Comparison

My Book List vs Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch

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

Head to head
About

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.

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

About

Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch

Explore the tropical island of Gooba Jooba and discover how a penguin named Kona got there. This reader app brings favorite characters to life for interactive fun and learning. It also includes three mini-games featuring the characters.

Highlights
  • Interactive character stories
  • Educational content
  • Three mini-games
  • Reader app functionality
  • Character interaction
Features
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Ever wonder how a penguin like Kona made it to the tropical island of Gooba Jooba? Well wonder no more! Kona Ice is making its way into the App Store this upcoming summer! It's like nothing you've ever seen before. You'll get to see your favorite Kona characters come to life, as well as interact with them. It's fun, but it's educational as well! The Kona Ice App is a reader app and is available on all Apple devices - iPads, iPhones and iPods. But wait! There's more! We've also included three separate games that you'll get to play with our characters as you take this journey with Kona. It's a little bit crazy how fun this app will be for you and your kids. And nobody wants to miss out on fun! Be looking for it in the App Store this summer!

Screenshots

My Book List4 screens
Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch at 87% against My Book List's 49%. Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). My Book List's advantage is ratings volume (642 vs 30). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Book List sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Book List has 642 ratings behind it against 30, 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 87% of Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Book List versus Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Book ListKona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (642 ratings)4.5 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings642 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.05.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcKona Ice

Customer experience

My Book List

All ratings639 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative40.4%

Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

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

Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

My Book List

Subscriptions3
  • Full unlock$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Offer$14.991 Year
  • Full unlock$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 Tokens$4.99
  • 1000 Tokens$9.99
  • 10000 Tokens$49.99
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  • Lifetime Full Unlock$49.99
  • 20000 Tokens$79.99
None

Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Book List free?
My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch free?
Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Book List or Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch?
Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 642 ratings, while Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch averages 4.5 from 30 ratings.
Do My Book List or Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch have ads?
Neither My Book List nor Kona Ice for iPhone/iPod Touch shows ads.

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