# My Book List vs Stacks

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stacks at 100% against My Book List's 49%. Stacks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). My Book List's advantage is ratings volume (640 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. My Book List sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Stacks sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Stacks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Book List has 640 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Stacks's.

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Stacks every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Book List | Stacks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.1 (640 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-book-list-library-tracker/id443391908/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacks-book-scanner-and-library/id6778984902/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **640** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 6 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 41 MB | 15 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [BigBalli Consulting llc](https://appshunter.io/developer/363765325) | [Zenmonkeys Digital LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1868802546) |

## 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


### Stacks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacks-book-scanner-and-library/id6778984902)

Digitally catalog your physical book collection by simply photographing your shelves. The app automatically identifies titles, authors, and covers, then organizes your library with smart sorting and insightful analytics. Never forget if you own a book or who borrowed it again.

**Highlights:** Scan entire bookshelves with one photo, Automatic book identification (title, author, cover), Visual library display with spine width and color, Smart sorting by author, genre, or color, Track lent books and borrower information, Personalized reading recommendations based on owned books, AI-powered book concierge for recommendations and discussions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| 3 Scans | $0.99 | one-time |
| 15 Scans | $3.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Book List free?

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

### Is Stacks free?

Stacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, My Book List or Stacks?

Stacks is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while Stacks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do My Book List or Stacks have ads?

Neither My Book List nor Stacks shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, My Book List or Stacks?

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and Stacks every 6 days. Most recently, My Book List was updated on October 26, 2026 and Stacks on October 25, 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.*