# Reads vs shelff

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Reads | shelff |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $6.99 |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#94** |
| Size | 55 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [フヅクエ株式会社](https://appshunter.io/developer/1767759990) | [Satoshi Kojima](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887157382) |

## What reviewers say

### Reads

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reads-sns/id6673894498)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

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

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Readsプレミアム会員（月額） | $2.99 | per month |
| 応援プラン（月額1,000円） | $5.99 | per month |
| Readsプレミアム会員（年額） | $19.99 | per year |
| 応援プラン（月額3,000円） | $19.99 | per month |
| 応援プラン（月額10,000円） | $59.99 | per month |


### shelff

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelff-pdf-book-reader/id6760986626)

**Currently charting:** #94 Top Paid · Book (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Reads free?

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

### Is shelff free?

shelff costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Reads or shelff have ads?

Reads shows ads; shelff does not.

### Which is updated more often, Reads or shelff?

Reads ships an update every 3 weeks, and shelff every 4 days. Most recently, Reads was updated on November 4, 2026 and shelff on October 31, 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.*