Comparison

My Book List vs DustJacket

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
Read full description

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

DustJacket

Organize your physical and digital book collections, track your reading progress, and manage your reading queue. Easily add books by scanning barcodes or searching a vast database. View your library beautifully with cover art.

Highlights
  • Track owned books and wish lists
  • Manage reading status (Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read)
  • Categorize by format (Physical, Digital, Audiobook)
  • Build and reorder reading queues
  • Add books via barcode scan or search
  • Display library with cover art
  • Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud
Features
Read full description

DustJacket is the personal book tracker you've been looking for. It is simple, beautiful, and built around the way you actually read. Whether you're managing a growing physical library, tracking digital reads, or keeping a wish list of books to buy, DustJacket keeps everything organized in one place. TRACK YOUR LIBRARY - Mark books as Owned or on your Wish List - Track reading status: Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read, or Did Not Finish - Tag books as Physical, Digital, or Audiobook, or all three - Log purchase dates for your collection YOUR READING QUEUE - Build an ordered reading queue from any book in your library - Drag to reorder what's up next - Swipe to remove when you're done ADD BOOKS INSTANTLY - Scan a barcode to look up any book automatically - Search by title or author to find and add books from Open Library's database of millions of titles - Add books manually when needed BEAUTIFUL SHELF VIEW - Browse your library as a cover grid, just like a real bookshelf - Cover art loads automatically for most books - Search and filter by status, reading state, or format SYNCS EVERYWHERE - iCloud sync keeps your library up to date across all your iPhone and iPad devices automatically DustJacket is simple by design. No social features, no algorithms, no noise. Just your books.

Screenshots

My Book List4 screens
DustJacket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Book List at Free against DustJacket's $0.99. My Book List also leads on ratings volume (639 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). DustJacket's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

My Book List is free to download; DustJacket costs $0.99 up front. My Book List sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DustJacket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DustJacket 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 639 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Book List ships an update every 4 days, DustJacket every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Book List versus DustJacket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Book ListDustJacket
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (639 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings639 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcDylan Hofmann

Customer experience

My Book List

All ratings639 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative40.4%

DustJacket

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

DustJacket

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
Show 8 more
  • 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

DustJacket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Book List free?
My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DustJacket free?
DustJacket costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Book List or DustJacket?
DustJacket is rated higher. My Book List averages 4.1 out of 5 from 639 ratings, while DustJacket averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Book List or DustJacket have ads?
Neither My Book List nor DustJacket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Book List or DustJacket?
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, and DustJacket every 11 days. Most recently, My Book List was updated on October 10, 2026 and DustJacket on September 26, 2026.

Other comparisons