Comparison

Shelfie vs Reading Log & Book Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Shelfie

Features
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Your digital ledger for a life well-read. Shelfie is a distraction-free, elegant reading tracker designed to curate your personal library. Built with privacy at its core and functioning entirely on-device, Shelfie transforms how you record, remember, and reflect on the books you read. KEY FEATURES The Archive: Manage your personal library with beautiful, tactile categorizations (Owned, Wishlist, Borrowed, Lent). Instant Barcode Scanner: Add books in seconds. Simply point your camera at any ISBN barcode to instantly pull high-quality covers, authors, and details from the global catalog directly to your shelf. Global Search: Don't have the physical book on hand? Search millions of books by title, author, or publisher to expand your digital archive. The Reading Ledger: Log your daily pages, track your current reading status, and set a yearly reading goal to build a lasting habit. On-Device Privacy: Your library is yours. All processing happens locally on your device to ensure a fast, secure, and deeply personal experience. Every great journey starts with a single page. Begin building your ledger today.

About

Reading Log & Book Tracker

Features
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Gather all the books you're reading, want to read, and have finished in one place. Kitaplığım helps you track your reading habit, see your progress, and reach your yearly reading goal. What page was I on? How many books did I finish this year? What should I read next? The answers are all in your library. FEATURES: • Quick add: scan a book's ISBN barcode with the camera or search online by title, author or ISBN; cover, author and page count are filled in for you. Edit any field before saving, or add books manually. • Status: to read / reading / finished • Page-based progress with a percentage indicator • Reading timer: track your reading time, see how many pages per hour you read and how long it will take to finish at that pace • Home Screen and Lock Screen widget: your current book, progress, yearly goal and streak • Set and track a yearly reading goal • Reading streak to keep you reading every day • Statistics: books finished, total pages, reading time and reading speed • Save and share your favorite quotes • "What should I read today?" dice: a random pick from your to-read list • iCloud backup: your books, quotes and reading times are backed up to your own iCloud account and come back automatically on a new device • Export as CSV or JSON • On-device book suggestions on devices that support Apple Intelligence • Clean, book-cover-focused, beautiful design PRIVACY: No account required. Your library is stored on your device; with iCloud backup on, it is backed up only to your own iCloud account. The internet is used only for online book search (Open Library, Google Books), cover downloads and notifications. Support: dijitalpilot.com TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dijitalpilot.com/privacy

Screenshots

Shelfie4 screens
Reading Log & Book Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfie at none against Reading Log & Book Tracker's 3. Reading Log & Book Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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. Reading Log & Book Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Shelfie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelfie ships an update every 4 months, Reading Log & Book Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Shelfie versus Reading Log & Book Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfieReading Log & Book Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMehmet TarhanDIJITAL PILOT REKLAM SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Shelfie

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Reading Log & Book Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Haftalık Premium$1.997 Days
  • Aylık Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yıllık Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Shelfie free?
Shelfie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Log & Book Tracker free?
Reading Log & Book Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shelfie or Reading Log & Book Tracker have ads?
Neither Shelfie nor Reading Log & Book Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shelfie or Reading Log & Book Tracker?
Shelfie ships an update every 4 months, and Reading Log & Book Tracker weekly. Most recently, Shelfie was updated on October 19, 2026 and Reading Log & Book Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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