Comparison

Bibliomaniac vs SCP docs

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

Head to head
About

Bibliomaniac

Easily track all the books you're reading or have finished. Quickly add titles by searching, manual entry, or barcode scanning. Rate books, add personal notes, and visualize your reading progress with a clear bar.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Add books via search, manual entry, or barcode scan
  • Rate books
  • Leave personal notes
  • Visualize progress with a progress bar
Features
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No need to go searching for a bookmark, Bibliomaniac easily and quickly stores all of the books you are reading, or have read. You can quickly search for books to enter or manually enter your own books or texts you are reading or even scan the barcode to enter a book instantly. You can also rate items and leave notes to your self. See a progress bar of your progress.

About

SCP docs

This app provides a streamlined reading experience for SCP Foundation articles, offering enhanced navigation, customizable text, and cross-branch browsing. Premium features include text-to-speech, advanced search, and reading statistics.

Highlights
  • Optimized article reading experience
  • Cross-branch browsing (EN, JP, FR, RU, KR)
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Random article generator
  • Article sharing as styled cards
  • Bookmark and reading progress tracking
  • Text-to-speech for articles (Premium)
Features
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SCP docs is a reader app for finding and reading SCP articles. SCP reports are grouped by series, while Tales, Canons, GoI formats, and more are grouped by type. You can reach what you want to read without clicking through wiki pages. ■ FIND WHAT TO READ • SCP reports are listed in series order • Tales, Canons, GoI formats, and more each have their own list • Search by number, title, or tag • See top-rated and recent articles at a glance ■ CHOOSE YOUR NEXT READ • See Similar articles that share tags • See an article's Canons or Series, and keep reading • Can't decide? Open a random article • Articles you've read are marked, so unread ones are easy to spot • Get a notification with one recommended article at a set time ■ READ COMFORTABLY • Adjust text size and line spacing without leaving the article • Choose a typeface, plus dark or sepia colors • Unfinished articles reopen where you left off • See roughly how long an article takes • Long collaboration articles fit your screen ■ READ IN TRANSLATION • Translate other branches' articles in place; images and layout stay • Original is one tap away; set your Languages to auto-translate • Uses Apple's translation feature, free ■ BROWSE ARTWORK • Browse fan-made illustrations, videos, and more in one list • Search by title, creator, tag, or related SCP • Each work shows its creator and license • Open related SCP articles right from the work ■ KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR READING • Articles you read are added to your History automatically • Save articles for later in Favorites or Read later • Rate how much you liked each article • Highlight passages and add notes • Everything is gathered in your Records, so you can find it again later ■ LOOK BACK ON YOUR READING Reading Stats shows how many articles you've read and how long you've spent reading. You can also see your progress through each series, the kinds of articles you tend to enjoy, and a monthly summary. ■ EXPORT AND SHARE • Export highlights and notes to Obsidian, Notion, and more • Share articles or your own lists as image cards ■ MORE • Save articles to your device and read them without a connection • Listen to articles with Read Aloud • Open an unfinished or random article right from your Home Screen widgets ■ SUPPORTED ARTICLES Along with the English SCP Wiki, you can read articles from SCP branches around the world. Articles are shown in each branch's language, and can also be read in translation. ■ FREE AND PREMIUM Finding and reading articles, search by number, title, and tag, History, ratings, the reading reminder, widgets, and Reading Stats (Summary, Activity log, Backlog & saved) are free, with no account needed. On the free plan, Favorites holds up to 20 articles and Read later up to 100. Premium removes ads and adds: • Creating highlights and notes • Read Aloud • Offline saving • Creating and organizing folders • Memo search, filtering by your own records, saved searches, and new-match notifications • Detailed Reading Stats (Coverage map, Taste profile, Monthly report) • Unlimited Favorites and Read later Premium is available monthly or yearly. Saved highlights and notes stay readable after Premium ends. Requires iOS 18 or later. Rights to the text and media featured in the app belong to their respective creators. Source credits and license information remain available with the articles, which are displayed under the terms of their sources. Home image credits: SCP-682 — OccultistMave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (using a photo by Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0); SCP-2000-JP — created by the author, CC BY-SA 3.0; SCP-2521 — LurkD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (photo by Philip Ob Rey used with permission); SCP-049 — no separate author or license stated. Unless otherwise noted, SCP text belongs to its respective authors and is provided under CC BY-SA 3.0. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://scpdocs.link/privacy.html Support: https://scpdocs.link/support.html

Screenshots

Bibliomaniac3 screens
SCP docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bibliomaniac at 5.0 against SCP docs's 4.4. Bibliomaniac also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). SCP docs's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price 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. SCP docs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bibliomaniac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bibliomaniac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCP docs has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bibliomaniac ships an update every 5 months, SCP docs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bibliomaniac versus SCP docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBibliomaniacSCP docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJonathan JudelsonKazukiyo Omura

Customer experience

Bibliomaniac

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SCP docs

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bibliomaniac

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SCP docs

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$16.991 Year

Questions

Is Bibliomaniac free?
Bibliomaniac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCP docs free?
SCP docs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bibliomaniac or SCP docs?
Bibliomaniac is rated higher. Bibliomaniac averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SCP docs averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Bibliomaniac or SCP docs have ads?
SCP docs shows ads; Bibliomaniac does not.
Which is updated more often, Bibliomaniac or SCP docs?
Bibliomaniac ships an update every 5 months, and SCP docs weekly. Most recently, Bibliomaniac was updated on October 29, 2026 and SCP docs on October 31, 2026.

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