Softgoods vs BookTower Barcode Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Softgoods
Organize and journal your fan fiction reading experience. Save stories from the web, categorize them into custom shelves, and track your reading progress and stats. Share your collections or keep them private.
- Save fics from the web
- Organize into custom shelves
- Tag fics with warnings and characters
- Journal thoughts and rate fics
- Log reading sessions chapter by chapter
- Track reading stats
- Share shelves publicly or privately
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What you can do with Softgoods: • Save and bookmark fics from anywhere on the web! Paste a link or use the share sheet • Build shelves by fandom, ship, trope, mood, or anything you want • Tag fics with warnings, characters, and freeform tags for instant search • Journal your thoughts on every fic and rate them with stars • Log reading sessions chapter by chapter for works in progress • Track stats: total fics read, monthly word count, authors followed, and how this month compares to last • Make shelves and notes public to share with friends or keep them private just for you • Export your data anytime For fic readers, by fic readers We built Softgoods because spreadsheets and browser bookmarks weren't cutting it. We're a small team and we ship updates often. Your feedback shapes what we build next. Got a feature request or hit a bug? Email contact@softgoods.app A real person reads every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://softgoods.app/privacy-policy
BookTower Barcode Library
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Add books instantly with a barcode scan Keep read reading and want to read lists together Build a personal library and track your reading journey
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookTower Barcode Library at none against Softgoods's 2. Softgoods's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Softgoods sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BookTower Barcode Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Softgoods ships an update fortnightly, BookTower Barcode Library every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Softgoods | BookTower Barcode Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (74 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Wagner | minchul kim |
Bugs and requests
Softgoods
Reported bugs
15 issues- Words read stat stuck at 0
- Fic display limited to 7 at a time
- Stats off by 1 fic count
- Search not finding correct results
- Links/searches returning errors or no results
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- Importing not working via any method
- Uploads giving errors, slow performance
- Forced in-app purchase pop-up freezing phone
- Font size and style changed negatively in update
- Ship, shelf, fandom not populating correctly after update
- 'Pull latest' not working properly after update
- Back button to home page not working
- Subscription not recognized after payment
- All-time data locked behind paywall
- Reading filter glitch on webpage
Requested features
7 requests- Calculate words read per chapter
- Add fic to multiple shelves easily
- More stats for fandoms, ships, tags
- Add custom images for shelves
- Track reading progress for WIPs (chapter logging)
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- More icons (e.g., a/b/o)
- Dark mode option
BookTower Barcode Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Softgoods
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
BookTower Barcode Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Softgoods free?
Is BookTower Barcode Library free?
Do Softgoods or BookTower Barcode Library have ads?
Which is updated more often, Softgoods or BookTower Barcode Library?
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