# My Book List vs BookScanner Book Leveler App

The clearest difference is price: My Book List at Free against BookScanner Book Leveler App's $49.99. My Book List also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). BookScanner Book Leveler App's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (12K vs 641). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

My Book List is free to download; BookScanner Book Leveler App costs $49.99 up front. My Book List sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BookScanner Book Leveler App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

BookScanner Book Leveler App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookScanner Book Leveler App has 12K ratings behind it against 641, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of My Book List's written reviews are positive against 53% of BookScanner Book Leveler App's.

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, BookScanner Book Leveler App every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Book List | BookScanner Book Leveler App |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $49.99 |
| Rating | [4.1 (641 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-book-list-library-tracker/id443391908/reviews) | **[4.8 (12K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookscanner-book-leveler-app/id583672052/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 641 | **12K** |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | **53.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | **#117** |
| Size | 41 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [BigBalli Consulting llc](https://appshunter.io/developer/363765325) | [If Then Dev, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/583672055) |

## 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 (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full unlock | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Yearly Offer | $14.99 | per year |
| Full unlock | $24.99 | per year |
| extra details for all books | $0.99 | one-time |
| Barcode scanner | $0.99 | one-time |
| remote database & device sync | $1.99 | one-time |
| CSV Import | $3.99 | one-time |
| Amazon Kindle eBook import | $3.99 | one-time |
| BibTeX and Zotero export | $4.99 | one-time |
| 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


### BookScanner Book Leveler App

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookscanner-book-leveler-app/id583672052)

**Currently charting:** #117 Top Paid · Book (US App Store)

Easily scan book ISBNs or titles to quickly find reading comprehension level information, including AR quiz numbers, ATOS levels, and word counts. Unlock additional detailed reading level data like Lexile and F&P levels through an in-app purchase. Save and export your scanned book history for organization.

**Highlights:** Scan ISBN for book levels, Lookup by title or author, AR quiz numbers, ATOS (ZPD) levels, Word counts, Save and export history, Unlock Lexile, F&P, GRL, DRA levels

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Add Lexile Measure DRA & GRL | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Efficient book scanning
- 👍 Helpful for teachers and parents
- 💡 Useful for leveling classroom libraries
- 🚀 Quick lookup of AR details

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unreliable book information
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Inability to find many books
- 💰 Misleading pricing for full features

**Reported bugs**

- Incorrect AR quiz numbers
- Books not found despite being in system
- Scanning issues with certain book types
- History data loss after reinstalling

**Requested features**

- Add ability to mark books as read
- Sort books alphabetically
- Integrate with more book databases
- Improve manual search functionality


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Book List free?

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

### Is BookScanner Book Leveler App free?

BookScanner Book Leveler App costs $49.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, My Book List or BookScanner Book Leveler App?

BookScanner Book Leveler App is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 641 ratings, while BookScanner Book Leveler App averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.

### Do My Book List or BookScanner Book Leveler App have ads?

Neither My Book List nor BookScanner Book Leveler App shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, My Book List or BookScanner Book Leveler App?

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and BookScanner Book Leveler App every 6 weeks. Most recently, My Book List was updated on October 21, 2026 and BookScanner Book Leveler App on October 21, 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.*