Leafed vs Shelflog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leafed
This private book tracker stores your reading data locally, offering a secure and ad-free experience. It allows for easy book scanning, import from other platforms, and detailed tracking of your reading habits without algorithmic recommendations.
- Local data storage
- Book scanning (shelf & barcode)
- Import from other platforms
- Customizable shelves and goals
- Reading timer and notes
- Algorithmic-free discovery
- Data export
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Leafed is a calm, friendly place to keep track of what you read and listen to. No ads. No feed. Nothing nudging you to read faster or buy more. Just your books, your notes, and the pile you'll get to eventually. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Keep track of what you're reading, what you've finished, and what's waiting on the nightstand - Save a line you love by pointing your camera at the page. Leafed turns it into a quote you can keep - Bring in your Kindle highlights - Audiobooks count too: mark a book as an audiobook, log where you stopped in hours and minutes, and rate the narration on its own - Set a goal for the year (books, pages, or hours) and watch it fill up - Sort books onto shelves that make sense to you, and add your own - Add a book in seconds by scanning its barcode, or point your camera at a whole shelf - Find your next read: what's trending, browse by genre, the New York Times bestseller lists, and indie books you won't see everywhere else - See your reading in Insights: pages read, hours listened, genres, favorite authors and narrators, a reading calendar, and your finished books as spines on a shelf - Share a book, a goal, or your year as a card sized for Stories or feeds, saved to Photos or sent anywhere COMING FROM ANOTHER APP? Bring your whole library from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or Bookmory in a couple of taps, and your Audible library too. Your shelves, ratings, and dates come with you. And you can export everything anytime. Your books are yours, coming and going. WHERE YOUR BOOKS LIVE IS UP TO YOU - On your phone only. That's the default; it works fully offline and requires no account. - iCloud backup, to keep your library safe across your Apple devices, still without an account. - A free Leafed account, if you'd like your library on every phone and tablet you read on, plus on the web at leafed.app. WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. No paywall, no book limit, no subscription. If Leafed earns a spot on your nightstand, there's a tip jar. That's it.
Shelflog
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Shelflog is a private, local-first reading tracker for people who want a beautiful personal library without a social network. Save books to Reading, TBR, and Finished shelves. Track ratings, pages, reading dates, private notes, quotes, and yearly goals. Search a bundled book catalog, scan an ISBN barcode, or add a title manually. Shelflog turns your reading year into clear, visual stats: - Yearly book and page progress - Monthly reading bars - Genre mix - Average rating - Reading streak - A shareable Year in Books recap Your library stays on your device in version 1.0. Shelflog has no account system, no ads, no analytics SDK, no tracking SDK, and no developer backend. Free plan: - Save up to 25 books - Use the minimal theme - Track your library and basic stats - Preview Year in Books with a Shelflog watermark Shelflog Premium is a one-time lifetime unlock: - Unlimited saved books - All visual themes - Full Year in Books export without watermark Book metadata and cover links may be provided by Open Library, an Internet Archive project. Shelflog is not affiliated with Open Library, Internet Archive, publishers, authors, or booksellers.
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Verdict
Leafed and Shelflog are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Leafed sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shelflog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Leafed | Shelflog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Watson | PByte Tech |
In-app purchases
Leafed
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Shelflog
- Shelflog Premium$2.99









