Bookzy App vs RakeScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookzy App
This app helps Amazon sellers scout books by automating the process with customizable triggers. It integrates with Amazon Seller Central to provide insights on inventory, past sales, and estimated profits. Make informed purchasing decisions with data on sales rank, sold days, and average buy box prices.
- Automated book scouting with customizable triggers
- Amazon Seller Central integration
- Sales Rank and Sold Days data
- Average Buy Box Price tracking
- Offline database for scanning
- Barcode and OCR scanning support
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Bookzy Amazon book scouting app enables you to efficiently scout books with the customizable set of triggers to automate the process. Amazon seller central integration support for current inventory state and previous orders of scanned books. Make informed decisions using Average Sales Rank, “Sold Days” data, and estimated profits. Scan books ultra quick and access specialized data from your Amazon seller account. Be fast, buy more books, profit more. 30-Day Money Back Guaranteed! * Barcode and OCR support for camera * Offline database * Add Buy Cost Option * Adjust Inbound Shipping Cost * 6-month Average Buy Box Price * Manage Device from Web * Auto Live on Not-found Features; Sales Rank: Unlock smarter buying with our Average Sales Rank, aggregating sales data of last 6 months to provide a stable performance metric, guiding you towards more profitable purchasing decisions. Sold Days: Highlighting how often a book has sold, a crucial, unique data point for savvy purchasing. This data shows the number of days with sales in last 6-months. Average Buy Box : Navigate the fluctuating market with confidence by accessing the Average Buy Box Price in our app, reflecting a six-month average of buy box price for used and new separately. Top-tier Triggers: Elevate your scanning with Top-Tier Triggers by setting detailed criteria such as target price, target profit, and sales volume, to focus only on potential purchases. Database Mode: Experience lightning-fast, offline scanning with Database Mode—ideal for book fairs and shops. Download a complete book database and make informed purchase decisions without the need for an internet connection. Sold Today: Effortlessly review your day's sales with Sold Today Items, a feature that streamlines market comparisons by listing items sold. Simply tap a sold item to view current market prices and assess your sales performance—exclusively in our mobile application. Active Inventory: Active Inventory Details empowers you with immediate access to your current inventory of the scanned item, displaying min/max prices, age and the SKU. This prevents overbuying a book if it is not selling super fast. Previous Orders: Get informed with the history of your sales via Previous Orders, a feature that reveals your past orders of the scanned item, displaying when you sold it and for how much. This ensures your purchase decisions are backed by personal sales data. Pricing: https://bookzpro.com/pricing/ Privacy Policy: https://bookzpro.com/privacy-policy/
RakeScan
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Scan a barcode, get the answer in a second: BUY, REJECT, or BORDERLINE — with the market data and the why. RakeScan is a free book scouting app built for people who flip books: thrift store hunters, library sale regulars, estate sale diggers and full-time resellers. THE VERDICT, NOT JUST NUMBERS • Instant decision on every scan, driven by live sales rank, buy box and used price ladders • A "WHY" trace on every verdict — see exactly which trigger fired • Profit triggers you control: minimum profit, price drops, rank ceiling, and a rank-tier table for fine-grained rules • Full market view: used & new offer ladders, FBA/FBM split REJECTED? STILL GET PAID Most scanners stop at "no." RakeScan checks every reject against BookToCash — a buyback service that has bought 100,000+ books since 2019 — and shows an instant cash offer with free shipping when there is one. Build a sell cart as you scan and ship it all in one box. NEVER MISS A BOOK SALE The built-in Sale Finder maps real sourcing opportunities near you: • Library book sales (dates, hours, bag-sale days) • Estate sales and online estate auctions • Government & library surplus auctions — whole book lots • Garage sales straight from city permit records • Thrift stores, with book-richness hints Filter by distance, date or category, see how far each sale is, add sales to your calendar with a day-before reminder, and let "Plan my day" order your stops. SCAN WHOLE SHELVES AT ONCE Point the camera at a shelf and Shelf Scan reads the spines, matches them against real buyback demand, and hands you a pull list — built for library sale tables and estate sale walls where scanning one by one is too slow. BUILT FOR THE FIELD • Works offline in dead zones — scans queue and resolve when you're back • Bulk check: paste a list of ISBNs, triage them in one shot • Bluetooth barcode scanner support • Sound + vibration verdicts so you never look at the screen • Dark, glare-friendly interface with big one-hand targets FREE, WITH A STRAIGHT ANSWER No subscription. No ads. Scan as much as you like. RakeScan is built by BookToCash — when we want to buy your rejects, that's the business model, in the open. Questions or ideas? support@rakescan.com — a human answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RakeScan at weekly against Bookzy App's every 3 months. RakeScan also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bookzy App ships an update every 3 months, RakeScan weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookzy App | RakeScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Levent Ozturk | UPTECH LLC |
In-app purchases
Bookzy App
No in-app purchases
RakeScan
No in-app purchases








