Barnes & Noble NOOK vs Book Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barnes & Noble NOOK
Access a vast digital library of millions of eBooks, graphic novels, comics, manga, magazines, and audiobooks. Enjoy personalized recommendations, customize your reading and listening experience, and sync content across all your devices. Share your favorite reads with friends and discover free titles.
- Vast digital library
- Personalized recommendations
- Customizable reading/listening
- Cross-device syncing
- Free eBooks and audiobooks
- Family Profiles
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Get the FREE Barnes & Noble NOOK App to enjoy all your favorite digital content on your Apple devices. Access our vast online library of over 4 million eBooks, graphic novels, comics, manga and magazines. Plus discover over 300,000 audiobooks. Enjoy recommendations just for you curated by our expert booksellers. Customize your experience with multiple font and page styles, customized bookshelves and social sharing tools. And never lose your spot— the Barnes & Noble NOOK App syncs across all your devices. Barnes & Noble at Your Fingertips -Browse the latest new eBook and audiobook releases, bestsellers, deals, and expert recommendations just for you! -Discover books in every genre, about every subject, for every age: contemporary fiction, romance, mystery and thriller, classics, sci-fi and fantasy, manga, kids, young adult, non-fiction and more! -Digital content purchased from Barnes & Noble will automatically appear in this app. -Explore over 75,000 free eBooks and more than 10,000 free audiobooks. -Sync your books, bookmarks, notes and highlights across all your devices for a seamless reading experience. -Listen safely while you drive with CarPlay. Rich, Customizable Reading and Listening -Adjust font styles, line spacing, margins, page animations, narration speed, background color, and screen brightness for more comfortable reading. -Add notes, bookmarks, and highlights as you read or listen. Share favorite highlights with friends across social networks. -Set the Sleep Timer to coordinate audiobook listening to your schedule. -Download, read, or listen to free eBook and audiobook samples, and add favorites to your Wishlist. -Organize your Library into custom shelves. -Search inside the book and look up words with the in-app dictionary. -Store content on your device or in the cloud. -Use ArticleView™ to easily read magazine articles using customized font settings. -Accessible to blind and low vision users leveraging Apple assistive technology, including screen magnification and VoiceOver. One App for the Whole Family -With Profiles, family members can share an account while still enjoying their own customized experience. -Share eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers and comics across Profiles—no need to purchase again! Reading position, bookmarks, highlights and notes are saved to each Profile. -Child Profiles allow parents to control what each child sees.
Book Queue
Manage your reading lists with this app. Organize books into TBR, currently reading, and finished categories. Track progress, rate books, and get series recommendations. Your data stays private on your device.
- Organize books into TBR, Reading, Finished, DNF
- Manual ordering of TBR list
- Track reading progress by pages or percent
- Save reading dates, ratings, format, and notes
- Series-aware suggestions
- Export and import library as JSON
- Privacy-first, data on device
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BookQueue helps you stay on top of what to read next, what you’re reading now, and what you’ve already finished. Search books by title, author, or ISBN, then add them to the right list in one tap. Keep your reading organized with clean list management, progress updates, ratings, and detailed book metadata. Features: - Organize books into To Be Read (TBR), Reading, Finished, and DNF - Manual ordering of your To Be Read list - Track reading progress by pages or percent - Save reading dates, ratings, format, and notes - Get series-aware suggestions, including next-in-series recommendations - Own your data, export and import your full library as JSON - Privacy first, keep your data on your device BookQueue is designed for readers who want a simple To Be Read (TBR) list manager with manual ordering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Book Queue at none against Barnes & Noble NOOK's shown. Book Queue also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Barnes & Noble NOOK's advantage is ratings volume (119K vs 1) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Book Queue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barnes & Noble NOOK has 119K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barnes & Noble NOOK ships an update every 2 months, Book Queue monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barnes & Noble NOOK | Book Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (119K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 119K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barnes & Noble | Svetlana Stolyarova |
Customer experience
Barnes & Noble NOOK
Book Queue
Bugs and requests
Barnes & Noble NOOK
Reported bugs
4 issues- Books disappearing from library
- Freezing and crashing when opening certain books
- Inconsistent syncing across devices
- Search function not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to purchase books directly in the app
- Improved sorting and organization of library
- Smoother performance for large ebook files
- Dark mode and customizable UI options
Book Queue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barnes & Noble NOOK
No in-app purchases
Book Queue
No in-app purchases
