Comparison

Personal Library vs BookView

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

Head to head
About

Personal Library

Features
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Your whole book collection, finally organized โ€” including Romanian editions other apps can't find. Personal Library turns your phone into an ISBN scanner for your bookshelf. Scan a book's barcode and it's cataloged in seconds: cover, title, author, publisher, translator and page count filled in automatically. No more duplicate purchases, no more "do I already own this?" SCAN YOUR HOME LIBRARY IN MINUTES Point the camera at the barcode and the book is on your shelf. Cataloging hundreds of books has never been this fast. FINDS THE BOOKS OTHERS MISS Details come from several sources, including Romanian publishers and bookshops, so Romanian and hard-to-find editions are filled in too. One button fills the gaps across your whole library. AI LOOKUP WHEN THE CATALOGS COME UP EMPTY When a book isn't in any catalog, AI lookup searches bookshop websites and fills in the details, the cover, a description and the author's biography โ€” only from pages it can cite. Turn it on automatically in Settings; each search uses one AI credit. BRING YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU Already use Goodreads or StoryGraph? Import your export file: shelves become lists, and your ratings and reviews come along. You can export your full library at any time. ORGANIZE THE WAY YOU THINK Shelves, lists and series. Mark what you own, track what you've read, what you're reading and what's next. AI SUMMARIES Ask for a recap with the ending, or a spoiler-free overview, in English or Romanian. SHARE WITH ANYONE Send a shelf, a list or a series as a link. It opens in any browser, no account needed. ALWAYS IN SYNC Your library is backed up and synced across your phone, tablet and the web. PLANS Personal Library is free to start. Plus and Pro unlock larger libraries and more features, and AI credit packs power the AI searches and summaries. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your App Store account settings. Great for collectors cataloging a home library, readers tracking their TBR, and anyone who wants an ISBN scanner and book catalog in one.

About

BookView

Features
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BookView is a simple and powerful app to explore books, build personal reading lists, and organize your library. Search for books, discover authors, browse genres, and save titles to shelves and custom lists to track what youโ€™ve read and what you want to read next.

Screenshots

Personal Library4 screens
BookView4 screens

Verdict

The call

Personal Library and BookView are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Personal Library versus BookView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonal LibraryBookView
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB47 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperInadcod SRLMichael Terrefortes Rosado

In-app purchases

None

Personal Library

No in-app purchases

None

BookView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Personal Library free?
Personal Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookView free?
BookView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Personal Library or BookView have ads?
Neither Personal Library nor BookView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Personal Library or BookView?
Personal Library ships an update every 3 months, and BookView every 3 months. Most recently, Personal Library was updated on October 31, 2026 and BookView on October 31, 2026.

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