Comparison

Easy Grade vs Bookshelf Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Easy Grade

Streamline your grading process with this tool designed to save you time. It offers flexible display options for grades, including rounding and half-points, and allows you to easily order grades by missed or correct answers.

Highlights
  • Order grades by questions missed or correct
  • Display grades rounded to nearest whole number
  • Display grades with first decimal
  • Optional half-points grading
  • Simplify grading for any number of questions
Features
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Because good tests don’t always divide evenly. Features: • Sort grades by questions missed or correct. • Display grades as rounded to nearest whole number or with first decimal. • Optional half-points grading.

About

Bookshelf Scanner

Effortlessly manage your classroom library by scanning book barcodes to instantly retrieve titles and covers. Track student checkouts, generate reports, and organize your collection with custom locations and statuses, all without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for ISBN and library labels
  • Student checkout and overdue tracking
  • Export reports to CSV and PDF
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable locations and statuses
Features
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Bookshelf Scanner makes managing your classroom library effortless. Scan book barcodes with your iPhone or iPad camera, instantly fetch titles and covers, and track which students have which books -- all without needing Wi-Fi. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No subscription, ever. KEY FEATURES - Barcode Scanning -- Point your camera at any ISBN barcode and watch the book's title, author, and cover appear automatically. Bookshelf Scanner reads both standard ISBN barcodes AND the library labels already on your books -- something other classroom apps don't do. - Student Checkout Tracking -- Check books out to students with automatic due dates. See who has what at a glance, and view overdue books easily so you always know who has your books. - Export to CSV and PDF -- Generate professional reports of your library with book covers, checkout status, and student details. Share via email, AirDrop, or save to Files. - iCloud Sync -- Your library stays in sync across every device automatically. Scan books on your phone during a book fair, manage your library on your iPad in the classroom, and print reports from your Mac at home. - Works Offline -- Every feature works without an internet connection. Scanning, cataloging, checkouts, and exports all function in airplane mode. Perfect for classrooms with unreliable Wi-Fi. - Custom Organization -- Create locations that match your classroom setup (Reading Corner, Bin A, Ms. Smith's Room) and custom statuses (Damaged, Lost, At Home) to track books the way you actually work. WHY TEACHERS LOVE BOOKSHELF SCANNER - One-time purchase, not a subscription. In a market where competitors charge $36-$99 per year, you pay once and own it forever. No renewal surprises. - True offline reliability. Your library data lives on your device first, not on someone else's server. iCloud sync is a bonus, not a requirement. - Scans library labels (Code 128, Code 39, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5). That barcode already printed on your library books? Bookshelf Scanner reads it. Other apps only handle ISBN barcodes. - One purchase, three platforms. A single unlock works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No separate purchases for each device. GET STARTED FREE Download and try Bookshelf Scanner with up to 10 books and 3 students -- no account required, no credit card needed. When you are ready for more, upgrade once to unlock unlimited books and students forever. Your library data is backed up automatically via iCloud and can be exported anytime. Your books, your data, your control.

Screenshots

Easy Grade4 screens
Bookshelf Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy Grade at 70% against Bookshelf Scanner's 0%. Easy Grade also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (960 vs 37). Bookshelf Scanner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Easy Grade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bookshelf Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Easy Grade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Grade has 960 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Easy Grade's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bookshelf Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Grade ships an update every 4 months, Bookshelf Scanner monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Easy Grade versus Bookshelf Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy GradeBookshelf Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (960 ratings) — better4.2 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings960 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.418.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher WeemsIf Then Dev, LLC

Customer experience

Easy Grade

All ratings913 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bookshelf Scanner

All ratings37 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy Grade

One-time1
  • Easy Grade Plus$0.49
1 purchases

Bookshelf Scanner

One-time1
  • Unlimited Library$9.99

Questions

Is Easy Grade free?
Easy Grade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookshelf Scanner free?
Bookshelf Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Easy Grade or Bookshelf Scanner?
Easy Grade is rated higher. Easy Grade averages 4.9 out of 5 from 960 ratings, while Bookshelf Scanner averages 4.2 from 37 ratings.
Do Easy Grade or Bookshelf Scanner have ads?
Neither Easy Grade nor Bookshelf Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Grade or Bookshelf Scanner?
Easy Grade ships an update every 4 months, and Bookshelf Scanner monthly. Most recently, Easy Grade was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bookshelf Scanner on September 16, 2026.

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