Reads vs shelff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Reads
This app allows users to freely record their reading habits, including books they are interested in, currently reading, or have finished. It offers flexible privacy settings for each entry and a social feed dedicated to book discussions, with no emphasis on like or follower counts.
- Flexible reading logs with custom tags
- Record unfinished books
- Attach photos and locations to entries
- Per-entry privacy controls
- Book-focused social feed
- No like or follower counts
- Comment and like posts
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ใReadsใฎ็นๅพดใ โ่ช็ฑใง่บซ่ปฝใช่ชญๆธ่จ้ฒ ใปใๆฐใซใชใใใ่ฒทใฃใใใ่ชญใฟๅงใใใใ่ชญใใงใใใ่ชญใฟ็ตใใฃใใใใตใจๆใๅบใใใ็ญใ ใๅฅฝใใชใฟใฐใใคใใใใพใ ใป่ชญใฟ็ตใใชใใฃใๆฌใใ่ชญใใงใใๆฌใใจใใฆ่จ้ฒใซๆฎใใพใ ใปๆๆณๆใซ้ใใใ่ฒทใฃใใจใใฎใใจใจใใ่ชญใฟๅงใใใจใใฎๆฐๅใจใใๆฌใซใพใคใใๆ็ซ ใๅฅฝใใชในใฟใคใซใงๆฎใใพใ ใป่ฒทใฃใๅ ดๆใ่ชญใใ ใซใใงใชใฉใๅ ดๆใจ็ดใฅใใ่จ้ฒใใงใใพใ ใปๅ็ใใคใใฆใฎ่จ้ฒใใงใใพใ โ่จ้ฒใใจใซ้ธในใๅ ฌ้็ฏๅฒ ใปใใใชๅ ฌ้็ฏๅฒใใ่จ้ฒใใจใซ้ธใถใใจใใงใใพใ ใใปใใใฎๆฌใ่ชญใใงใใใใจใฏไบบใซ็ฅใใใใใชใใ ใใปใใใฎๆๆณใฏๅ้ใพใงใฎๅ ฌ้ใซใใใใ ใใปใๅ ฌ้ใซใฏใใใใใฉใฟใคใ ใฉใคใณใซใฏๆตใใชใใใใซใใใใ โๆฌใฎ่ฉฑใ ใใฎSNS ใปใฟใคใ ใฉใคใณใงไปใฎใฆใผใถใผใใใฎๆ็จฟใ่ฆใใใพใ ใปใใใญใใณใกใณใใงไบคๆตใ ใปใใใญๆฐใใใฉใญใฏใผๆฐใๆฐๅคๅใใใชใใฎใงใๆฐใๆฐใซใใ้ใใใพใ ใใใใชๆใใงใคใใใพใใใ ใใใซใกใฏใๆฌใฎ่ชญใใๅบfuzkueใจใใใๅๅฐใปไธๅๆฒขใป่ฅฟ่ป็ชชใซใใใ่ชญๆธใใใงใใชใใซใใงใใใฃใฆใใใพใใ้ฟไน ๆดฅ้ใจ็ณใใพใใ ่ชญๆธใๅคงๅฅฝใใชใฎใงใใใชๅบใๅงใใพใใใๆฌใ่ชญใใง้ใใใๅฎขใใใฎๅพใๅงฟใ่ฆใๆฅใ ใงใใ ่ๆธใซใใใ ใฏใจใๅงใใใพใงใฎ้กๆซใ่ใใๆธใใใๆฌใฎ่ชญใใๅ ดๆใๆฑใใฆใใใ2016ๅนดใใๆฏๆฅๆธใ็ถใใฆใใ่ชญๆธๆฅ่จใใพใจใใใ่ชญๆธใฎๆฅ่จใใทใชใผใบใใใใพใใ 10ๅนดไปฅไธใ่ชญๆธใฎใใใฎๅบใใใฃใฆใใไธญใงใใใฃใจ่ใใฆใใใใจใใใใพใใใ ใๅคใใฎไบบใใใใฃใจๆฐๆฅฝใซใ้ณๆฅฝใ่ดใใฎใจๅใใใใซ่ชญๆธใๆฅฝใใใใใใจใใ่ใใงใใ ใปใจใใฉใฎ้ณๆฅฝๅฅฝใใฏใใไปๆใฏๅ จ็ถ่ดใใชใใฃใใชใใจใใใใใฎใขใซใใ ๆๅพใพใง่ดใใฆใใชใใชใใจใใใใใพใๆๆณใๆใใคใใชใใฆๆธใใชใใชใใจใใฃใฆ่ใใชใใใใใชใใใ่ใใไบบใใใใจๆใใพใใใ่ฉ่ซๅฎถใจใใ่ฉ่ซๅฎถใ็ฎๆใไบบใใใใชใใใใชใใใ ใใใใใใ่ชญๆธใจใชใใจใใใใใฃใๅฎฟ้กๆใปไธๅ จๆใๆฑใใไบบใ้็ซฏใซๅคใใชใใจใใใฃใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ ่ชญๆธใฏใใ่ชญใพใญใฐใใจใใ่ชญใฟใใใญใฐใใจใใใกใใใจ็่งฃใใใใๆๆณใซ่ฝใจใใใพใญใฐใใจใใใใใใใใญใฐใใๆฑใใใใใใฎใใจใฆใ่ชฒๆฅญใซใชใใใใใใฎใซๆใใพใใ ๅ่ช่บซใ่ชญไบใง่จ้ฒใใคใใฆใใใจใใฏใใใใพใ้ข็ฝใใชใใฆใ้ไธญใงใใใใ่จ้ฒไธ็กใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใฎใง่ชญใฟๅใใใฟใใใชใใจใใใใพใใใใขใณใฝใญใธใผใจใ้่ชใฎ่ชญไบใฃใฆใฉใใใใใใใใ ใใใใฟใใใซ่ใใใใจใใใใพใใใ ใพใใใใญใฐใงๆฌใฎใฌใใฅใผใๆธใใฆใใๆๆใฏใ่ชญใใงใใ้ไธญใใใใฉใใๆพใใจใใใ ใใใใจใใใใฉใใใฃใฆใพใจใใใใใจใใใใใใๅฎฟ้กๆใๅธธใซๅฟต้ ญใซใใฃใใใใชๆฐใใใพใใใใใใ้่ทใซๆใใใใจใใใฐใใฐใใใพใใใ ใงใๆฌๆฅใ่ชญๆธใจใฏใ่ชญใฟ็ตใใใใจใงใใ่ชญใใงไฝใใ่จใใใจใงใใชใใ่ชญใใใจใฎใฏใใงใใ่ชญใใงใใใใฎๆ้ใใใ่ชญๆธใฎใฏใใงใใ ่ชญใฟ็ตใใใใจ่ชญใฟ็ตใใใพใใจใใใใใจ่จใใใใจใใใงใชใใใใจใ่ชญใใงใใใใฎๆ้ใซไฝใใใใใใใใฃใใใใใใงใใใๅฎๅ จใซ่ชญๆธใๆฅฝใใใงใใใใจ่จใใใฏใใงใใ ๅใฎใใจใง่จใใฐใ่จ้ฒใฎไปใๆนใ่ชญไบใงใฏใชใใใไปๆฅใชใซใ่ชญใใ ใใใงๅใใใใซใใฆใใใถใ่งฃๆพใใใพใใใ ๆฏๆฅใใฎๆฅ่ชญใใงใใๆฌใในใใฌใใใทใผใใซ่จ้ฒใใฆใใใใจใใๆนๅผใงใใใใใใใจใ่ชญใฟ็ตใใใชใๆฌใใ่จ้ฒใซๆฎใฃใฆใใใใ ใชใใ ใ้ฆฌ้นฟใฟใใใงใใใใใใงใใใถใๆฅฝใซใชใฃใใใงใใใญใ็ก็ใซ่ชญใฟ็ตใใชใใฆใใใใใจๆใใใใใซใชใใพใใใ ใพใใๆๆณใซใคใใฆใฏใ่ชญๆธๆฅ่จใๆธใๅงใใใใจใใจใฆใๅคงใใใฃใใงใใ ใใใงใฏใๆธๅบใง่ฟทใๆ้ใจใใ่ชญใฟๅงใใๅใฎๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใๆฐๆใกใจใใใฉใใงใฉใใใใตใใซ่ชญใใงใใใใจใใใใฃใจๆฅใๆ็ซ ใฎๅผ็จใจใใใใใใใใจใๆฌใซ้ขใใ่จ่ฟฐใฎไธญๅฟใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใ ๆๆณใฏๆธใใใๆธใใชใใฃใใใงใๆธใใใใชใฃใฆๆธใๅงใใฆๅฐปใใผใฟใซใชใฃใใใใใง็ตใใใซใใใฐใใใใใใๆฅๆใฃใใใจใๆธใใฆใใพใๅฅใฎๆฅใซ็ถใใฎใใใชใใจใๆธใใฆใใใใ ๆฅ่จใจใใใใฉใใชๆธใๆนใ่จฑๅฎนใใฆใใใ่ช็ฑใชใใฉใผใใใใๅพใใใใใจใงใใกใใใจๆๆณใใพใจใใชใใจใใจใใใใฌใใทใฃใผใใ่งฃๆพใใใพใใใ ่ชญไบใจ้ขไฟใชใ่จ้ฒใฎๅใๆนใใๆๆณใซใใ ใใใชใๆ็ซ ใฎๆธใๆนใใๅใซใจใฃใฆใใใใใใฆใ ใๆ่ฟ่ชญใใฆใใชใใฆใใจใใใใกใใใจ็่งฃใงใใฆใใใใใใใชใใงใใใใจใใ ใใใใฃใ่จ่ใซ่งฆใใใใณใซใใใฎในใฟใคใซใใใใใชใใ ใใชใใใจใใฃใใ่ใใใใใฆใใพใใใ ใใใงใReadsใงใใใใพใใ ใใใชใใฏใใฎๆฌใ่ชญใใงไฝใๆใใพใใใ๏ผใใงใฏใชใใ ใๆ่ฟใชใซ่ชญใใงใใฎ๏ผใ ใใใReadsใ็บใใๅใใงใใ ใไปใใ่ชญใใงใใใ ใใญใใใใฎๆฌใๆฐใซใชใฃใฆใใใ ใใญใ ๅใ ใกใจ่ชญๆธใฎ่ฟๆณใซใคใใฆใใใในใใใใใใใชๆฐๆฅฝใใงใขใฆใใใใใ้ใญใฆใใฃใ็ตๆใ่ชญๆธใฎ่จ้ฒใใงใใใใฃใฆใใใคใกใผใธใงใใ ใพใใ่จ้ฒใใใใใใงใฏใชใใจใใไบบใซใจใฃใฆใๆฅฝใใใ่ชญๆธใฎๅบๅ ดใฎใใใชๅ ดๆใ็ฎๆใใฆใใพใใ ่ถฃๅณใ่ชฒๆฅญใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใชใใใใซใใใใฆใใชใใใใฎใขใฆใใใใๆฌฒใใใใชใใฐ๏ผโๅใฏใใ๏ผใ่ฒ ๆ ใซใชใใชใๅฝขใงใใใใใ็ถใใใใใใใซใ ๆใใชใใฆใใไธๅ จๆใๆใใใซใใใใฃใจใใ ๆฅฝใใใงใใใใใใใซใ ่ชญใใงใใๆฅใ ใใ่ชไฝใ่จ็ฅใใใจใใงใใใใใซใ ๅคใใฎไบบใใ้ณๆฅฝใ่ดใใฎใจๅใใใใซ่ชญๆธใๆฅฝใใใใใใซใ ่ชญไบใๆๆณใ ใใงใฏใชใใๅคๆงใช่ชญๆธใฎ่จ่ใใกใ็น่ใใๅบๅ ดใ Readsใใคใใใ ใใใใฎใฏใใใชๅ ดๆใงใใ โผ ใตใผใในๆ ๅ ฑ ๅฉ็จ่ฆ็ด: https://fuzkue.com/entries/1071 ใใฉใคใใทใผใใชใทใผ: https://fuzkue.com/entries/1051 ไผ็คพๆฆ่ฆ: https://fuzkue.com
shelff
Manage and read your PDF books with this app. Organize your library, customize your reading experience, and access your books through iCloud. It offers advanced PDF features and seamless integration with Siri and Shortcuts.
- Organize books with folders, tags, and collections
- Full-text search across PDFs
- Customizable PDF reader with margin cropping
- Metadata editing and auto-extraction
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Data stored in iCloud Documents
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shelff is a bookshelf for the books you own as PDFs โ technical books, scanned books, DRM-free ebooks. One-time purchase, no subscription, no account. And no ads. Everything lives in your iCloud Documents. You are never locked into a proprietary database. Metadata is saved as JSON files alongside your PDFs, so even if you stop using the app, your data remains yours. โ Library - Organize with folders or browse in a flat list - Filter by categories and tags - Group multi-volume works and magazine back issues into collections, with custom ordering - Sort by title, author, date added, or last read - Filter by reading status (unread, reading, finished) - Full-text search across your PDFs - Switch between grid and list views โ PDF Reader - Immersive full-screen reader - Single page, two-up, and two-up with cover layouts - Left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left (RTL) support - Highlights with optional comments - Jump from table of contents or annotation list - In-document text search - Crop margins per book, with mirrored or separate settings for facing pages and optional cover exclusion - Brightness adjustment - Encrypted PDFs supported โ Metadata Management - Edit title, author, publisher, publication date, and more - Auto-extract initial values from PDF metadata - Automatic reading status transitions (starts reading, finishes at last page) โ Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight - Open a book, continue reading, or change reading status from Siri and Shortcuts - Find and open books in your library from Spotlight โ Data Transparency - All data stored as files in iCloud Documents - Metadata and display settings (layout, crop, etc.) in JSON; annotations in the PDF itself - Annotations are saved as incremental updates, so existing content such as OCR text layers in scanned books stays intact - Accessible anytime from the Files app - On your Mac, an AI agent with shelff-mcp can search and organize the metadata JSON in your iCloud
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The clearest difference is price: Reads at Free against shelff's $6.99. Reads also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). shelff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Reads is free to download; shelff costs $6.99 up front. Reads sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. shelff asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reads ships an update every 3 weeks, shelff every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reads | shelff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $6.99 |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases โ better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | โ | #88 โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ใใ ใฏใจๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ | Satoshi Kojima |
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Reads
- Readsใใฌใใขใ ไผๅก๏ผๆ้ก๏ผ$2.991 Month
- ๅฟๆดใใฉใณ๏ผๆ้ก1,000ๅ๏ผ$5.991 Month
- Readsใใฌใใขใ ไผๅก๏ผๅนด้ก๏ผ7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- ๅฟๆดใใฉใณ๏ผๆ้ก3,000ๅ๏ผ$19.991 Month
- ๅฟๆดใใฉใณ๏ผๆ้ก10,000ๅ๏ผ$59.991 Month
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