Reading notes BookClip vs shelfio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading notes BookClip
Capture and organize favorite sentences from books by taking pictures. Highlight important text digitally without needing a pen. Back up your notes to iCloud for easy transfer between devices.
- Save sentences from pictures
- Digital highlighting
- Organize favorite quotes
- iCloud backup
- No typing required
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BooKClip is an application that allows you to easily manage your favorite sentences from the books you read. If you use BookClip, you can easily save and manage sentences by taking pictures with the camera without typing each sentence. You can highlight important parts of the text so you don't have to use a pen to mark your important books. You can also save your backups to iCloud so that you can change your phone model. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
shelfio
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「My Bookshelf」は「shelfio」に生まれ変わりました。 shelfio(シェルフィオ)は、あなたの読書をシンプルに記録・管理できる本棚アプリです。 「この本、持ってたっけ?」と本屋で迷ったことはありませんか? shelfioなら、手持ちの本をサッと登録して、いつでもどこでも自分の本棚を確認できます。 ■ 本の登録はわずか数秒 本のバーコードをスキャンするだけで、タイトル・著者・表紙が自動で登録されます。キーワード検索や ISBN検索にも対応しているので、電子書籍や手元にない本の登録もかんたんです。 ■ 読書ステータスをひと目で管理 本ごとに「未読」「読了」を記録。フィルター機能で「まだ読んでいない本」だけを表示できるので、積読の解消にも役立ちます。新しい順・古い順の並べ替えにも対応しています。 ■ 評価とメモで読書の記録を残す 読み終えた本には5段階の星評価とメモを記録できます。感想や気づきを残して、自分だけの読書ログを育てましょう。 ■ iCloudで自動同期 本棚のデータはiCloudに自動でバックアップ。iPhoneを買い替えても、大切な読書記録はそのまま引き継げます。 ■ うっかり削除しても安心 削除した本は30日間保管され、いつでも復元できます。 読書好きの方はもちろん、「積読を整理したい」「蔵書のダブり買いを防ぎたい」という方にもおすすめです。 シンプルで気持ちいい本棚管理を、shelfioで始めてみませんか?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: shelfio at none against Reading notes BookClip's shown. Reading notes BookClip's advantage is iOS requirement (14.3 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reading notes BookClip ships an update every 11 days, shelfio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading notes BookClip | shelfio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yugo Matsuda | Reo Shigeno |
In-app purchases
Reading notes BookClip
No in-app purchases
shelfio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reading notes BookClip free?
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Do Reading notes BookClip or shelfio have ads?
Which is updated more often, Reading notes BookClip or shelfio?
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