Comparison

Booksmark'd vs My Library

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

Head to head
About

Booksmark'd

Features
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Booksmark'd is your intelligent personal library—built for readers who want more than just a list. With seamless iCloud syncing, Booksbook'd keeps your collection updated across all your devices, so your books are always with you. Whether you’re a passionate reader, a student, or a casual book lover, this app helps you catalog every book you read, lend, or plan to read—beautifully. Core Features: • iCloud Sync: Your data stays secure, private, and always up-to-date. • Custom Book Entries: Save titles, authors, cover images, and your own notes. • Comments & Reactions: Leave thoughts on each book and see others’ input. • Emoji Reactions: React with expressive icons—beyond just likes and dislikes. • Lending Tracker: Know who you loaned books to and when they’re due. • Reminders & Emails: Send reminders to borrowers directly from the app. • Profile Customization: Add your name, profile image, and personalize your library view. • Dark Mode & Themes: Designed to adapt to your environment and style. Whether you’re growing a digital bookshelf, sharing insights with fellow readers, or simply organizing your literary life, Booksbook'd is the elegant solution you’ve been waiting for.

About

My Library

Easily catalog your book collection by scanning barcodes or searching manually. Track your reading progress, organize books into collections, and save favorite passages. Visualize your reading habits with smart statistics.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for book entry
  • Manual book entry with photos
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Virtual bookshelf visualization
  • Book collections by author/series
  • Save and extract favorite passages
  • Detailed reading statistics
Features
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Your entire bookshelf in your pocket. My Library makes cataloging your books a pleasure: point the camera at a book's barcode — one beep, and it's in. Title, author, cover and page count are filled in automatically. No barcode? Search by title, or add it by hand with a photo of the cover. TRACK YOUR READING • Start and finish books with one tap, and see how long each one took • Set the page you're on and watch the progress bar move • See what percentage of your library you've read, and how long it'll take to read it all A SHELF THAT FILLS WITH COLOR Your books appear as spines on a virtual shelf. Unread books stay gray; every book you finish adds color. Share your shelf as an image with one tap. COLLECTIONS Group your books by author and series. See what percentage of an author's best-known works you own, and which volumes are still missing from a series. KEEP THE PASSAGES YOU LOVE Photograph a page and the text is extracted automatically. Crop it to the quote you want, add the page number, done. Mark the best ones to memorize and review them in their own tab. SMART STATS Charts of books and pages finished per week, month or year. Average time per book, time per 1,000 pages, reading speed, top authors, books by genre — and an estimate of how long your whole library will take. YOURS, TRULY No account. No cloud. No subscription. Your library lives on your iPhone, and you can export it to a file anytime for backup. The free version holds 50 books — a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited.

Screenshots

Booksmark'd4 screens
My Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Booksmark'd at none against My Library's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Library sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Booksmark'd asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Booksmark'd versus My Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooksmark'dMy Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRick TwillingMANUEL NOVO LOPES

In-app purchases

None

Booksmark'd

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Library

One-time1
  • My Library Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Booksmark'd free?
Booksmark'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Library free?
My Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Booksmark'd or My Library have ads?
Neither Booksmark'd nor My Library shows ads.

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