Bookshop.org vs Covered by Ingram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookshop.org
Read millions of ebooks and support independent bookstores with every purchase. This app offers a customizable reader, extensive browsing, and tools to organize your reading list and notes.
- Customizable ebook reader
- Browse millions of titles
- Organize TBR into custom shelves
- Highlight in five colors
- Add notes to highlights
- Save titles to wishlist
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Bookshop.org’s mission is simple: We help local, independent bookstores thrive by giving more than 80% of our profits back to our network of 3,000+ stores. In our app, you can read millions of ebooks - and every purchase supports an independent bookstore near you! In the Bookshop app you can: - Read your ebooks in our customizable ebook reader. - Browse millions of titles and discover your next favorite read in romance, thrillers, mystery, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and more. - Organize your TBR into custom shelves. - Highlight in five different colors, and add notes to your highlighted passages. - Sort & filter highlights and notes by date created, book order, and more. - Save titles to your wishlist so you can read them later. - Shop knowing that over 80% of the profit goes directly to local, independent bookstores. We’re a Certified B Corp, and we’ve raised more than $50 million for independent bookstores nationwide since 2020. Download the Bookshop.org app to support bookstores, not billionaires.
Covered by Ingram
Access and read advance reader copies of upcoming books directly on your device. This official reading app connects you to the Covered platform, allowing publishers, booksellers, and librarians to share and review digital manuscripts.
- Read Digital Review Copies (DRCs)
- Access upcoming book titles
- Connects to Covered platform
- Sign in with existing account
- Built for industry professionals
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Covered by Ingram is the official reading app for Covered, the platform connecting publishers and industry professionals. Use your Covered account to access Digital Review Copies (DRCs) of upcoming titles and read them right on your device. ‣ Read DRCs from publishers on the Covered platform ‣ Sign in with your existing Covered account ‣ Built for booksellers, librarians, and industry professionals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Covered by Ingram at 100% against Bookshop.org's 57%. Covered by Ingram also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bookshop.org's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 7) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Covered by Ingram holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshop.org has 2.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bookshop.org's written reviews are positive against 100% of Covered by Ingram's.
Bookshop.org ships an update every 5 days, Covered by Ingram weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookshop.org | Covered by Ingram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bookshop, Inc. | Ingram Content Group LLC |
Customer experience
Bookshop.org
Covered by Ingram
Bugs and requests
Bookshop.org
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to remember last page read
- Scrolling issues and unexpected page skipping
- Formatting problems (stripped italics, weird paragraph spacing)
- Settings not persisting between app sessions
Requested features
7 requests- More font and theme options
- Ability to adjust line spacing, margins, and other formatting
- Implement highlighting, annotation, and note-taking features
- Add search functionality
- Improve page turning and navigation
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- Provide better dark mode/night reading experience
- Sync reading progress across devices
Covered by Ingram
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bookshop.org
No in-app purchases
Covered by Ingram
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bookshop.org free?
Is Covered by Ingram free?
Which has better reviews, Bookshop.org or Covered by Ingram?
Do Bookshop.org or Covered by Ingram have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bookshop.org or Covered by Ingram?
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