Comparison

Bookshelf vs Apollo Books Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Bookshelf

Organize your reading with this app. Track books you're reading, plan future reads, and mark books as complete. Add detailed notes with page numbers and search your library by title, author, or ISBN.

Highlights
  • Track reading lists (reading, up next, complete)
  • Create and edit book notes
  • Search books by title, author, ISBN
  • Discover books via descriptions
  • Local data storage
Features
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Bookshelf helps you manage your books and book notes, making it easier for you to track and remember your favourite books. Features • Add books to one of three lists - reading now, up next, or complete. • Create and edit notes for a book by giving it a title, a page number, and some content. • Search for books by title, author, or ISBN. • Discover books through book descriptions. Privacy and Data Bookshelf does not store or send any of your personal data anywhere. All your data is stored locally on your device. Note: Premium features will be coming soon through a paid monthly subscription.

About

Apollo Books Tracker

Organize your personal library by adding books through search or barcode scanning. Track reading progress, add notes, and filter your collection. Enjoy automatic iCloud sync and a customizable interface.

Highlights
  • Add books via search or barcode scan
  • Track reading status
  • Add and search book notes
  • Filter and sort library
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Customizable interface
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Apollo Book Tracker is an iPhone and iPad app that helps you track your readings and build your digital books collection. With Apollo Books Tracker you can: * Add books to your library by searching books information on the internet. * Add books to your library by scanning a physical book barcode. * Set your books reading status to keep track of what you are reading, what you’ve already read, and what you will read. * Filter and sort your library to access the relevant information. * Add notes to your books and search them quickly. * Set books format to keep track of paper books, e-books and audiobooks. * Choose your favorite library layout. * Customise the app’s look-and-feel and choose your favorite accent color. * Take advantage of automatic iCloud synchronisation and access your library from all your mobile devices with no need to export and import your data. * Track book without being tracked in any way. Apollo Books Tracker does not collect your information and your privacy is never affected. Pricing: * Apollo Books Tracker is totally FREE and has no ads.

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
Apollo Books Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bookshelf at 4.8 against Apollo Books Tracker's 3.0. Bookshelf also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Apollo Books Tracker's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Bookshelf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bookshelf versus Apollo Books Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfApollo Books Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew FrancesAntonio Stigliano

Customer experience

Bookshelf

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Apollo Books Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

None

Apollo Books Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apollo Books Tracker free?
Apollo Books Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or Apollo Books Tracker?
Bookshelf is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Apollo Books Tracker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bookshelf or Apollo Books Tracker have ads?
Neither Bookshelf nor Apollo Books Tracker shows ads.

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