Comparison

Bookshelf vs Cosy Case

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

Cosy Case

Create a visually appealing digital bookshelf to organize your reading. Earn rewards for reading milestones and customize your shelves with decorations. Track your progress, log reviews, and share your collection with friends.

Highlights
  • Build a digital bookshelf with real book spines
  • Import books by scanning spines or using AI
  • Earn badges and decorations for reading milestones
  • Log reads, reviews, and ratings
  • Set reading goals and track progress
  • Share your collection with friends
Features
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Cosy Case: Your Digital Book Case Welcome to Cosy Case — the book tracking app that's actually fun. Build a beautiful digital bookshelf, decorate it your way, and show off your reading life in style. • Real book spines, not just covers — Add the books you love and watch them appear as real spine images on your shelf. Snap a photo of one spine, scan your whole bookshelf to import books automatically, or create your own spines with AI. • Reading that feels like a game — Earn badges for reading milestones and collect cozy decorations: plants, candles, and bookends. Unlock new bookcase styles and make every shelf uniquely yours. • Track everything in one place — Log your reads, reviews, and ratings, set reading goals, and watch your collection grow on a shelf you can add right to your home screen. • Share your shelf — Show off your collection with friends and explore what they're reading, all from a digital bookshelf worth keeping. Rated 4.7 out of 5 by readers who love a shelf as much as the stories on it. Join 5000+ readers Download Cosy Case free today and start building your dream bookshelf. Buttons are an optional in-app currency used to unlock cosmetic items — new bookcase styles, backgrounds, and cozy decorations like plants, candles, and bookends. No purchase is required to track books or use core features. Cosy Case Pro (optional subscription): Upgrade for expanded monthly limits — 30 custom spine creations and 10 bookshelf scans per month. Cosy Case Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
Cosy Case4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookshelf at 88% against Cosy Case's 57%. Bookshelf also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Cosy Case's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cosy Case sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bookshelf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cosy Case's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Cosy Case every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bookshelf versus Cosy Case: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfCosy Case
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39 ratings) — better4.6 (104 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings39104 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiago AlmeidaGriffin Ciluffo

Customer experience

Bookshelf

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

Cosy Case

All ratings104 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bookshelf

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Features$2.991 Month
  • Premium Features$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime (promo)$99.99
  • Lifetime$199.99
8 purchases

Cosy Case

Subscriptions4
  • Cosy Case Premium$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Cosy Case Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 300 Buttons$2.99
  • 700 Buttons$5.99
  • 1300 Buttons$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cosy Case free?
Cosy Case is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or Cosy Case?
Bookshelf is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Cosy Case averages 4.6 from 104 ratings.
Do Bookshelf or Cosy Case have ads?
Neither Bookshelf nor Cosy Case shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or Cosy Case?
Bookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cosy Case every 6 days. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on November 8, 2026 and Cosy Case on November 8, 2026.

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