Comparison

Mango Bookshelf vs bookReadApp

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

Head to head
About

Mango Bookshelf

Features
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Mango Bookshelf makes reading more fun! Built for young readers and their families, it's the easiest way to keep track of what you're reading and how much time you spend doing it. SCAN & COLLECT Use your camera to scan a book's barcode and instantly add it to your bookshelf. No barcode? Add books manually with just a title and author. YOUR BOOKSHELF See all your books organized into "Still Reading" and "Finished" sections. Tap the emoji to mark a book as done, and swipe to remove books you no longer want. BOOK DETAILS Tap any book to see its cover image, synopsis, publish date, page count, subjects, and more books by the same author โ€” all loaded automatically. READING TIMER Start the timer when you sit down to read. It keeps tracking even when your iPad is locked! Stop and save your session when you're done. READING STATS See how much you've read today, this week, this month, this year, and all time. Watch your reading time grow! Mango Bookshelf was built by a parent and a child learning to code together. We hope it helps your family fall in love with reading too.

About

bookReadApp

Features
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Build your reading life in one place. BookReadApp helps you organize your library, track reading progress, capture notes, and see how your habits grow over time. Add books by title, author, or ISBN, import your Goodreads library, log reading sessions, and review your stats with a clean, focused reading dashboard. Features: Organize your personal library with reading statuses like Want to Read, Reading, Completed, and Gave Up Search books by title, author, or ISBN Import your Goodreads library from CSV Track reading progress by page count Use a built-in reading timer to log sessions and pages read Keep notes, quotes, and page references for each book View reading streaks, yearly summaries, and monthly reading charts Search and filter your books and notes quickly Rate books and keep a personal review history Whether you are building a reading habit, managing a long reading list, or keeping track of favorite quotes, BookReadApp gives you a simple way to stay consistent and remember more of what you read.

Screenshots

Mango Bookshelf3 screens
bookReadApp2 screens

Verdict

The call

Mango Bookshelf and bookReadApp are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mango Bookshelf versus bookReadApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMango BookshelfbookReadApp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStuart KochJingling Zhu

In-app purchases

None

Mango Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

None

bookReadApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mango Bookshelf free?
Mango Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bookReadApp free?
bookReadApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mango Bookshelf or bookReadApp have ads?
Neither Mango Bookshelf nor bookReadApp shows ads.

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