Comparison

ShelfMateApp vs Leafed

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

Head to head
About

ShelfMateApp

Features
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ShelfMate is a convenient mobile app designed to enhance your reading experience. With ShelfMate, you can easily search for your favorite books and seamlessly open them in iBooks. Enjoy quick access to your personal library and dive into your preferred titles with just a few taps. Best of all, ShelfMate prioritizes your privacy, as it doesn't collect any personal data or track your reading habits. Experience a hassle-free way to discover and enjoy your books with ShelfMate.

About

Leafed

This private book tracker stores your reading data locally, offering a secure and ad-free experience. It allows for easy book scanning, import from other platforms, and detailed tracking of your reading habits without algorithmic recommendations.

Highlights
  • Local data storage
  • Book scanning (shelf & barcode)
  • Import from other platforms
  • Customizable shelves and goals
  • Reading timer and notes
  • Algorithmic-free discovery
  • Data export
Features
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Leafed is a calm, friendly place to keep track of what you read and listen to. WHAT LEAFED WON'T DO - No feed, no followers, no algorithm deciding what you read next - No ads, ever - No AI reading your library - No paywall on your stats - Not owned by Amazon What's left is your books, your notes, and the pile you'll get to eventually. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Keep track of what you're reading, what you've finished, and what's waiting on the nightstand - Open to what matters: what you're reading, what's up next from your Want to Read shelf, and the books you looked at but haven't added yet - Find any book on your shelves fast: search ignores accents and capitals, matches authors, and takes an ISBN - Save a line you love by pointing your camera at the page. Leafed turns it into a quote you can keep - Bring in your Kindle highlights - Audiobooks count too: mark a book as an audiobook, log where you stopped in hours and minutes, and rate the narration on its own - Set a goal for the year (books, pages, or hours) and watch it fill up - Sort books onto shelves that make sense to you, and add your own - Add a book in seconds by scanning its barcode - Tap a genre on any book to see what else is in it - Find your next read: what's trending, browse by genre, the New York Times bestseller lists, and indie books you won't see everywhere else - See your reading in Insights: pages read, hours listened, genres, favorite authors and narrators, a reading calendar, and your finished books as spines on a shelf - Read a written recap of your reading year, made on your phone from your own library - Share a book, a goal, or your year as a card sized for Stories or feeds, saved to Photos or sent anywhere COMING FROM ANOTHER APP? Choose the file the other app gave you, and Leafed works out whether it came from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Bookmory, Audible, or Kindle. You see every change before anything is written; you can fill in or update books you already have, and rows that can't be imported come back as a file you can fix. Your shelves, ratings, and dates come with you, and StoryGraph's moods and pace come across too. And you can export everything anytime. Your books are yours, whether you're in or out. WHERE YOUR BOOKS LIVE IS UP TO YOU - On your phone only. That's the default; it works fully offline and requires no account. - iCloud backup, to keep your library safe across your Apple devices, still without an account. - A free Leafed account, if you'd like your library on every phone and tablet you read on, plus on the web at leafed.app. WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. No paywall, no book limit, no subscription. If Leafed earns a spot on your nightstand, there's a tip jar. It unlocks nothing, because you already have the whole app.

Screenshots

ShelfMateApp2 screens
Leafed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShelfMateApp at none against Leafed's 3. ShelfMateApp also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Leafed sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ShelfMateApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShelfMateApp versus Leafed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfMateAppLeafed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB97 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEnes OzturkMike Watson

In-app purchases

None

ShelfMateApp

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Leafed

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is ShelfMateApp free?
ShelfMateApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leafed free?
Leafed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShelfMateApp or Leafed have ads?
Neither ShelfMateApp nor Leafed shows ads.

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