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 favorite fan fiction. Create custom shelves, add notes to stories, and track your reading habits. Share your discoveries and thoughts with friends.
- Store and bookmark fan fiction
- Create custom shelves
- Add notes to stories
- Track reading statistics
- Share shelves and notes publicly
- Tag stories for easy searching
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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. BookTower Barcode Library also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Softgoods's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 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 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Wagner | minchul kim |
In-app purchases
Softgoods
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
BookTower Barcode Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Softgoods free?
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