# BooksRUs vs Simple Book Manager

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BooksRUs at none against Simple Book Manager's 2. BooksRUs also leads on ads (none vs shown). Simple Book Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Simple Book Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BooksRUs asks for nothing beyond the download.

BooksRUs ships an update every 3 months, Simple Book Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | BooksRUs | Simple Book Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksrus/id6736962619/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2** | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 20 MB | 37 MB |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | **17.6** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [John Grauel](https://appshunter.io/developer/734191840) | [SPARKLE AND, K.K.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1572402899) |

## What reviewers say

### BooksRUs

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksrus/id6736962619)

Organize your personal book collection with this app. Easily catalog books by taking photos, recording details like author and genre, and tracking lending status. Quickly find any title with fast search and synchronization across your Apple devices.

**Highlights:** Catalog books with cover photos, Track title, author, genre, and condition, Manage lending status, Search library quickly, Synchronize across Apple devices, Import/export library data, Duplicate book records

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### Simple Book Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-book-manager/id6753295236)

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

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MonthlySubscription | $2.99 | per month |
| annual subscription | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BooksRUs free?

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

### Is Simple Book Manager free?

Simple Book Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do BooksRUs or Simple Book Manager have ads?

Simple Book Manager shows ads; BooksRUs does not.

### Which is updated more often, BooksRUs or Simple Book Manager?

BooksRUs ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Book Manager every 2 months. Most recently, BooksRUs was updated on November 4, 2026 and Simple Book Manager on October 30, 2026.

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