My Book List vs Bookwise
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
Bookwise
Organize your reading life with a virtual library, track your progress, and discover new books. Categorize your collection into reading, to-read, and finished lists to manage your literary journey.
- Virtual book library
- Categorize books (All, Reading, To Read, Finished)
- Track reading progress
- Extensive book database
- Discover new reads
- Personalized bookshelf
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Bookwise: Elevate Your Reading Experience Immerse yourself in the world of literature with Bookwise, where a beautiful interface meets seamless functionality. Create your own virtual library, categorize your books into "All Books," "Reading Now," "To Read," and "Finished," and experience the joy of managing your literary journey effortlessly. YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Discover the joy of a personalized bookshelf with categories tailored to your reading preferences. Easily access and organize your collection, and witness your literary accomplishments by tracking the number of books you've conquered. EXTENSIVE BOOK DATABASE Explore a vast book database to find your favorites effortlessly. Our app makes it easy to discover new reads, enriching your library with diverse titles from different genres. Download now and watch your reading experience flourish. Your books, your goals, your wisdom. Elevate your reading with Bookwise! Terms of Use: https://majestica-dev.github.io/public/bookwise/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://majestica-dev.github.io/public/bookwise/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bookwise at 4.7 against My Book List's 4.1. Bookwise also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bookwise sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookwise holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 642 and 768 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of My Book List's written reviews are positive against 69% of Bookwise's.
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Bookwise weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Book List | Bookwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (642 ratings) | 4.7 (768 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 69.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 642 | 768 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Majestica Lab LLC |
Customer experience
My Book List
Bookwise
User reviews
My Book List
From 642 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📚 Helpful for tracking books
- 💻 Convenient virtual bookshelf
- 🔍 Useful barcode scanning feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 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
Bookwise
From 768 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Efficient reading tracking
- 💡 Personalized recommendations
- 🎉 Motivating reading challenges
- 🔍 Comprehensive book library
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywall for many features
- 🐛 Onboarding issues and bugs
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 📚 Missing popular book titles
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
Bookwise
Reported bugs
3 issues- Onboarding screens freezing
- Inability to access 'free lifetime' offer
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Batch book import/export
- Audiobook support
- Customizable book categories
- Sync across devices
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
My Book List
- Full unlock$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Offer$14.991 Year
- Full unlock$24.991 Year
- 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
Bookwise
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
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- Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual2 variants$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual, 3 days free3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year
- Premium Annual with trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium Annual with trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium Annual$59.991 Year
- Premium Annual$99.991 Year
- Lifetime AccessFree
- Lifetime Access$69.99
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
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