Comparison

Lectori vs OpenBookshelf

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

Head to head
About

Lectori

Features
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The calm, offline-first reading diary. Build the reading habit you’ve always wanted with Lectori. Designed for focus and privacy, Lectori helps you track your reading, organize your library, and see beautiful stats—without the clutter. WHY READERS CHOOSE LECTORI: - Complete Library Manager Organize your entire collection. Scan ISBN barcodes to add physical books instantly, or log audiobooks and e-books manually. Sort by shelves, tags, and reading status. - Track Your Way A flexible reading log for every style. Track by pages, minutes, or percentage. Perfect for daily habit building. - Private & Offline Your data belongs to you. Lectori is local-first, meaning your library works perfectly offline. No internet? No problem. - Insightful Stats visualize your reading year. See pages read, books finished, and reading streaks at a glance. - Sync (Optional) Keep your data on your device, or create a free account to sync across iPhone and iPad. Download Lectori for free and start your next chapter.

About

OpenBookshelf

Organize your reading list with a clean, focused book tracker. Easily search millions of titles, import your history from other platforms, and sync across devices without ads or subscriptions. Focus solely on your books.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Search millions of books
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Sync across devices
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Organize reading lists
Features
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Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.

Screenshots

Lectori4 screens
OpenBookshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lectori at none against OpenBookshelf's 1. Lectori also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. OpenBookshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lectori asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lectori ships an update every 5 days, OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lectori versus OpenBookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLectoriOpenBookshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevin NeugebauerJared Floersch

In-app purchases

None

Lectori

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OpenBookshelf

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Lectori free?
Lectori is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenBookshelf free?
OpenBookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lectori or OpenBookshelf have ads?
Neither Lectori nor OpenBookshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lectori or OpenBookshelf?
Lectori ships an update every 5 days, and OpenBookshelf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lectori was updated on October 28, 2026 and OpenBookshelf on October 31, 2026.

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