Comparison

Bookmarked vs Shelfie Library Manager

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

Head to head
About

Bookmarked

Easily track your reading history and recall book details with quick notes. Organize your library by author, add ratings, and manage a "Want to Read" list. Syncs via iCloud for seamless access across devices.

Highlights
  • Personal book library
  • Jot down notes for recall
  • Organize by author
  • Star ratings
  • Want to Read list
  • iCloud sync
  • Backup and restore
Features
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Bookmarked — your personal library of books you've read. Read a lot, but six months later can't remember what a book was about? Jot down short notes, and the story comes back in seconds. • Books grouped by author, quick search and an alphabet index • A note, date read and star rating for every book • Want to Read — friends' recommendations and finds, with Up Next on top • Add books from a cover photo or by sharing from Safari and Telegram • New releases from your favorite authors (optional) • Syncs through your own iCloud — your books move with you to a new iPhone • Back up to a file and restore from it No ads, no sign-up, nothing extra — just your books and your thoughts about them.

About

Shelfie Library Manager

Features
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Shelfie is a calm, private home for the books you own. Catalogue titles, remember where they live on your shelves, curate lists, and keep lending straight—all on your iPhone and iPad. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add books by scanning the ISBN barcode or entering details manually • Pull in titles, authors, covers, and more from public book databases (Open Library, with Google Books as a fallback when information is thin) • Track reading status: waiting, reading, or finished • Organize with custom lists—including Favorites out of the box • Map books to physical shelves and optional shelf photos • Log loans: who borrowed what and when you expect it back • Attach your own cover, shelf, or in-book photos from camera or library • Search across titles, authors, notes, series, and borrower names • See simple stats: book count, total pages, and approximate storage for images PRIVATE & YOURS Your library syncs through iCloud using CloudKit. Data is tied to your Apple ID and stored in your private database—we don’t run our own servers for your catalogue. LANGUAGES English and Turkish interface. REQUIREMENTS Sign in to iCloud on your device for sync. An internet connection is needed to look up book metadata and covers. ATTRIBUTION Book information and cover art may come from Open Library and other public sources; respective providers may apply their own terms.

Screenshots

Bookmarked4 screens
Shelfie Library Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bookmarked and Shelfie Library Manager are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bookmarked versus Shelfie Library Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmarkedShelfie Library Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrban Andrei Ivanovich, IPBRANDWOLF ILETISIM

In-app purchases

None

Bookmarked

No in-app purchases

None

Shelfie Library Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookmarked free?
Bookmarked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelfie Library Manager free?
Shelfie Library Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookmarked or Shelfie Library Manager have ads?
Neither Bookmarked nor Shelfie Library Manager shows ads.

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