My Book List vs Libib Kiosk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Book List
Effortlessly catalog your personal book collection with this library organizer. Easily add books by scanning barcodes or searching online, and view your library with customizable sorting and filters. Keep track of reading status, ratings, and notes for each title.
- ISBN barcode scanning
- Online book search
- Customizable library views
- Read status and ratings
- Multi-device syncing
- Import/export library data
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Catalog your entire home library in an afternoon. Snap a photo of any shelf and the AI adds every title. No typing, no spreadsheets, no scattered notes. Trusted by 600+ readers and rated 4.1 stars on the App Store since 2011. • Catalog a 200-book shelf in five minutes. Point your camera. AI reads the spines and adds the books. • Add a single book in seconds by scanning the barcode on the back cover. • Bring your Kindle library across in one tap. No CSV juggling. • Find anything in plain English. "That biography about the architect" works. • AI sorts your shelves by genre, mood, and theme so you stop tagging by hand. • Read on iPhone, edit on iPad, look something up offline at the bookstore. Sync handles the rest. How it works: 1. Point your camera at a shelf and let AI populate your library. 2. Sort, tag, and mark books as Read, Reading, or To Read. 3. Pick up on any device. Share with friends, join a club, ask for a recommendation when you want one. Coming from another app or a spreadsheet? Import CSV, TSV, JSON, XLSX, BibTeX, or RIS files. Field mapping is built in. Real review: "I had a bunch of books I needed to inventory and the barcode scanner made it incredibly easy. Great app." BuckeyeCityCates, App Store review, 2024 Free to start with twenty books and three barcode scans. Open the app and add your first shelf. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://BigBalli.com/privacy
Libib Kiosk
This app enables library patrons to self-checkout books by scanning barcodes. It integrates with a library's existing catalog and requires a Pro account. An internet connection is necessary for operation.
- Barcode scanning for self-checkout
- Integrates with Libib's website
- Requires Libib Pro account
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Requires internet connection
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Libib Kiosk allows Pro users of Libib to setup an external kiosk app in their library for patrons to self-checkout by scanning a barcode. • Includes barcode scanner. • Works in concert with Libib's website. • Requires a Libib Pro account and an active internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Book List at 49% against Libib Kiosk's 0%. My Book List also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (639 vs 2). Libib Kiosk's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). On price, ads 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. My Book List sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Libib Kiosk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Libib Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Book List has 639 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of My Book List's written reviews are positive against 0% of Libib Kiosk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Libib Kiosk every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Book List | Libib Kiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (639 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Libib, Inc. |
Customer experience
My Book List
Libib Kiosk
Bugs and requests
My Book List
Reported bugs
4 issues- Books disappearing from user libraries
- Scanning and importing issues
- Crashes and freezes when using certain features
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort books by series or genre
- Option to manually add book details
- Offline access to book lists
- Improved search and filtering capabilities
- Sync across multiple devices
Libib Kiosk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Book List
- Full unlock$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Offer$14.991 Year
- Full unlock$24.991 Year
- extra details for all books$0.99
- Barcode scanner$0.99
- remote database & device sync$1.99
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- CSV Import$3.99
- Amazon Kindle eBook import$3.99
- BibTeX and Zotero export$4.99
- 500 Tokens$4.99
- 1000 Tokens$9.99
- 10000 Tokens$49.99
- Lifetime Full Unlock$49.99
- 20000 Tokens$79.99
Libib Kiosk
No in-app purchases
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