Shelf Scanner. vs FolioSpace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelf Scanner.
Easily discover the value of books by scanning barcodes or taking photos of entire shelves. Get live pricing data from major online sellers to maximize your profit when selling your books.
- Scan book barcodes for value
- Photo scan entire bookshelves
- Live pricing data
- Sell books for profit
- Source from major online sellers
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Find Valuable Books. That's what Shelf Scanner makes it easy to do, our app can: - Scan book barcodes to find their values - Take a photo of a bookshelf and find the value of each book on the shelf - Provide live pricing data on any book you scan With Shelf Scanner you can easy find what your bookshelf, those old books you have laying around, or books from thrift stores, are worth, and sell them for a profit. Unlike other book scanning apps, we provide live pricing data of what your book is worth, sourced from the largest online book sellers and based on current listing prices. This means you get the most money for your books, quick and easy. Download Shelf Scanner today and start turning books into cash. Terms Of Use can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/619c315c-27b8-4e47-9aaf-20bad24d5d6e
FolioSpace
This personal reading client allows you to browse, organize, and read your digital library. Enjoy comfortable reading layouts for books and comics, with optimized performance for large collections on iPad.
- Connect to FolioSpace Library server
- Browse and organize remote library
- Read EPUB, PDF, comics, webtoons
- Comfortable reading layouts
- Optimized for large libraries
- Local caching for comics
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FolioSpace is a personal reading client for iPhone and iPad. It connects to a FolioSpace Library server so users can browse, organize, and read their own remote library across EPUB, PDF, comic archives, and webtoon-style content. FolioSpace supports comfortable reading layouts for books and comics, including single-page, double-page, and webtoon reading modes. It also includes library browsing, collections, reading progress, cover previews, cached assets, and optimized large-library scrolling for iPad. What’s New Initial iOS release of FolioSpace for iPhone and iPad: Connect to a FolioSpace Library server. Browse books, comics, collections, and remote library content. Read EPUB, PDF, comic archive, and webtoon content. Supports iPad single-page and double-page reading layouts. Optimized EPUB layout, image rendering, and reading progress. Improved comic and webtoon loading with local caching. Supports keyboard and external controller page turning. Improved performance for large libraries and cover browsing. Terms of Use: https://foliospace.app/terms.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://foliospace.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FolioSpace at 100% against Shelf Scanner.'s 10%. FolioSpace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Shelf Scanner.'s advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shelf Scanner. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and FolioSpace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FolioSpace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelf Scanner. has 252 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Shelf Scanner.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of FolioSpace's.
Shelf Scanner. ships an update every 7 months, FolioSpace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelf Scanner. | FolioSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (252 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabe Rogers | 晓东 傅 |
Customer experience
Shelf Scanner.
FolioSpace
In-app purchases
Shelf Scanner.
- Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
- Monthly Pro$15.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$48.991 Year
FolioSpace
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$29.99
