Comparison

My Book List vs Book Tracker App

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

Book Tracker App

Effortlessly track, organize, and categorize your reading list. Add books via barcode, ISBN, or manual entry. Syncs across devices with iCloud and offers features like loan tracking and custom location tabs.

Highlights
  • Add books via barcode, ISBN, or manual entry
  • Organize books into custom categories
  • Track loaned books
  • Create wish lists
  • Syncs with iCloud across devices
  • Speech-to-text for comments
  • Export lists as CSV
Features
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If you are a book lover and looking for a book tracker app that can assist you in tracking, organizing, and categorizing your favorite books effortlessly then you are at the right place. Introducing Ex Libris – The book tracker app, your ultimate book companion that provides you the facility to achieve all the above-mentioned goals in the quickest and easiest way. Ex Libris is a user-friendly and easy-to-use book tracker app that is specifically designed for book lovers. Our book-tracking app helps its users to track, manage, and categorize their books effortlessly. You can easily add your books by scanning the barcode, entering ISBN, or manually filling in the title. Ex Libris - The book tracker app will store your all books in your iCloud storage which you can retrieve from any of your devices when needed, by using our book tracker app you can also edit book details, and add comments by using your phone mic which will be converted from speech to text in your device language. You can record loan books which will help you track down. Mark them as favorite, dispose of, finished, or being read. You can see these categories with the title covers under the Categories menu. You can also create a wish list so as not to forget which books to purchase next. Ex Libris - The book tracker is free for up to 50 books. If you would like to unlock the limit you can reach the unlock feature under the settings menu. Besides unlimited book records, Our book tracker app will allow you to change the app logo as well as the Ex Libris Bookplate. Ex Libris bookplate is an old tradition. We create the feeling in the app digitally by using the image in the background as well as in the menus. If you want to see it on your device screen you can add the widget. CORE FEATURE OF EX LIBRIS - THE BOOK TRACKER APP: ► ADD BOOKS UP TO 50(FREE VERSION LIMIT) BY: - Barcode Scanning - ISBN Search - Manual Entry ► CHANGE BOOK IMAGE OR UPLOAD BY USING A CAMERA OR PHOTO LIBRARY - Edit book details - Categorize them to see under categories - Create your own Wish list - Keep loan book records ► DEFINE LOCATION TABS TO FIND WHERE YOUR BOOKS ARE - Create your location tabs such as "Living Room Library bookshelf 1" - Select location tabs under book details view and tag your book - You can change the tag name or delete it. ► BOOKS ARE HOLD IN YOUR ICLOUD AND CAN BE EASILY REACHED FROM YOUR ALL DEVICES - Add comments with speech-to-text feature easily. - Keep loaned book records - Search with title and author - Filter finished books - Rate your books ► Get the "Quote of Day" by long pressing the Ex Libris bookplate in the Categories menu ► Export the lists as .csv file and reach them under folders app ► DOWNLOAD EX LIBRIS - THE BOOK TRACKER APP TODAY! So what are you waiting for? Download & Install Now Ex Libris – The Book Tracker app for FREE. Make your personal digital bookshelf, track and organize your books in a quicker and easiest way. UPGRADE TO THE PRO VERSION OF EX LIBRIS - BOOK TRACKER APP: In the free version of our Ex Libris book tracker app access to features is limited. To use our app to its full potential, upgrade to our app's pro version and get full and unlimited access to the Ex Libris book tracker app's all features. You can change your app icon as well as Ex Libris Bookplate GIVE US FEEDBACK: If you are liking our Ex Libris: The Book Tracker App, please give us feedback. We always welcome your valuable recommendations, suggestions, and improvement ideas. Send us your feedback at baymak@fidelisconsultancy.com or you can visit our site at https://fidelisconsultancy.com so that we can improve our book tracker app and give you more and better features in the future. If you have any problem with our app, tell us we will solve your problem as soon as possible to give you the best book tracker app. Thanks! Privacy policy: https://fidelisconsultancy.com/privacy-policy-ex-libris/

Screenshots

My Book List4 screens
Book Tracker App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Book List at 49% against Book Tracker App's 0%. My Book List also leads on ratings volume (639 vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Book Tracker App's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Book Tracker App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Tracker App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Book List has 639 ratings behind it against 5, 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 Book Tracker App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Book Tracker App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Book List versus Book Tracker App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Book ListBook Tracker App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (639 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings639 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcFidelis

Customer experience

My Book List

All ratings639 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative40.5%

Book Tracker App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Book Tracker App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

My Book List

Subscriptions3
  • Full unlock$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Offer$14.991 Year
  • Full unlock$24.991 Year
One-time11
  • 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
1 purchases

Book Tracker App

One-time1
  • Ex Libris Pro$12.99

Questions

Is My Book List free?
My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Tracker App free?
Book Tracker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Book List or Book Tracker App?
Book Tracker App is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 639 ratings, while Book Tracker App averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do My Book List or Book Tracker App have ads?
Neither My Book List nor Book Tracker App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Book List or Book Tracker App?
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and Book Tracker App every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Book List was updated on September 23, 2026 and Book Tracker App on July 17, 2026.

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