Comparison

Shelfie vs Liburu

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

Liburu

Features
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Liburu turns your bookshelf into a living library — on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Scan a book by its barcode and it appears on your shelf, covers and details filled in automatically — even regional and self-published titles. Track your reading, rate with half-stars, and keep the quotes that moved you alongside the emotion you felt. READ & LISTEN • Read your own EPUB and PDF files right inside the app • A separate audiobook library with listening time and covers from Apple • Open a book straight from Files or Apple Books into Liburu ORGANIZE • Shelves for reading, finished, to-read and your wishlist • Sort by date, title, author or genre; collections you can make public • Quotes & notes with an emotion, favorites, lending tracker, book location READ TOGETHER • A profile with a unique @username others can find • Follow readers, see who's reading a book, share recommendations • Reviews with likes and comments; an activity feed and notifications YOURS & PRIVATE Your library lives in your own iCloud — the same books, progress and notes on every device, automatically. Never on our servers. Works offline. One-time purchase. No subscription. Unlock everything, forever.

Screenshots

Shelfie4 screens
Liburu3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfie at none against Liburu's 1. Shelfie also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Liburu's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Liburu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shelfie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelfie ships an update every 4 months, Liburu daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Shelfie versus Liburu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfieLiburu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMehmet Tarhanjosuar ochoa

In-app purchases

None

Shelfie

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Liburu

One-time1
  • Liburu Premium$24.99

Questions

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

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