Comparison

Bookshelf vs QuoteFlow

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

Head to head
About

Bookshelf

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
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The best reading tracker for physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Whether you're managing your TBR pile, tracking a BookTok recommendation, or building a reading habit - Bookshelf is the book journal, reading log, and library organizer you've been looking for. Switching from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your entire library in minutes. SMART BOOK ORGANIZATION Organize your books into Reading, To Read, Wishlist, Finished, and Abandoned shelves - or create unlimited custom shelves with your own icons and colors. Drag and drop books between shelves. Tag books with custom color-coded labels for easy filtering. Sort by title, author, rating, date added, start date, finish date, last read, pages, publication date, and more. Track series, editions, and co-authors. Add books by searching or by scanning ISBN barcodes - even in bulk scan mode. MULTIPLE VIEWS, YOUR WAY See your library the way you love it: a cozy 3D bookcase view, a flexible grid with adjustable cover size and spacing, or a detailed list. Customize progress indicators, goal badges, and shelf appearance down to the smallest detail. READING TIMER & SESSION TRACKING Start the built-in reading timer whenever you pick up a book. Use the stopwatch for open-ended sessions or set a countdown alarm for timed reading. Log pages read, reading percentage, and session duration. Track audiobooks with chapter-level, minute-precise listening sessions. Re-reading a favorite? Track multiple readings per book. Quick-start a session right from your home screen widget. QUOTES, NOTES & REVIEWS Save your favorite quotes by typing or scanning straight from the page with OCR text recognition. Attach photos to your notes for a richer book journal. Write reviews and rate every book you finish. FLEXIBLE READING GOALS Set goals for pages, reading time, or number of books across any date range - daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or anything in between. Pin your most important goals, show visual badges on book covers, and celebrate completions with animated confetti. DEEP STATS & INSIGHTS Explore your reading like never before: reading pace and velocity, rating trends, abandoned-book rate, genre and author distribution charts, a reading-pattern clock showing when you read best, milestones, history, and year-over-year comparisons. Unlock tiered achievements as your library grows. MONTHLY & YEARLY RECAPS Beautiful monthly summaries and full yearly recaps - your longest and shortest books, five-star reads, first and last finishes, top quotes, genre breakdowns, streaks, and month-by-month highlights. Like Spotify Wrapped, but for your reading life. Export and share as an image or PDF. PURCHASE LOGS Track purchases, borrowed books, and lending history. Set return-date reminders so you never forget to return - or get back - a book. Log price, location, and personal notes. READING FEED Follow friends and explore their shelves, reviews, and stats. Stay inspired with a feed of reading activity from people you follow and the global community. Control exactly what's visible on your public profile. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your reading front and center with customizable home screen widgets for your current reads and reading timer. 18 STUNNING THEMES Choose from themes like Nordic, Forest, Cyberpunk, Lavender, Pink, and more - each in light and dark. Decorate your shelves with 50+ adorable book nooks across 11 categories. Personalize shelf size, spacing, progress indicators, and your profile widget layout. EASY IMPORT Import from Goodreads or StoryGraph with a CSV file, or scan your physical books with the built-in barcode scanner. Sync your reading across devices, with Kobo e-reader sync supported. Build your shelves. Set your goals. Track your reading streak. Fall in love with reading again. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

QuoteFlow

Easily track your reading progress, manage your book library, and save memorable quotes. Organize your literary journey with features like ISBN scanning, customizable collections, and reading reminders. Access your favorite quotes and books through convenient widgets.

Highlights
  • Book tracking (To Read, In Progress, Completed)
  • Quote saving and organization with tags
  • ISBN scanning for book addition
  • Customizable collections
  • Reading reminders
  • Widgets for library and quotes
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QuoteFlow is the ultimate tool for book lovers and quote enthusiasts! Keep track of the books you're reading, plan what to read next, and revisit the ones you've completed. Save memorable quotes from your favorite books, organize them with tags, and view them in your personalized feed. With features like ISBN scanning for easy book additions, customizable collections, reading reminders, and handy widgets, QuoteFlow makes managing your reading journey simple and enjoyable. Whether you're reflecting on past reads or gathering inspiration, everything you need is just a scroll away. BOOK TRACKING: - Add books by searching or scanning ISBN - Mark books as "To Read", "In Progress", and "Completed" - Edit every detail about a book - Track current page number - Mark books as "Not Finished" - Group books into collections - Easily search and sort your library QUOTE TRACKING: - Scan in quotes with your camera/camera roll - Favorite your best quotes - Add page number - Add tags to group quotes - Add images - Add additional context - Add notes QUOTE FEED: - Scroll through all of your quotes - Customize each quote in it's own unique way - Search and filter through all quotes OTHER FEATURES: - Widgets to access your library easily - Widgets to display individual quotes - Reading reminders - And more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quote-flow.app/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
QuoteFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookshelf at every 2 weeks against QuoteFlow's every 2 months. Bookshelf also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (37 vs 11). QuoteFlow's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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. Bookshelf sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and QuoteFlow sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuoteFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of QuoteFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, QuoteFlow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bookshelf versus QuoteFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfQuoteFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiago AlmeidaJonathan Parker Young

Customer experience

Bookshelf

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

QuoteFlow

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bookshelf

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Features$2.491 Month
  • Premium Features$2.991 Month
  • Premium Features$22.991 Year
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  • Premium Features$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime (promo)$99.99
  • Lifetime$199.99
12 purchases

QuoteFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time10
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$2.00
  • Large Tip$3.00
Show 7 more
  • 20 Book Bundle$4.99
  • Very Large Tip$5.00
  • 50 Book Bundle$9.99
  • Giant Tip$10.00
  • 100 Book Bundle$14.99
  • Unlimited Book Bundle$24.99
  • Lifetime Premium Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuoteFlow free?
QuoteFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or QuoteFlow?
QuoteFlow is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while QuoteFlow averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Bookshelf or QuoteFlow have ads?
Neither Bookshelf nor QuoteFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or QuoteFlow?
Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuoteFlow every 2 months. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on October 27, 2026 and QuoteFlow on October 24, 2026.

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