Reading Journey vs Unshelved
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Journey
Easily log your reading sessions, track your emotions, and discover your reading habits. Share your reading journey with visually appealing graphics and import your existing libraries. This app makes tracking books enjoyable, not a chore.
- Log reading sessions with photos
- Track reading emotions and reactions
- Quick book import via scanning
- DNF (Did Not Finish) book tracking
- Import from Goodreads and Storygraph
- Goodreads library synchronization
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Book tracking should feel like fun, not like homework. It’s a chance to explore, escape, and connect with stories. With Reading Journey, you can log your sessions, track your reactions, and discover who you are as a reader. Why you’ll love it: Easy & Fun Reading Logs: Snap a pic of your reading sessions.Record your pages and emotions. Share the Feels: Track your reactions as you read — we’ll turn it into a graphic worth sharing. Quick import: Scan books to quickly upload them to your TBR. DNF Graveyard: Bury the books you didn’t finish—they still count for something! No Streaks, No Stress: Show up for your books however you want. Import your library from GoodReads or Storygraph. GoodReads Sync: Automatically fetch and synchronize new books from GoodReads Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readingjourney.co/privacy
Unshelved
This app transforms your reading journey into visually appealing Home Screen widgets and a charming book stack. Easily track your progress, curate your library using photos, and manage your reading queue. It's designed for readers who love to showcase their books.
- Home Screen widgets
- Shabby-chic book stack display
- Page tracking
- Library building from photos/screenshots
- Reading queue management
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Turn the books you read into a stack that grows with you. Track your progress, plan your next reads, and revisit each season through beautiful Home Screen widgets. Add books from photos or screenshots and share your stacks. No account, ads, or subscription. Optional tips support development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Unshelved at daily against Reading Journey's every 10 days. Unshelved also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Reading Journey's advantage is ratings volume (373 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Reading Journey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Unshelved sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unshelved holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Journey has 373 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Reading Journey's written reviews are positive against 100% of Unshelved's.
Reading Journey ships an update every 10 days, Unshelved daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Reading Journey | Unshelved |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (373 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 373 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vinh Dinh | Abhilash Kuduvalli |
Customer experience
Reading Journey
Unshelved
Bugs and requests
Reading Journey
Reported bugs
1 issue- Occasional bugs and glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Option to edit book page counts
- Additional star rating options (0.25, 0.75)
- Ability to follow other users
Unshelved
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reading Journey
- Reading Journey Plus$4.991 Month
- Reading Journey Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Unshelved
- eBook Patron$0.99
- Paperback Patron$2.99
- Hardcover Patron$4.99
