Shelvd vs Simplreads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelvd
Effortlessly log your reading progress by simply taking a photo of any page. This app organizes your library visually, tracks detailed reading statistics, and syncs with Goodreads. It also facilitates book club participation and helps manage your to-read list.
- Photo-based page logging
- Visual book shelves
- Goodreads synchronization
- Import entire reading history
- Detailed reading statistics
- Book club features
- Add books via cover photo
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Log your reading from a photo, not a keyboard. SHELVD is a book tracker that keeps up with how much you read, and keeps your Goodreads library and friends right where they are. FEATURES • Bookmark: Point your camera at any page or Kindle screen and SHELVD marks your place. It reads the page number and updates your progress in about two seconds. No typing. • Visual shelves: Your library lives as real, browsable shelves with spine art, not a list of rows. • Keep your Goodreads updated (Pro): Track everything in SHELVD and your Goodreads profile stays current on its own. Your progress, ratings, and finished books show up there automatically, so the friends you already have keep seeing what you're reading. No other reading app does this. • Bring your whole library: One upload imports your full Goodreads or StoryGraph history: ratings, read dates, and shelves included. • Reading stats: A heatmap of every day you've read, your reading pace, time-to-finish predictions, genre breakdowns, streaks, and progress toward your reading goals. • Book clubs: Read alongside friends, follow live progress on leaderboards, and share what you're into. Create and run your own clubs on Pro. • Snap a cover: Spot a book you want? Photograph the cover and SHELVD adds it to your want-to-read shelf (your TBR). • Hands-free Kindle tracking (Founders): Connect your Amazon account once and your Kindle reading logs itself, no photos needed. Your reading data stays yours. SHELVD never sells or shares your information with third parties. Terms of Use (EULA): https://shelvd.io/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://shelvd.io/legal/privacy
Simplreads
Organize your personal library with this minimal reading app. Track your reading progress, write reviews, save notes, and create playlists of books to read. Keep a clear record of your reading journey.
- Personal library building
- Reading progress tracking
- Write short reviews
- Save longer notes
- Group books into playlists
- Track reading status
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Simplreads is a minimal reading app for building your personal library and keeping your reading process organized. Add books, track progress, write short reviews, save longer notes, and group books into playlists for future reading and sharing with friends. Use Simplreads to keep a clear record of what you want to read, what you are reading now, and what you have finished.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simplreads at 5.0 against Shelvd's 3.8. Simplreads also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Shelvd's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shelvd sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Simplreads asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simplreads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelvd has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Shelvd | Simplreads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Platform Thirteen | Vasilii Andreev |
Customer experience
Shelvd
Simplreads
In-app purchases
Shelvd
- Plus (Monthly)1 Month trial$6.001 Month
- Pro (Monthly)1 Month trial$12.001 Month
- Full Shelfie (Monthly)$18.001 Month
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- Plus (Annual)1 Month trial$58.001 Year
- Pro (Annual)1 Month trial$114.991 Year
- Full Shelfie (Annual)$172.991 Year
- Founders (Annual)$299.991 Year
Simplreads
No in-app purchases









