# My Book List vs iCollect Books

The clearest difference is rating: iCollect Books at 4.6 against My Book List's 4.1. iCollect Books also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 642) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). My Book List's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. My Book List sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and iCollect Books sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

iCollect Books holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCollect Books has 4.1K ratings behind it against 642, 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 42% of iCollect Books'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, iCollect Books every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Book List | iCollect Books |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.1 (642 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-book-list-library-tracker/id443391908/reviews) | **[4.6 (4.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icollect-books-library-list/id476621639/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 642 | **4.1K** |
| Positive reviews | **48.5% of reviews** | 42.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 41 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [BigBalli Consulting llc](https://appshunter.io/developer/363765325) | [iCollect Everything, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1505869775) |

## What reviewers say

### My Book List

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-book-list-library-tracker/id443391908)

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.

**Highlights:** ISBN barcode scanning, Online book search, Customizable library views, Read status and ratings, Multi-device syncing, Import/export library data

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full unlock | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Yearly Offer | $14.99 | per year |
| Full unlock | $24.99 | per year |
| 500 Tokens | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1000 Tokens | $9.99 | one-time |
| 10000 Tokens | $49.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Full Unlock | $49.99 | one-time |
| 20000 Tokens | $79.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📚 Helpful for tracking books
- 💻 Convenient virtual bookshelf
- 🔍 Useful barcode scanning feature

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
- 🔍 Barcode scanner not always reliable
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with mandatory Facebook login
- 🤔 Confusing pricing and feature structure

**Reported bugs**

- Books disappearing from user libraries
- Scanning and importing issues
- Crashes and freezes when using certain features
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions

**Requested features**

- 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


### iCollect Books

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icollect-books-library-list/id476621639)

Organize and manage any book collection, from personal libraries to classroom inventories. Features include barcode scanning, cloud backup, and cross-device syncing. Customize layouts and export your data.

**Highlights:** Manage and inventory any book, Barcode scanning and database search, Cloud backup and sync across devices, Customizable layouts and fields, Exporting and importing capabilities, Store multiple images per book, Track personal details like loan status and purchase price

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Books | $29.99 | per year |
| Pro User - Yearly | $79.99 | per year |
| 50 AI Identification Scans | $9.99 | one-time |
| 250 AI Identification Scans | $44.99 | one-time |
| Add Unlimited Books | $49.99 | one-time |
| 500 AI Identification Scans | $79.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 📚 Useful for cataloging book collections
- 📸 Ability to add book cover photos
- 🔍 Helpful for avoiding duplicate book purchases
- 🔍 Provides a way to keep track of loaned books

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Paid version required to add more than 30 books
- 🐛 Bugs causing data loss or app crashes
- 🔍 Limited book database, requiring manual entry
- 🔍 Difficulty finding/sorting books by author's last name
- 🔍 Inconsistent book data (incorrect covers, authors, etc.)

**Reported bugs**

- App crashing or freezing when adding/editing books
- Randomly deleting or losing previously added books
- Login/account issues preventing access to data

**Requested features**

- Add ability to sort/filter by book genre
- Improve search functionality and book data accuracy
- Allow customization of data fields and organization
- Provide an option to keep collection data private


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Book List free?

My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iCollect Books free?

iCollect Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, My Book List or iCollect Books?

iCollect Books is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 642 ratings, while iCollect Books averages 4.6 from 4.1K ratings.

### Do My Book List or iCollect Books have ads?

Neither My Book List nor iCollect Books shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, My Book List or iCollect Books?

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and iCollect Books every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Book List was updated on November 1, 2026 and iCollect Books on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*