Sandi's List vs Lamplit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandi's List
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Two parts of this are now wrong for 4.0 and will contradict your "no data collected" privacy label — the Cloud Sync section is the big one, and there are two smaller factual drifts. Let me give you a corrected version you can paste, then explain the changes so you can adjust to taste. The critical fix: the entire Cloud Sync paragraph describes the 3.x architecture you removed — "encrypted cloud storage," "local encryption before transmission." Leaving that in is the single most likely thing to get 4.0 rejected, because a reviewer reading "encrypted cloud storage" next to a privacy label saying "no data collected" sees a direct contradiction. It has to be rewritten to the Wi-Fi sync reality. Here's the corrected description: Sandi's List – Available on iOS and macOS Your personal book library, beautifully organized. Visual Experience Enjoy a stunning interface with optional Liquid Glass effects, dark and light themes, and smooth animations throughout. View your collection your way with masonry grids, cover galleries, calendar views, and customizable list layouts. Effortless Organization Import your library from a CSV file or add books by scanning barcodes — individually or in batches — using Open Library lookup. Filter, sort, and search across multiple fields with saveable configurations. Track Your Reading Log unlimited reading sessions per book — perfect for re-reads or tracking progress over time. Monitor books in progress, completed reads, loans, and borrowings. View your reading statistics with interactive charts showing books read, pages consumed, and trends over time. Calendar Integration See your reading history at a glance with the calendar view — track when books were added, purchased, started, and finished. Private by Design Your library lives entirely on your device — no account, no cloud, and no internet required. When you want to sync between your own devices, Sandi's List connects them directly over your local Wi-Fi network, so your data never passes through a server. You stay in complete control of your information. Comprehensive Editing Edit book details with customizable layouts and an enhanced image editor featuring filters, text overlay, emoji, and painting tools. Add unlimited notes, quotes, and flashcards to any book with full rich-text formatting. Take a Break Challenge yourself with Book Hangman, Word Search, or the Book Cover Jigsaw Puzzle — all featuring titles from your own collection. Export & Backup Export selected books to CSV, Excel, or JSON. Full backup and restore preserves everything including cover images. Personalize Everything Customize themes, colors, fonts, animations, and tap actions. Quick scroll navigation gets you through large libraries instantly.
Lamplit
This app helps book lovers track reading sessions, organize their library, and analyze reading habits with detailed stats and streaks. It offers customizable themes, social sharing features, and privacy-focused data management.
- Track reading sessions with live Dynamic Island updates
- Organize library with custom shelves and series tracking
- Detailed stats and charts for reading trends
- Build reading streaks and earn achievements
- Rate books with half-star precision and custom tags
- AI-powered vibe search for book discovery
- Shareable social cards for reading recaps
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Lamplit is a reading tracker designed for people who love books. Track your reading sessions, organize your library, build streaks, and explore your stats — all in a warm, beautifully themed experience. TRACK YOUR READING Start a timed reading session and see it live on your Dynamic Island. Log pages for physical books, ebooks, or audiobooks. Pause, resume, and review session summaries with pages-per-minute stats. Focus mode with ambient reading sounds helps you stay in the zone — rain, fireplace, coffee shop, forest, ocean, or library. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Organize books by status — currently reading, want to read, finished, paused, or did not finish. Create custom shelves, track series in order, and import your existing library via CSV. Scan barcodes to add books instantly, or search and enter them manually. STATS & STREAKS See your reading trends with charts: pages per month, genre breakdowns, reading speed over time, and more. Set annual reading goals and track your progress. Build reading streaks and earn achievements along the way. RATE, TAG & DISCOVER Rate books with half-star precision. Add spice ratings, content warnings, tropes, and mood tags. Track point of view, pacing, and genre-specific ratings like fluff, angst, and humor. Use AI-powered vibe search to find books in your library by feel — search "cozy autumn mystery" and get results that match. Or choose Clean & Simple mode and see only the essentials. READ TOGETHER Start a reading session with friends on FaceTime via SharePlay. See each other's progress in real time and keep each other accountable. Or create an async reading group where everyone reads at their own pace. SHARE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS Generate shareable social cards: your Top 4 books, Currently Reading spotlight, Year in Books recap, and Monthly Wrap — ready to share on social media. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from seven handcrafted color themes — Lamplit, Ember, Sage, Bloom, Cobalt, Aurora, and Inkwell — each with light and dark modes. Lamplit looks the way reading feels: warm, inviting, and personal. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS Home Screen widgets show your current book and goal progress. Lock Screen widgets keep your reading stats at a glance. Control Center button to jump straight into a session. Siri Shortcuts let you log reading time hands-free. Works with Spotlight search across your entire library. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts required. No ads. No third-party SDKs. Your reading data syncs privately via iCloud and stays yours. Ratings and tags you add are shared anonymously. Export your full library as CSV at any time. MORE · Barcode scanner for quick book entry · Book notes and favorite quotes · Character tracker for complex series · Series tracking with reading order · OCR page scanning to update progress from a photo · Reading challenges with custom goals · Image Playground backgrounds for social cards · AI-powered vibe search — find books by feel, not just genre (iOS 26) · Control Center button to start reading instantly · CSV export of your full library with 18 data columns · Physical book, ebook, and audiobook format tracking · 7 color themes with dark mode support Free to use. No subscription required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lamplit at every 3 months against Sandi's List's every 7 months. Sandi's List's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sandi's List ships an update every 7 months, Lamplit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandi's List | Lamplit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shane Stump | Adrian Stoyanov |
In-app purchases
Sandi's List
No in-app purchases
Lamplit
No in-app purchases









