Book Queue vs Bookstore Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Queue
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BookQueue helps you stay on top of what to read next, what you’re reading now, and what you’ve already finished. Search books by title, author, or ISBN, then add them to the right list in one tap. Keep your reading organized with clean list management, progress updates, ratings, and detailed book metadata. Features: - Organize books into To Be Read (TBR), Reading, Finished, and DNF - Manual ordering of your To Be Read list - Track reading progress by pages or percent - Save reading dates, ratings, format, and notes - Get series-aware suggestions, including next-in-series recommendations - Own your data, export and import your full library as JSON - Privacy first, keep your data on your device BookQueue is designed for readers who want a simple To Be Read (TBR) list manager with manual ordering.
Bookstore Companion
Discover highly-rated books directly in the bookstore aisle using augmented reality and instant scan verdicts. Save your finds to a private wishlist without needing an account or sign-up. This app helps you find quality reads in physical stores.
- AR book highlighting
- Instant scan verdicts
- Private wishlist
- No account required
- Works in physical stores
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Standing in a bookstore, surrounded by hundreds of spines — which ones are actually worth reading? Bookstore Companion answers that, right there in the aisle, without ever sending you to Amazon. • Point at a shelf → the well-regarded books light up, in place, through your camera (AR). • Scan any book → a one-line verdict on whether it's acclaimed, solid, or niche. • Save what catches your eye to a private wishlist for later. It's built for the reader who loves an indie or used bookstore and wants a knowledgeable friend at their elbow — not an infinite warehouse. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Bookstore Companion is free. No account, no subscription, no ads. Pairs with our cataloging app, Home Library Companion, for organizing the books you bring home. Terms of Use: https://callnumber.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book Queue at none against Bookstore Companion's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Bookstore Companion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Book Queue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Book Queue ships an update every 4 weeks, Bookstore Companion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Queue | Bookstore Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Svetlana Stolyarova | Creative Sonar, LLC |
In-app purchases
Book Queue
No in-app purchases
Bookstore Companion
- Bookstore Companion Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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