Comparison

My Digital Library vs Shelfnook

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

Head to head
About

My Digital Library

Features
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Transform your reading experience with My Digital Library! Key Features: • Easily save and categorize your books • Quick book addition with barcode scanning • Set and track reading goals • Take detailed notes for your books • Keep a reading journal with photos • View your reading statistics • Clean and user-friendly interface Library Management: - Organize books you've read, reading, and want to read - Take personal notes for each book - Categorize your books - Mark your favorite books - Track your reading progress Reading Goals: - Set personal reading goals - Track your progress daily - Earn rewards as you complete goals - Boost your reading motivation - Stay committed to your reading targets Journal Keeping: - Record your reading experiences - Save your thoughts and quotes - Enhance memories with photos - View journals by date - Document your reading journey Statistics: - Analyze your reading habits - View completed book counts - Category-based statistics - Goal completion rates - Track your reading progress My Digital Library is the easiest way to bring your book passion into the digital world. Download now and start managing your book collection! - User-friendly interface - Easy book management - Reading goals -Journal keeping - Detailed statistics

About

Shelfnook

Features
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Shelfnook is a simple, fast inventory of the books you own at home. Scan the barcode on the back cover and the title, author, translator, publisher, year and page count fill in by themselves. Choose the bookcase and shelf as you save, and never search shelf by shelf again. If you like, share your library with friends: see who has which book, borrow from each other, and remember who took which of your books. NEW IN 1.1.1 • Lend with a link: lend a book to someone who isn't on Shelfnook — type their name, pick a due date, send the link on WhatsApp; get notified when they say "received / returned". • Share to Instagram: a single shelf, your whole bookcase, your profile summary and your reading stats as story images. • Current page, reading pace and finish estimate. Stats open to everyone: monthly reads, yearly goal, genres, authors, publishers, publication years. • Your public profile link (shelfnook.app/@handle): put it in your Instagram bio; only the shelves you choose are shown, off by default. • Share your quotes: only me / my friends / public. • My Shelf: spine colours, two-section shelves, drag-and-drop ordering; order bookcases and shelves however you like. NEW IN 1.1 • My Shelf: your shelves drawn like a real bookcase; 7 styles (Modern to Art Nouveau), your choice of wood and wall colour. Badges and treat ornaments stand in front of the books, and you can add a display shelf without books. • Bookstore list: books you scan in a shop wait on a separate list — Buy, Skip, Bought. • Badges and your Shelfnook Score: earn them as you add, read and lend; show your favourites in your showcase. • Sahaf: a personal pick of your next book, chosen by looking at your library. Your first Bookseller's Note is on us at your 10th book. • What kind of reader are you? A 7-question quiz with 5 books picked for you. • Batch scanning: scan book after book and add them all at once. • Scan in a bookshop: see whether you already own a book or which friend has it. • Want to read: a list you can share as a gift link. • Rate books with a short review (visible to your friends only). • Treat a friend to a tea: a digital treat that appears as an ornament on their shelf. • Invite friends and you each get a Bookseller's Note. • Write to the founder: message me from the app and I reply within 48 hours. • Phone notifications for friend and borrow requests, treats and catalog updates. Turn off any type you like. ALWAYS • Add by barcode, by ISBN, or search by title and author. • Books missing from the sources: read the details from a photo of the copyright page, or search the web by ISBN. • Shelf-level location: set up your bookcases (e.g. B1 Ā· Study) and shelves, and see every book's exact place: B1-S2. • Friends: find Shelfnook users in your contacts or share your invite code. Only friends you accept see your library. • Who has it? Search for a book, see which friend has it and ask to borrow. • Multiple copies, automatic classification, accent-insensitive search, bulk moves between shelves. • Cover photos, reading status, finish dates and personal notes. • Backup and export as a CSV spreadsheet or a full backup. • The same library on your iPhone and your computer (shelfnook.app). • In English and Turkish; follows your device language. PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. Your library is visible only to you unless you share it; the public profile page and quote sharing are opt-in and show only what you choose. Notes, reading status and loan records are never shared. Your contacts are compared only when you ask, as hashed digests created on your phone, and are not stored. You can report and block people. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app at any time. A free account (e-mail, or a Turkish mobile number) is required to use Shelfnook.

Screenshots

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Shelfnook4 screens

Verdict

The call

My Digital Library and Shelfnook are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Digital Library ships an update every 9 days, Shelfnook every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
My Digital Library versus Shelfnook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Digital LibraryShelfnook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmer DELIBASLAROzge Ozmen

In-app purchases

None

My Digital Library

No in-app purchases

None

Shelfnook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Digital Library free?
My Digital Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelfnook free?
Shelfnook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Digital Library or Shelfnook have ads?
Neither My Digital Library nor Shelfnook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Digital Library or Shelfnook?
My Digital Library ships an update every 9 days, and Shelfnook every 11 days. Most recently, My Digital Library was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shelfnook on November 10, 2026.

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