# Bookshelf vs BookPine

Bookshelf and BookPine both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 33% of BookPine's. BookPine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bookshelf sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. BookPine asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bookshelf against 4.7 for BookPine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 46 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 33% of BookPine's.

Bookshelf ships an update fortnightly, BookPine weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bookshelf | BookPine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (25 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookshelf-reading-tracker/id6654913138/reviews)** | [4.7 (46 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookpine-book-tracker-and-stats/id6739737366/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 25 | **46** |
| Positive reviews | **87.5% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 152 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.5** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Tiago Almeida](https://appshunter.io/developer/1764252329) | [Devpri SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1679575613) |

## What reviewers say

### Bookshelf

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookshelf-reading-tracker/id6654913138)

Organize your entire reading life, tracking physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Set reading goals, log sessions, save quotes, and visualize your progress with detailed statistics and a reading habits heat map. Discover new books and connect with friends.

**Highlights:** Smart book organization with custom shelves, Reading timer and session tracking, Save quotes and notes with OCR, Flexible reading goals and progress tracking, Detailed statistics and insights, Reading habits heat map, Monthly and yearly recaps, Purchase and borrowing logs

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Features | $2.49 | per month |
| Premium Features | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium Features | $22.99 | per year |
| Premium Features | $29.99 | per year |
| Lifetime (promo) | $99.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $199.99 | one-time |


### BookPine

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookpine-book-tracker-and-stats/id6739737366)

Track your reading journey with detailed stats, custom lists, and reading goals. Easily import your library from other platforms and discover ambient sounds for focused reading. Share your progress and connect with a community of book lovers.

**Highlights:** Detailed reading stats and insights, Custom lists and shelves for organization, Personalized reading goals and challenges, Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, LibraryThing, Ambient sounds for focused reading, Social features to follow friends and share reviews, Transaction log for borrowed, lent, or purchased books

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bookshelf free?

Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is BookPine free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or BookPine?

Bookshelf is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while BookPine averages 4.7 from 46 ratings.

### Do Bookshelf or BookPine have ads?

Neither Bookshelf nor BookPine shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or BookPine?

Bookshelf ships an update fortnightly, and BookPine weekly. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on September 18, 2026 and BookPine on September 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*