Shelf or Beventi have ads?
Neither NetGalley Shelf nor Beventi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetGalley Shelf or Beventi?
NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, and Beventi every 5 days. Most recently, NetGalley Shelf was updated on October 29, 2026 and Beventi on October 28, 2026.

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