Comparison

Librella vs Plotwist Book Club

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

Head to head

Librella

Let's Library Each Other

The World's Largest Book Club

Free

📚 Books

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About

Librella

Features

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Librella enables users to virtually list their physical books that they have in their bookshelves, in order to borrow from one another. Users may request to borrow books from one another and can easily handle the status of the entire process of handing over the book to receiving back in a dedicated screen that includes chat section for discussion. In other words, with Librella, we become each other's libraries.

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Plotwist Book Club

Features

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Plotwist is the World's Largest Book Club. One book. Two weeks. Thousands of new friends. Sign up now to vote for the next book pick and start reading! Plotwist Pro (optional auto-renewable subscription) removes all ads and unlocks 5 votes per round. Available as a monthly or annual subscription.

Screenshots

Librella4 screens

Plotwist Book Club4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Librella at none against Plotwist Book Club's 2. Librella also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). Plotwist Book Club's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Plotwist Book Club sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Librella asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Librella ships an update every 2 months, Plotwist Book Club every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level

Librella versus Plotwist Book Club: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Librella	Plotwist Book Club
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 8 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.4 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	17 MB	48 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	Emin Durak	Joshua Thomas

In-app purchases

None

Librella

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Plotwist Book Club

Subscriptions2

Plotwist pro Monthly$4.991 Month
Plotwist Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Librella free?

Librella is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Plotwist Book Club free?

Plotwist Book Club is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Librella or Plotwist Book Club have ads?

Plotwist Book Club shows ads; Librella does not.

Which is updated more often, Librella or Plotwist Book Club?

Librella ships an update every 2 months, and Plotwist Book Club every 8 days. Most recently, Librella was updated on May 16, 2026 and Plotwist Book Club on September 19, 2026.