My Book List vs Readimo
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
Readimo
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Readimo makes book tracking social. Every book you read, every minute you spend in it, and every friend who reads with you, in one place. Here's how: • Time every session: tap Start when you open your book. Readimo counts your minutes, pages and pace, and keeps running on your Lock Screen. • Track every book: Reading, To Read, Finished, Wishlist and Did Not Finish, on a shelf you design, from Oak and Walnut to Glass. • Add books in seconds: scan a barcode, snap a cover, or bring your whole library over from Goodreads, StoryGraph or Fable. • Build the habit: set your book goal for the year, then keep your streak alive, week after week. • See your reading life: every month as a calendar of the covers you read, with stats for your month, your year and all time. • Read with friends: follow readers, see their sessions in your feed, get motivation from your people, and cheer them on with kudos and comments. • Rate and review: share what you thought of every book you finish, with spoilers hidden until a reader chooses to see them. • Keep the moment: add a photo, a short video or a favorite line to any session. • Share your progress: post a session or a finished book straight to your Instagram Story. • Make it yours: put your five favorite books on your profile, go private anytime, and keep any session just for you. READIMO PRO Go further with Readimo Pro: read more than two books at once, take unlimited notes, let the Pacer turn your yearly goal into the minutes a day it takes, open every month of your calendar, and see advanced stats on how you read. Start with 7 days free on the yearly plan. Readimo Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed yearly or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Whether you read a book a year or a book a week, you belong here. Just open your book and press Start. Terms of Use: https://readimo.notion.site/Readimo-Terms-of-Service-86ae59c376194ce08c335437a1c4256f Privacy Policy: https://readimo.notion.site/Readimo-Privacy-Policy-f70b19cf112745619e309324fbb04175
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: My Book List at 3 against Readimo's 1. 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 Readimo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Book List ships an update every 4 days, Readimo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Book List | Readimo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (643 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 643 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Tim Astrom |
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
Readimo
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
Readimo
- Readimo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Readimo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year









