Bookshelf vs Codex Books

How do you keep your books organized? Ever picked up a book only to realize you cannot remember if you already bought it? Bookshelf keeps a digital inventory of your home library right in your pocket, offering a streamlined, modern, and native iOS experience dedicated entirely to your physical books. + Categorize your books with collections and tags, giving you total flexibility to organize your library exactly the way you want. + Sort your collection by title, author, purchase date, or publication year to suit your style. Search boxes are everywhere. + Dive into your book collection details with stunning charts in a dedicated statistics screen. + Check your pocket inventory from the bookstore to ensure you never buy a book you already own. + Built for readers who just want a clean, dedicated app for books. No external websites, no account registrations, no user’s identity tracking. + Your data stays on your devices and automatically sync to your Apple account via iCloud. If you have any issues or suggestions, please email to hello@bigfootsaigon.com; We highly appreciate your effort and will response promptly. License agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Codex helps you build and organize a personal book library from the books around you. Scan a book cover with your camera, pick a photo from your library, scan an ISBN barcode, or search by title, author, or ISBN. Codex retrieves book details such as title, author, year, cover, description, and ISBN, then saves them into your library for quick browsing and lookup. Your collection can be sorted by author, year, or category, and books can be grouped into genres and adjusted manually when needed. You can also export your full library as JSON for backup or sharing. Features: - Scan book covers with OCR-based search - Scan ISBN barcodes with the camera - Search manually by title, author, or ISBN - Save title, author, year, category, description, cover, and ISBN - Organize books by author, year, and category - Edit categories and remove books from the library - Export your collection as JSON - Sync your library through iCloud - Codex is designed for readers who want a fast way to catalog physical books without maintaining a spreadsheet by hand.Note:In order to function, the app needs Google API with Books API access which can be configured via the app settings.