My Book List vs Cosy Case
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
Cosy Case
Create a visually appealing digital bookshelf to organize your reading. Earn rewards for reading milestones and customize your shelves with decorations. Track your progress, log reviews, and share your collection with friends.
- Build a digital bookshelf with real book spines
- Import books by scanning spines or using AI
- Earn badges and decorations for reading milestones
- Log reads, reviews, and ratings
- Set reading goals and track progress
- Share your collection with friends
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Cosy Case: Your Digital Book Case Welcome to Cosy Case — the book tracking app that's actually fun. Build a beautiful digital bookshelf, decorate it your way, and show off your reading life in style. • Real book spines, not just covers — Add the books you love and watch them appear as real spine images on your shelf. Snap a photo of one spine, scan your whole bookshelf to import books automatically, or create your own spines with AI. • Reading that feels like a game — Earn badges for reading milestones and collect cozy decorations: plants, candles, and bookends. Unlock new bookcase styles and make every shelf uniquely yours. • Track everything in one place — Log your reads, reviews, and ratings, set reading goals, and watch your collection grow on a shelf you can add right to your home screen. • Share your shelf — Show off your collection with friends and explore what they're reading, all from a digital bookshelf worth keeping. Rated 4.7 out of 5 by readers who love a shelf as much as the stories on it. Join 5000+ readers Download Cosy Case free today and start building your dream bookshelf. Buttons are an optional in-app currency used to unlock cosmetic items — new bookcase styles, backgrounds, and cozy decorations like plants, candles, and bookends. No purchase is required to track books or use core features. Cosy Case Pro (optional subscription): Upgrade for expanded monthly limits — 30 custom spine creations and 10 bookshelf scans per month. Cosy Case Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cosy Case at 4.6 against My Book List's 4.1. Cosy Case also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 49%). My Book List's advantage is ratings volume (641 vs 104). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Cosy Case sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cosy Case holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Book List has 641 ratings behind it against 104, 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 57% of Cosy Case's.
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Cosy Case weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | My Book List | Cosy Case |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (641 ratings) | 4.6 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 104 |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Griffin Ciluffo |
Customer experience
My Book List
Cosy Case
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
Cosy Case
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Cosy Case
- Cosy Case Premium$4.991 Month
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Cosy Case Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
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- yearly$49.991 Year
- 300 Buttons$2.99
- 700 Buttons$5.99
- 1300 Buttons$9.99
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- Lifetime$29.99









