BooLi vs Lend & Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BooLi
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Manage your books, scan, track them (lent to who?), organise them (put them in lists, series, ...), share your book lists with your friends (you need to allow access), nobody or with the world (public lists). Follow friend's booklists (find them and request access to their lists).
Lend & Read
Organize and share your personal book collection with family and friends. Easily add books by scanning barcodes or typing ISBNs, and track who has borrowed which titles. Customize the app's appearance with various themes and background photos.
- Scan barcodes to add books
- Personalized libraries per profile
- Lend books and track returns
- Customizable themes and backgrounds
- iCloud sync across devices
- Sign in with Apple
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Your family bookshelf, reimagined. Lend & Read makes it easy to build, organize, and share your book collection — all in one beautifully designed app. Scan a barcode or type an ISBN to instantly add books. Create profiles for every family member so everyone has their own personalized library. Choose from 10 stunning themes — including K-Pop Demon Hunters-inspired designs — and even set a custom background photo. Share your library with friends, lend books with a tap, and track who has what. Every book syncs seamlessly across your devices with iCloud. KEY FEATURES: - Scan barcodes to add books instantly - 10 aesthetic themes to match your vibe - Per-profile libraries for the whole family - Lend books to friends and track returns - Custom background photos with pan & zoom - iCloud sync across all your devices - Sign in with Apple for easy, secure access Built for readers, by a reader. Whether you're tracking your own collection or managing a family library, Lend & Read keeps everything organized and beautiful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lend & Read at every 3 days against BooLi's every 7 months. BooLi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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.
BooLi ships an update every 7 months, Lend & Read every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BooLi | Lend & Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Coppieters | Pravindra Rathore |
In-app purchases
BooLi
No in-app purchases
Lend & Read
No in-app purchases









