Comparison

MyPocketShelf vs Shelfd

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

Head to head
About

MyPocketShelf

Easily track, organize, and manage your personal book collection. Scan books to check your library, catalog special editions, and create custom tags for detailed organization. View insightful statistics about your library's contents.

Highlights
  • Scan books by barcode
  • Track owned books and wishlists
  • Catalog special and signed editions
  • Create custom tags for organization
  • Design virtual bookshelves
  • View library statistics
Features
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MyPocketShelf – Your Book Collection & Library Tracker MyPocketShelf is the ultimate book tracker and library app for readers and collectors. Scan, organize, and manage your entire book collection—physical books, e-books, and audiobooks—all in one place. Track your TBR, wishlist, signed editions, and pre-orders with ease. Key Features: Scan While You Shop Scan any book's barcode to instantly see if it's already in your collection. Track Your Bookshelf Keep track of what you own, your wishlist, special editions, signed copies, and pre-orders—complete with notes for what you're waiting on. Special & Signed Editions Keep track of signed books, limited editions & exclusives. Powerful Custom Tags Organize your collection your way. Create and manage tags for genres, formats, tropes, moods—ANYTHING—and assign them right from the Tags area or any book's detail screen. Series Editing Made Easy Update a series title once, and it automatically applies across every book in that series. ARC Tracking Tag your Advance Reader Copies just like Read or TBR, with their own dedicated stats. Track What You Spend Optionally add prices to your books to keep tabs on the value of your collection. Import & Share Your Library Already using Goodreads, Fable, StoryGraph, My Library, or Libib? Import your existing collection in just a few taps. Want to show off your shelf? Export and share your library with friends via email. Beautiful Virtual Shelves Choose the look of your bookshelf to match your favorite genre or mood. View Your Stats Number of books in your library, wishlist, and loaned out. Number of books by format—Physical, E-Book, Audiobook. Number of Authors, Genres, Series, Tags, and Total Pages. Simple. Pretty. Personal. Designed for book lovers, by a book lover. MyPocketShelf is designed for book lovers who want more than just a list—it's a smarter way to manage your personal library. Start building your perfect shelf today.

About

Shelfd

Organize your reading life with a charming book tracker. Log what you're reading, discover your next book with a spin of a wheel, and visualize your reading habits with personalized stats and achievements. Enjoy a cozy, ad-free experience with optional premium features for advanced tracking.

Highlights
  • Track current, finished, and to-be-read books
  • Spin a wheel to pick your next read
  • Organize books by genre with custom colors
  • Set reading goals and view yearly stats
  • Earn achievements narrated by an Archivist
  • Import libraries from other apps (CSV)
  • Backup and restore your library
Features
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A warm, unhurried home for your reading life. Shelfd keeps a quiet record of everything you've read and everything still waiting — without turning your hobby into a job. No leaderboards. No guilt for the week you didn't finish anything. HOWEVER YOU READ IT Paper, ebook, or audiobook — track them side by side on the same shelf. Audiobooks count down in hours and minutes remaining, the way your listening app shows them, so there's no maths to do when you log your progress. YOUR SHELF, ACTUALLY SHELVED Finished books stand as real spines, coloured from their own covers. Browse them as a shelf or a list, and build your own collections for classics, comfort rereads, or whatever you're hoarding this month. SPIN THE WHEEL Too many books, not enough decisions. Load up your TBR, give it a spin, and let fate choose your next read. A GOAL WORTH HITTING Set a books-per-year target and watch the arrow move toward the bullseye. Miss it and nothing bad happens. Hit it and something rather nice does. THE SHAPE OF YOUR TASTE See which genres you actually gravitate to, how you read — paper, screen, or headphones — and the quiet trends across your year. ACHIEVEMENTS, STAMPED Every finished book earns a mark from the Archivist, who keeps your records in impeccable order and is quietly more invested than he lets on. BRING YOUR LIBRARY Coming from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your whole history from a single file and pick up where you left off. Back up your shelf whenever you like — your library is yours, and it stays on your device. SCAN AND GO Point the camera at a barcode and the book is on your shelf, page count and cover included. SHELFD PREMIUM Read up to three books at once, unlock the Ratings Card with half-stars and emoji vibes for how a book actually felt, get the deeper genre breakdown, and build unlimited shelves and lists. "Keep reading. That's all I ask." — The Archivist SHELFD PREMIUM — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Shelfd Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Founders Group purchase. A 7-day free trial is included with the subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joinshelfd.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

MyPocketShelf4 screens
Shelfd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyPocketShelf at 90% against Shelfd's 50%. MyPocketShelf also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). Shelfd's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyPocketShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Shelfd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyPocketShelf holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of MyPocketShelf's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shelfd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPocketShelf ships an update every 11 days, Shelfd daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyPocketShelf versus Shelfd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPocketShelfShelfd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBryon FowlerZachary Selburg

Customer experience

MyPocketShelf

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Shelfd

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MyPocketShelf

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$34.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Shelfd

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shelfd Founders Group$59.99

Questions

Is MyPocketShelf free?
MyPocketShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelfd free?
Shelfd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyPocketShelf or Shelfd?
MyPocketShelf is rated higher. MyPocketShelf averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Shelfd averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MyPocketShelf or Shelfd have ads?
Neither MyPocketShelf nor Shelfd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPocketShelf or Shelfd?
MyPocketShelf ships an update every 11 days, and Shelfd daily. Most recently, MyPocketShelf was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shelfd on October 24, 2026.

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