Comparison

BookBuddy vs Do

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

Head to head
About

BookBuddy

Manage your personal book collection with ease. Scan barcodes, track borrowed and lent books, and gain insights into your reading habits. Sync across devices and personalize your library organization.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning
  • ISBN entry
  • Online book search
  • Track borrowed/lent books
  • Sync across devices
  • Reading statistics
  • Export library data
Features
Currently charting
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BookBuddy is a powerful book management app that gives you access to your entire book catalog, anywhere. Using BookBuddy is fun and easy, allowing you to quickly find any book in your library, share your favorite books, and keep track of borrowed and lent books. FREE VERSION - BookBuddy has all the features of BookBuddy Pro with a 50 book limit. - BookBuddy can be upgraded via In-App Purchase for unlimited book storage. KEY FEATURES • Adding Your Books Add your books using the following options: - Scan barcode (via iPhone camera or Bluetooth handheld scanner) - Enter ISBN - Search online by keyword - Add manually - Import from CSV file • Organizing Your Books Place your books where they belong: - My Books — books you own - Wish List — books you wish to own - Borrowed — books you borrowed from others - Previously Owned — books you no longer own • Syncing Your Library Sync your library across multiple devices using iCloud or Dropbox sync. • Sharing Your Library Share your library online via the BookBuddy Companion website and invite anyone to view it (requires a monthly subscription). • Unlocking Your Reading Insights Deep dive into your reading habits by exploring the following statistics: - Books Finished — Track the number of books you’ve completed - Pages Read — See your page count over time - Top Authors — Discover your most-read authors - Favorite Genres — Identify your preferred genres MORE TO LOVE • Universal app — pay once and use BookBuddy on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. • Personalize — use categories and tags, mark favorites, add personal notes, and much more. • Appearance — choose either list or grid view to best match your needs. • Custom Filters — filter your library by multiple criteria. • Advanced Sorting — apply multi-level data sorting. • Loans — instantly track books that are currently loaned out. • Multiple selection — apply batch operations using multiple selection. • Reading Status — filter your books by their reading status. • Quick find — instantly find books by entering search keywords or scanning their barcodes. • Export — quickly export your library into CSV, PDF, or HTML formats. • Print — easily print selected books to AirPrint-enabled printers. • Backup — create backups to any cloud service. • Activity History — view the full history of your reading and loaning activities. • Duplicates — quickly detect duplicates and easily remove them. • Markdown Formatting — style your notes with headings, lists, bold, italics, links, and more. • Privacy — your library is saved locally and privately on your device. • And so much more! CLASSROOM LIBRARY MANAGER (for teachers) • Manage — use BookBuddy to manage your classroom library and track student checkouts. • Checkout History — easily track checkout history and view statistics. • Contacts — save your student names in BookBuddy Contacts rather than in your personal Contacts app. • Reading Level Fields — use various fields to track the reading level of your books. • Online Sharing — allow students to self-checkout books via the BookBuddy Companion website (requires a monthly subscription). FEEDBACK We love staying in touch with our users and we look forward to hearing from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: support@kimicoapps.com or visit: http://www.kimicoapps.com/support.html Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KimicoLtd * Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/12652322 * Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/12652322

About

Do

Features
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25 hours of Do-Gooders, with read-along text and charts. First 3 chapters are free, then $14.99 for the remaining chapters. 6+ hours of From Plunder to Plenty, with read-along text and charts. First 3 chapters are free, then $9.99 for the remaining chapters. Charts, tables, text search, AI chat feature, built in text and image sharing, sleep timer, speed control, dark mode, dictionary, seek, scrolling, bookmarking, and much more! Do-Gooders takes deep dives into some of the most consequential public policy decisions in American history. Join us as we decode the obscure science of money and demonstrate the folly of artificial prices. We'll eavesdrop on President Nixon's secret White House tapes to hear firsthand the twisted logic that brought us one of the worst economic policies of our time. How did Social Security come to break almost all of its original promises? Who is harmed by compassionate policies like housing subsidies, the War on Poverty, or the minimum wage? What does the U.S. Constitution say about Abortion Rights, the Affordable Care Act, or Gun Control? Homelessness? The War on Drugs? Bitcoin? Modern Monetary Theory? Universal Basic Income? How can we claw our way out of massive financial holes caused by excessive spending? Looking for a modern, updated examination of free market economics and Capitalism, along the lines of Milton Friedman, Friedrich F.A. Hayek, Thomas Sowell, or Adam Smith? Do you have a friend or loved one who wants to understand the differences between Capitalism, Marxism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Corporatism, Anarchy, and Laissez-Faire economics? The bible for the new America Party? Meticulously researched, with over 1,100 citations and footnotes, this book attempts to present a coherent perspective on freedom, prosperity, and the role of government, and presents a solid framework by which public policy can be evaluated with an emphasis on minimal harm, liberty, and the evolution of humanity. We'll study the blunders of Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Theodore Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and many others. Why have so many government policies caused so much damage, destruction, unfairness, and inequality in the world? Are our leaders sadists, self-dealing, or just stupid? Recently political discussions have become divisive, with tribes that talk past each other, each ascribing ill intent to the other. A purpose of this book is to show that policy advocates and policymakers, generally, are not bad people. Their policies are often well-intentioned, but they can do more harm than good when failing to consider myriad unintended consequences. The medicine can be worse than the disease. This book attempts to deconstruct the thought patterns of policy advocates, delving deeper, beyond first-order cause-and-effect rationality. We will try to get to second- and third-order thinking, predicting changes in incentives, and anticipating unintended consequences. We will break the narratives, then lay out a framework by which policy proposals can be analyzed, attempting to avoid the maleffects of bad policies created by good people. Evolution demands that the stories we tell ourselves—our narratives—are true. Civilizations have vanished from the earth, undone by the well-meaning policies of powerful leaders. Can we predict which widely-accepted policy proposals will cause unintended harm? What is the appropriate role for government? Do-Gooders is not an afternoon read. The content is equivalent to four typical politico-economic books. This is college-level material delivered so anyone can comprehend. Each time you close the book, you will feel like you finally understand economics and can properly evaluate public policy proposals. Every word is worth reading.

Screenshots

BookBuddy4 screens
Do4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: BookBuddy at #147 against Do's unranked. Do's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BookBuddy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Do sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookBuddy ships an update every 3 days, Do every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
BookBuddy versus Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookBuddyDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB265 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKimico, Ltd.Bellissimo, Inc.

Bugs and requests

BookBuddy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Books disappearing from library
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Barcode scanning not always reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow sorting by author last name
  • Add ability to track reading progress
  • Integrate with other book services (e.g. Goodreads)
  • Improve duplicate book detection
  • Expand export/sharing options

Do

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BookBuddy

Subscriptions4
  • Online Sharing Std (Monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Online Sharing Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Online Sharing Std (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Online Sharing Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • BookBuddy Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
2 purchases

Do

One-time2
  • From Plunder to Plenty — full book$9.99
  • Unlock more content$14.99

Questions

Is BookBuddy free?
BookBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do free?
Do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookBuddy or Do have ads?
Neither BookBuddy nor Do shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookBuddy or Do?
BookBuddy ships an update every 3 days, and Do every 2 days. Most recently, BookBuddy was updated on November 11, 2026 and Do on October 31, 2026.

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