Comparison

proLibro vs OpenBookshelf

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

Head to head
About

proLibro

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Introducing proLibro, the ultimate destination for digital reading enthusiasts. Dive into a world where imagination knows no bounds, where every page-turn unveils new adventures, knowledge, and inspiration. Experience unparalleled convenience with our user-friendly interface, meticulously crafted to enhance your reading journey. Embrace the future of reading with our cutting-edge technology. With seamless synchronization across devices, your reading progress, notes, and annotations are always at your fingertips, allowing you to pick up right where you left off, anytime, anywhere. You’ve never searched and interacted with content like this before. Some of our key features include: • Immersive content reading experience • Powerful multi-title capable search • Ability to add annotations and notes to your content.

About

OpenBookshelf

Organize your reading list with a clean, focused book tracker. Easily search millions of titles, import your history from other platforms, and sync across devices without ads or subscriptions. Focus solely on your books.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Search millions of books
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Sync across devices
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Organize reading lists
Features
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Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.

Screenshots

proLibro4 screens
OpenBookshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenBookshelf at every 2 weeks against proLibro's monthly. proLibro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. proLibro sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and OpenBookshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

proLibro ships an update monthly, OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
proLibro versus OpenBookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterproLibroOpenBookshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogniLoreJared Floersch

In-app purchases

6 purchases

proLibro

One-time6
  • Purchase 200 proLibro Credits$2.99
  • Purchase 500 proLibro Credits$6.99
  • Purchase 1000 proLibro Credits$12.99
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  • Purchase 2000 proLibro Credits$24.99
  • Purchase 5000 proLibro Credits$64.99
  • Buy 10 000 proLibro Credits$129.99
1 purchases

OpenBookshelf

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is proLibro free?
proLibro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenBookshelf free?
OpenBookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do proLibro or OpenBookshelf have ads?
Neither proLibro nor OpenBookshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, proLibro or OpenBookshelf?
proLibro ships an update monthly, and OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. Most recently, proLibro was updated on November 8, 2026 and OpenBookshelf on October 31, 2026.

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