Comparison

Libstack vs Gleamry

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

Head to head
About

Libstack

Organize your personal library, track your reading progress, and jot down notes for each book. Share your reading journey with friends and discover what they're reading.

Highlights
  • Customizable shelves
  • Quick book adding via search or camera
  • Reading progress logging
  • Personal book notes
  • Shareable reading cards
  • Friend activity and book sharing
Features
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A bookshelf you actually keep. - Shelves you arrange yourself Name your own shelves and drag books into the order you want. See them covers out, or spines lined up. Whatever you're reading sits at the front of its shelf. - Add a book in seconds Search by title, author or ISBN, or point your camera at the barcode on the back. No barcode? Photograph the cover and it finds the book. - Days that add up Read today? Mark it — the calendar fills in and your streak grows. Log where you are by page or by percent. - Notes along the way A sentence worth keeping, or your thoughts when you finish — every book holds your notes, and they're yours alone. - Your reading becomes a card Books finished, days reading, your pace, your most-read author — one library card. Share it to Stories, Photos, or anywhere else. - Read alongside friends Invite a friend by link and see what they have open right now. Browse their shelves, leave a compliment on a book they've read, and poke the ones who've gone quiet. Friendships are mutual, and only friends can see your library. - Pick up where you left off Jump straight to the book in the app you read it in, or borrow it free from your local library through Libby. Korean and English throughout. Light and dark. iPhone and iPad.

About

Gleamry

Track your reading progress and build a personalized digital bookshelf. Log pages, maintain reading streaks, and set yearly goals. All your data stays on your device with no account required.

Highlights
  • Add books via search, barcode, or manual entry
  • Set daily page goals and yearly reading challenges
  • Log reading sessions and maintain streaks
  • Organize books with custom lists and status updates
  • Customizable bookshelf with themes
  • Import Goodreads CSV
  • Offline use
Features
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Gleamry is a reading tracker for people who want to read more and actually enjoy keeping track. Add the books you’re into, log a few pages when you can, and watch a streak start to stick. Your library lives on a bookshelf you can arrange and make feel like yours. No account. No cloud account to manage. Everything stays on your iPhone. HOW IT WORKS • Add books by search, barcode, or by hand • Set a daily page goal and a yearly reading challenge • Log sessions as you read and keep your streak alive • Organize lists, update status, and open any book for progress, notes, and details • Import a Goodreads CSV when you want to bring your old library with you WHAT YOU GET • A customizable bookshelf with themes and decorations • Want to read, reading, finished, and more • Streaks, pages today, and yearly goal progress • Stats with a reading calendar, yearly overview, and pace • Backup and export, so your data stays yours • Full offline use for tracking and manual entry GLEAMRY PREMIUM Gleamry works with an active Gleamry Premium. Price, billing period, and any free trial are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. PERMISSIONS • Camera (optional): scan barcodes to find books faster • Photo Library (optional): pick a cover when you add a book, or save exports • Notifications (optional): gentle daily reading reminders you control Your reading data stays on your device. Book search only fetches metadata and covers when you look something up. Privacy Policy: https://gleamry.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://gleamry.app/terms

Screenshots

Libstack4 screens
Gleamry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libstack at none against Gleamry's 3. Libstack also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Gleamry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Libstack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Libstack against 5.0 for Gleamry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Libstack versus Gleamry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibstackGleamry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSounho ChungFouad Khelil

In-app purchases

None

Libstack

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gleamry

Subscriptions2
  • Gleamry Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Gleamry Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gleamry Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Libstack free?
Libstack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gleamry free?
Gleamry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Libstack or Gleamry?
Libstack and Gleamry are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Libstack or Gleamry have ads?
Neither Libstack nor Gleamry shows ads.

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