Comparison

Anobii™ vs Sfoglia

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

Head to head
About

Anobii™

Connect with fellow book enthusiasts on this social network. Discover new titles, read and write reviews, join reading groups, and manage your personal digital library. Scan barcodes to easily add physical books to your collection.

Highlights
  • Discover new books
  • Read and write reviews
  • Join reading groups
  • Curate digital library
  • Build wishlists
  • Scan book barcodes
Features
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Anobii is the independent social network for book lovers. Discover new books, read reviews from the community, chat and discuss with other readers. - Engage with a vast community of people who share a passion for books. - Browse reviews and quotations, write your own. - Participate in reading groups. - Search books and discover your next great read. - Curate your own digital library, build your own wishlist. - Scan book barcodes to turn your physical library into a digital one in minutes - or to instantly read insightful reviews and comments of the book in front of you in a bookshop or public library. WHAT IS ANOBII? Anobii features a vast database of millions of books, constantly updated, 2M+ reviews and 25M+ ratings. Curate your own digital library, keep track of your reading progress, build a wishlist, write reviews, rate books, visit fellow readers' libraries and engage with other Anobians. Anobii is the home of people who love reading. Terms of Use: https://legal.anobii.com/en/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://legal.anobii.com/en/privacy-policy/

About

Sfoglia

Features
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Sfoglia is the reading tracker that helps you read a little every day. Not a book archive: a habit. Free, no account needed. THE READING SESSION, AT THE CENTER Start the timer, read, log your pages. Sfoglia records every session (or add it by hand), calculates your reading speed in pages per minute and builds your streak: the days in a row you've read. Challenges and badges help you keep going. STATS AND GOALS Pages read today, this week, this month. Average speed over time, books finished per month, a map of your reading days and a yearly goal with a progress bar. YOUR LIBRARY Scan the ISBN barcode: title, author, cover and page count are filled in for you. Organize books on custom shelves, filter by status (reading, finished, to read) and mark your favorites. QUOTES TO KEEP AND SHARE Save the lines that stop you while you read, review them as flashcards and turn them into cards or reels ready for Instagram and TikTok. PLAY WITH YOUR QUOTES: BOTTA E RISPOSTA The live game for readers who read together. Each player builds a speech from their own quotes, the others vote, and the lowest-voted player is challenged to a 60-second duel while the audience cheers. FREE, WITH PREMIUM OR WITH AN AD The core features are free. With Premium you get unlimited books, AI prompts, book quizzes and the ability to create Botta e Risposta rooms. If you'd rather not subscribe, you can unlock the same features by watching an ad: it only plays when you choose, never while you read. MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE READING No account to create. Your library, sessions and quotes stay on your device. Light and dark theme, home screen widget, background sounds while you read and customizable notifications.

Screenshots

Anobii™4 screens
Sfoglia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sfoglia at every 10 days against Anobii™'s every 6 weeks. Sfoglia also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anobii™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Sfoglia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anobii™ ships an update every 6 weeks, Sfoglia every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anobii™ versus Sfoglia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnobii™Sfoglia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB62 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperOvolabANDREA RUSSO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anobii™

Subscriptions2
  • No Ads$0.991 Month
  • No Ads$9.001 Year
2 purchases

Sfoglia

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Mensile$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Anobii™ free?
Anobii™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sfoglia free?
Sfoglia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anobii™ or Sfoglia have ads?
Both Anobii™ and Sfoglia show ads.
Which is updated more often, Anobii™ or Sfoglia?
Anobii™ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sfoglia every 10 days. Most recently, Anobii™ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sfoglia on November 5, 2026.

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