Comparison

My Bookio vs Restricted Section

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

Head to head
About

My Bookio

Features
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Build your personal digital library with My Bookio! Add your books, sort them into shelves, analyze your reading habits, and save your favorite quotes as text or image. Top Features: Add books and create custom bookshelves Track reading time and detailed statistics Save quotes as text or image Set reading goals Supports English and Turkish Clean and intuitive design Reading has never been so organized. Download now and start creating your digital bookshelf!

About

Restricted Section

Features
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Never buy a book you already own. Restricted Section is your personal book catalog for iPhone. Scan the barcode on any book to add it instantly β€” cover art, author, series, and metadata included. When you're browsing a store or a friend's shelf, scan to check ownership in seconds. SCAN TO ADD Point at any book's barcode. Restricted Section looks it up via Google Books and adds it to your library automatically. No typing required. ENTER ISBN MANUALLY Can't scan the barcode? Type the ISBN directly and get the same instant lookup. CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY A single tap launches the Check scanner. Scan any book for an immediate answer β€” green checkmark if you own it, red X if you don't. No more duplicates. TRACK YOUR READING Mark books as Unread, Reading, Finished, or Wishlist. Add a 1–5 star rating and personal notes to any book in your collection. BROWSE BY SERIES Group your books by series and see which volumes you have β€” and which are still missing. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud sync. No analytics. The only network requests the app makes are ISBN lookups to fetch book metadata β€” nothing personal ever leaves your phone. Restricted Section is free, open source, and built for people who take their bookshelves seriously.

Screenshots

My Bookio4 screens
Restricted Section1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: My Bookio at 15.1 against Restricted Section's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
My Bookio versus Restricted Section: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy BookioRestricted Section
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYusuf Volkan KARAALIElijah Winter

In-app purchases

None

My Bookio

No in-app purchases

None

Restricted Section

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Bookio free?
My Bookio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restricted Section free?
Restricted Section is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Bookio or Restricted Section have ads?
Neither My Bookio nor Restricted Section shows ads.

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