Comparison

Bookshelf vs Dust Jacket

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

Head to head
About

Bookshelf

Features
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Bookshelf - Notaria is your personal reading space for notes, quotes, and recall. Capture what matters while you read, keep everything organized in one bookshelf, and come back to it when you want to remember more. Save notes, collect quotes, scan pages, transcribe audio, and review with quizzes. WHY READERS USE NOTARIA Quick capture Save notes, quotes, and ideas in seconds while reading. Bookshelf organization Keep your books, notes, and quotes together in one clean reading space. Recall and review Return to what you saved with memory review, quiz flows, quote cards, and reading stats. Search your bookshelf Search your saved reading and quickly get back to the notes and quotes that matter. OCR and transcription Capture printed text from pages and turn spoken thoughts into searchable notes. ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN OCR runs on-device Scan pages and extract text directly on your device. Speech-to-text runs on-device Transcribe audio with on-device speech recognition when supported on your device. Your reading data stays on your device β€” capture, organize, and review locally. SUBSCRIPTIONS Notaria includes Free and Premium access paths. Free lets you use core reading, capture, OCR, and supported on-device speech-to-text flows with a limited bookshelf. Premium unlocks an unlimited bookshelf and extra features, and is available as a one-time lifetime purchase β€” pay once, keep it forever. No subscriptions. Purchases can be restored through Apple or Google after reinstall or device change. FEATURES Bookshelf for your reading life Book notes and quotes Quick capture OCR page scanning On-device speech-to-text Memory review and recall flows Quiz-based review Quote cards Reading stats and sessions Search across your saved reading Premium lifetime upgrade (one-time purchase) Whether you want a better way to save highlights, revisit ideas, or keep coming back to what you read, Notaria helps you capture, organize, and remember. Download Bookshelf - Notaria and build a reading habit you can return to. Contact: trackit.tr@gmail.com EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://trackit.tr/notaria/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://notaria.trackit.tr/terms-of-use

About

Dust Jacket

Features
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Dust Jacket is the book tracking app for readers who take their reading life seriously. Your complete library, always with you. Log what you're reading, track what you've finished, and keep everything you want to read next in one beautiful place. Dust Jacket is built around the way real readers actually read β€” in series, across genres, with stats that mean something. See your annual reading count and pace at a glance. Explore your genre breakdown over time. Discover your most-read authors. Track the gender of the protagonists you gravitate toward. Every book you've ever read, every book you want to read next, all in one place. A reading tracker that gets out of the way. Log a book in seconds. Search by title or author, tap to select, and you're done. No friction, no clutter, no social feed demanding your attention. Just your books. Your library, beautifully organized. Filter by status, sort by date, search across your entire history including notes and series. Every book exactly where you expect it. Stats that actually matter. Annual reading counts. Genre breakdowns. Author diversity. Protagonist gender. Most-read authors and series. The numbers behind your reading life, surfaced simply. Completely private. No social features. No algorithm. No ads. Just you and your books.

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
Dust Jacket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dust Jacket at none against Bookshelf's 5. Dust Jacket also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Bookshelf's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookshelf sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Dust Jacket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookshelf ships an update every 2 months, Dust Jacket every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Bookshelf versus Dust Jacket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfDust Jacket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size107 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHasan KoseJohn White Jr

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bookshelf

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1000 Credit Pack$9.99
  • Lifetime Purchase$19.99
  • 12000 Credits Pack$89.99
None

Dust Jacket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dust Jacket free?
Dust Jacket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bookshelf or Dust Jacket have ads?
Neither Bookshelf nor Dust Jacket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or Dust Jacket?
Bookshelf ships an update every 2 months, and Dust Jacket every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dust Jacket on October 31, 2026.

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