Read Today vs ShelfShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Today
This app helps you track your reading progress, set personalized goals, and manage your book collection. It offers features like reading streaks, finish date estimates, and barcode scanning for easy book addition. Stay motivated and organized with detailed statistics and reminders.
- Reading progress tracking
- Personalized booklists
- Customizable reading goals
- Finish date estimates
- Barcode book scanning
- Reading statistics
- Reading streaks
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Track your books, make progress at your own pace, and build a reading habit that lasts. Read Today is a simple, complete reading tracker for iPhone. Build your personal library, add books in seconds, set a goal, and log your progress page by page. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Read Today is free to use and does not require a subscription. TRACK YOUR BOOKS • Search by title, author, or ISBN • Scan a barcode to add a book quickly • Log pages read in seconds • See your progress, pages remaining, and estimated finish date • Keep track of books you’re reading, finished, or planning to read PLAN YOUR READING Choose the method that works for you: • Pick a target finish date and Read Today calculates how many pages to read • Set pages per session and get an estimated finish date • Choose how often you want to read • See whether you’re on pace or falling behind your goal ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY • Create custom book lists • Save favorite books for quick access • Search, filter, and sort your library • Keep all your books organized in one place STAY MOTIVATED • Build and track your reading streak • See pages read and reading statistics • Review your recent activity • Get reminders based on your reading rhythm • Keep your goals and progress visible Whether you read a few pages now and then or finish several books a month, Read Today helps you build a reading routine that fits your life. Add your next book and start reading today. For more information, see Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShelfShare
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Consultez les bibliothèques de vos amis et gérez les prêts directement via la liste de contacts. La lecture élargit les horizons, et chaque livre mérite d’être partagé. Cette application facilite la découverte de nouvelles œuvres et le partage des lectures marquantes entre passionnés. Ajoutez facilement des livres à votre collection grâce au scanner de code ISBN intégré.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShelfShare at none against Read Today's 2. Read Today's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Read Today sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ShelfShare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read Today ships an update weekly, ShelfShare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and December 24, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Today | ShelfShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mickael Lokhate | Thierry MARKWITZ |
In-app purchases
Read Today
- Read Today - Premium Mensuel3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Read Today - Premium Annuel7 Days trial$44.991 Year
ShelfShare
No in-app purchases








