Comparison

AeroBooks vs MindShelf

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

Head to head
About

AeroBooks

Features
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Track your reading. Build the habit. Stay consistent. AeroBooks turns reading into a real habit. Log your books, keep your streak alive and find your next favorite – on iPhone, iPad and Mac. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Log books, track pages and see how much you actually read. Scan a barcode and the book is found instantly. READ YOUR OWN BOOKS Import EPUB, PDF, text or Markdown files and read them right in AeroBooks. The reader remembers your page and logs your progress for you. READING TIME Start a session with a timer and see how long you really read. Rain, ocean, wind or a crackling fire keep you company. The timer stays on your Lock Screen, and Siri can start it. STREAKS & GOALS Daily streaks, weekly goals and a streak freeze for off days. From 8 PM, a countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island shows how much time is left to save your streak. YOUR SHELF, YOUR STYLE Photograph real book spines and decorate your shelf with plants, candles, a reading lamp or a cat. [COMMUNITY] Create private leagues with friends, climb the weekly global league, join community challenges and applaud what your friends finish. RECAP Every month and your whole year: pages, books, hours, favorite genres and your longest streak. Share it all as a card. SERIES TRACKER Keep every series in view. Never lose track of a book again. DISCOVER & RATE Find new books with Apple Intelligence search that fixes your typos on device. Rate them in six categories. YOUR READING PROFILE Build your own avatar, level up, earn XP and badges. Share your profile as a card with a QR code. ON EVERY DEVICE Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced in real time. Log pages straight from the Mac menu bar. Widgets, Live Activities and Siri shortcuts included. BRING YOUR LIBRARY Export from Goodreads or StoryGraph and import your books via CSV. AeroBooks makes reading a habit – and a joy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MindShelf

Organize your reading by creating a digital bookshelf. Save notes, quotes, and lessons from each book to easily revisit important ideas. This app provides a focused space for your thoughts, helping you retain knowledge from various genres.

Highlights
  • Digital bookshelf creation
  • Instant book search and add
  • Save notes, quotes, and lessons
  • Organize thoughts by book
  • Reading insights and patterns
  • Minimalist design for focus
  • Secure cross-device sync
Features
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MindShelf helps you remember what you read. Build your personal shelf of books, save meaningful notes, capture quotes, and return to ideas that matter. Instead of losing highlights in screenshots, notebooks, or scattered notes apps, MindShelf gives every book its own clean space for your thoughts. Features • Build your personal digital bookshelf • Search and add books instantly • Save notes, quotes, lessons, and reflections • Organize thoughts by book • View reading insights and patterns • Beautiful minimal design built for focus • Secure sync across devices Why MindShelf? Reading creates ideas. MindShelf helps you keep them. Whether you read self-development, business, fiction, or philosophy, MindShelf becomes your private library of knowledge and memories. Download MindShelf and start building a shelf worth revisiting.

Screenshots

AeroBooks4 screens
MindShelf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindShelf at none against AeroBooks's 2. MindShelf also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). AeroBooks's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. AeroBooks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MindShelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroBooks ships an update every 8 days, MindShelf every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
AeroBooks versus MindShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroBooksMindShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnzo KaiserFawaz Alkhodier

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AeroBooks

Subscriptions2
  • AeroBooks Pro$1.991 Month
  • AeroBooks Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
None

MindShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AeroBooks free?
AeroBooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindShelf free?
MindShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AeroBooks or MindShelf have ads?
Neither AeroBooks nor MindShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroBooks or MindShelf?
AeroBooks ships an update every 8 days, and MindShelf every 6 months. Most recently, AeroBooks was updated on October 31, 2026 and MindShelf on November 5, 2026.

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