Library Catalog vs MyShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Library Catalog
Organize your personal book collection digitally. Easily add books, create custom lists, and share your collections. Discover new reads with expert recommendations and manage wish-lists across all your devices.
- Add books with a few clicks
- Organize books on virtual shelves
- Create custom book lists
- Share book collections and links
- Get expert recommendations
- Manage wish-lists and reading lists
- Access lists across 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
MyShelf
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Add books to your digital library and track the pages you've read. Use a barcode scanner for an easier process. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($1.99), 1 year ($19.99) durations. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Library Catalog at none against MyShelf's 2. MyShelf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MyShelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Library Catalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Library Catalog ships an update every 3 weeks, MyShelf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Library Catalog | MyShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Yakushev | Serdar Onur Karadag |
In-app purchases
Library Catalog
No in-app purchases
MyShelf
- MyShelf Monthly$1.991 Month
- MyShelf Yearly$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Library Catalog free?
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Do Library Catalog or MyShelf have ads?
Which is updated more often, Library Catalog or MyShelf?
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