Comparison

My Book List vs ZooBook

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

ZooBook

Features
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ZooBook is your own little library, filled with the books you've read. Every time you add a book, your shelf fills up as delightfully as a zoo. [Key Features] - A shelf you fill with covers Scan an ISBN barcode or search by title or author, and the real book cover lands on your shelf. - Drag covers to reorder Press and hold a cover, then drag it one spot at a time to exactly where you want it. Sort books into shelves like "Fiction," "Study," and "Essays," and rearrange them freely. - Reading records and habits Track pages read, time spent reading, star ratings, and status (Owned · Reading · Finished), and review it all at a glance with statistics and a calendar. - Quote collection Photograph a passage with your camera, and ZooBook recognizes it as text and gathers it into your personal quote collection. - Sticky-note memos Jot down the thoughts that come to you for each book. - Home Screen widgets Check the book you're reading, your shelf covers, reading statistics, and recently added books right from widgets. - Atmospheric themes Choose a bookshelf theme you love, such as Warm Oak, Walnut Study, Sage Gallery, and Lavender Atelier. - Safe backup and restore Back up your entire library to iCloud Drive and Files, and restore it anytime. - Export Export your library to Google Sheets or publish it as a web shelf. ZooBook supports both English and Korean, and you can switch languages right inside the app. Whether paper books or e-books, gather the books you've read one by one and build a library that's truly your own.

Screenshots

My Book List4 screens
ZooBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZooBook at none against My Book List's 14. ZooBook also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). My Book List's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ZooBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, ZooBook daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Book List versus ZooBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Book ListZooBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (639 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings639 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcSangwook Joo

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

ZooBook

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
None

ZooBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Book List free?
My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZooBook free?
ZooBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Book List or ZooBook have ads?
Neither My Book List nor ZooBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Book List or ZooBook?
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and ZooBook daily. Most recently, My Book List was updated on October 10, 2026 and ZooBook on October 4, 2026.

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