Comparison

My Book List vs Readpick

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

Readpick

Features
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You already own the books. You just can't decide which one. Readpick does one thing: it names the single book you should read next, from the books already on your shelf. Two taps — how long you have, how much focus you have left — and it picks one and tells you why it fits right now. It never shows you a list. A list is the problem. WHAT IT DOES - Picks exactly one book from your own shelf - Says in one line why that book fits this moment - Gives you a small first step, so starting feels easy - Keeps your shelf and your picks on this iPhone — no account, no upload WHAT IT DOESN'T DO - No reading logs, no streaks, no reviews, no social feed - Never recommends books to buy. Your pile is long enough - No account, no sign-up PRIVATE BY DESIGN The choosing happens on your iPhone using Apple's on-device intelligence. Your shelf, your reading, and your reasons never leave the device. Book covers and genres are looked up from Apple Books when you add a title — nothing about you is sent with that lookup. READPICK PRO Free gives you one pick a day and an unlimited shelf. Pro removes the daily limit, lets you tune time and focus precisely, and shows how long each book has been waiting. ——— Readpick Pro Monthly: $2.99 · Yearly: $14.99 Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://qtarou11111.github.io/readpick-web/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://qtarou11111.github.io/readpick-web/privacy.html

Screenshots

My Book List4 screens
Readpick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: My Book List at 3 against Readpick's 1. My Book List also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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 and Readpick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Book List versus Readpick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Book ListReadpick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings640 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcRyutaro Nakano

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

Readpick

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
2 purchases

Readpick

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is My Book List free?
My Book List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readpick free?
Readpick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Book List or Readpick have ads?
Neither My Book List nor Readpick shows ads.

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