Comparison

Library Catalog vs BookView

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

BookView

Features
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BookView is a simple and powerful app to explore books, build personal reading lists, and organize your library. Search for books, discover authors, browse genres, and save titles to shelves and custom lists to track what you’ve read and what you want to read next.

Screenshots

Library Catalog4 screens
BookView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Library Catalog at every 3 weeks against BookView's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Library Catalog ships an update every 3 weeks, BookView every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Library Catalog versus BookView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibrary CatalogBookView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVladimir YakushevMichael Terrefortes Rosado

In-app purchases

None

Library Catalog

No in-app purchases

None

BookView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Library Catalog free?
Library Catalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookView free?
BookView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Library Catalog or BookView have ads?
Neither Library Catalog nor BookView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Library Catalog or BookView?
Library Catalog ships an update every 3 weeks, and BookView every 3 months. Most recently, Library Catalog was updated on November 3, 2026 and BookView on October 31, 2026.

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