Comparison

Shelfly vs Seekquel

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

Head to head
About

Shelfly

Features
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Shelfly is a cozy bookshelf where every book you read finds its place. Track your reading journey in a simple, beautiful way. Line up your books on shelves, follow your progress and watch your reading habit grow with clear stats. Whether you read a few pages a day or chase a yearly goal, Shelfly keeps everything in one calm, distraction-free place. Highlights: - Import your Goodreads or StoryGraph library in one go, with ratings and reviews - Search your library by title, author or your own notes - Book-like spines, or use the cover or a photo of your real book's spine - Four color themes (Classic, Jewel, Cover, Pop) in light and dark - Shelf decorations: a lamp, plants, a cat, candles and more, with new ones unlocked as you read - Add books by scanning a barcode or entering details manually - Update your progress with a smooth page wheel - Built-in Pomodoro timer that asks how many pages you read after each session - Celebrations when you finish a book, reach your goal or keep a streak - Yearly reading goal, reading streak, rating distribution and a reading calendar - Year in Books: celebrate your reading year with shareable cards - Share a picture of your shelf with one tap - Rate finished books and keep personal notes - Arrange books by tapping, or sort a shelf by title, author or color - Back up and restore your library so nothing gets lost - Available in English and Turkish - Fully offline and ad-free; your data stays on your device Shelfly is for readers who want focus, calm and the simple joy of a growing bookshelf.

About

Seekquel

This app allows you to meticulously track your reading habits, manage your book library, and discover new titles. Customize your home screen with various widgets and personalize your profile's privacy settings. It also offers features to build reading habits and sync with e-readers.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen with 30+ cards
  • Detailed book library management
  • E-reader sync (Kindle, Kobo, etc.)
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Reading habit building tools
  • Privacy controls for profile visibility
  • Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Hardcover
Features
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Seekquel is a book tracker you set up yourself. There is a lot in it and none of it is compulsory: build your home screen from the parts you use, switch off the rest, and keep the community on its own tab. Plenty of readers run it as a plain reading log and never touch anything else. SET UP THE HOME SCREEN • More than thirty cards: currently reading, daily goals, your streak, recommendations, your reading calendar and more • Drag them into the order you want and switch off the ones you never use • Arrange your stats page and public profile the same way • 21 themes, from Dark Academia to Cottagecore, and more than twenty app icons • Home screen widgets, adjustable text size, reduced motion and reduced transparency DECIDE WHO SEES WHAT • Public, followers only, or private, then set each part of your profile on its own • Show your reviews but hide your stats, or turn a whole profile tab off • Choose who can message you and approve followers before they see anything • No ads, no data selling, and analytics you can decline • Export everything you have added, whenever you want TRACK YOUR LIBRARY • Add books by title, author, ISBN, or barcode scan • Want to Read, Reading, Paused, Read, and Did Not Finish • Log progress by page, percent, or time listened, in the edition you actually own • Custom shelves, shelves that fill themselves from rules you set, tags, and notes • Track what you own, what you borrowed, and what you lent out • Coming from elsewhere? Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or Hardcover, with your shelves, ratings and reviews SYNC YOUR E-READER • KOReader on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook or Android sends your place, reading time, highlights and finished books • Readest and Xteink pocket readers connect too • Calibre keeps shelves, ratings, reviews and reading dates in step in both directions DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ • A taste profile built from your genres, moods, themes and pacing • Browse by mood, trope and pace, not just broad genres • Pick For Me: a few quick questions, one considered recommendation • Shelve a book before it is published and hear the day it comes out • See the films and series a book was turned into • Mood, pace and content notes gathered from real reader reviews BUILD A READING HABIT • A reading timer, with ambient sounds like rain or a fireplace • Daily page or minute targets, and a streak with freeze days built in • Yearly goals and custom challenges, on your own or shared with friends • A monthly reading bingo card, and badges from Bronze to Platinum SEE YOUR READING • Books, pages, hours, streaks and genres at a glance • A Monthly Wrapped recap of the month just gone • Share cards for a finished book, a month or your whole year • With Pro: build your own charts, compare one period against another, and see reading heatmaps, pacing and mood trends THE COMMUNITY, ON ITS OWN TAB • Nothing social reaches your home screen unless you put it there • Rate books with stars, plus writing, plot, characters, atmosphere and impact • Follow readers, build shareable lists, and recommend books directly • Buddy reads with milestones and chat, and book clubs • Ask the community for a book and shelve their suggestions in one tap • Fix catalog mistakes yourself and build your reputation as a contributor Free on iPhone, Android and the web. Pro adds more themes, custom charts, deeper stats and higher limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seekquel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Shelfly4 screens
Seekquel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Seekquel at Free against Shelfly's $0.99. Seekquel also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Shelfly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#130 vs unranked). On 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

Seekquel is free to download; Shelfly costs $0.99 up front. Seekquel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shelfly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelfly ships an update every 4 months, Seekquel every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Shelfly versus Seekquel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelflySeekquel
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeynep Beyza INCIKMohamed Sabri Ben Chaabane

In-app purchases

None

Shelfly

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Seekquel

Subscriptions2
  • Seekquel Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Seekquel Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Seekquel Pro Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is Shelfly free?
Shelfly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Seekquel free?
Seekquel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shelfly or Seekquel have ads?
Neither Shelfly nor Seekquel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shelfly or Seekquel?
Shelfly ships an update every 4 months, and Seekquel every 3 days. Most recently, Shelfly was updated on November 5, 2026 and Seekquel on November 9, 2026.

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