Comparison

AeroBooks vs myShelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€“ 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 โ€“ and a joy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

myShelf

Track your reading progress, rate and review books, and organize your personal library. Share your reading habits and stats visually on social media. Set reading goals and connect with a community of fellow book lovers.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress page by page
  • Rate and review books
  • Create themed bookshelves
  • Generate shareable reading visuals
  • Set annual reading goals
  • Follow other readers and activity feed
  • View reading statistics
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The reading journal that makes you want to read. myShelf tracks your books, times your reading sessions, keeps your daily goal on track and turns your reading into cards worth sharing. Free, with no ads. READING SESSIONS Tap Read, put your phone down, get lost in your book. The timer runs and your daily goal ring fills up as you read. When you stop, enter the page you reached: myShelf counts your pages and works out your real pace. A line you loved? Jot it down on the spot and it goes straight into your reading journal. A DAILY GOAL, A YEARLY CHALLENGE Pick how many books you want to read this year. myShelf turns it into a monthly pace and a daily goal in minutes that you can fit around your life. A reminder at the time you usually read, a streak that keeps growing, and you always know whether you're ahead. YOUR LIBRARY IN SECONDS โ€ข Scan barcodes one after another, straight from your pile โ€ข Search by title, author or ISBN โ€ข Import your Goodreads, StoryGraph or Babelio history: statuses, ratings, reviews and dates, with no duplicates โ€ข Rate in half stars and write your review โ€ข To read, in progress, read, abandoned: every book has its place, your TBR included STATS THAT TELL YOUR STORY Reading time, pages per hour, days read, longest streak, biggest book, fastest read. Find out whether you're a morning or a night reader, and compare this week with your usual. Your weekly recap is free. SHARE YOUR READING, BEAUTIFULLY Current read, review, shelf, goal, session, quote, achievement: every moment becomes a story or post card, ready for Instagram, TikTok or your camera roll. You choose what it shows. No Canva needed. YOUR COLLECTION, MEASURED Mark the books you own and see your pile in a new light: how tall it stands (a labrador? a giraffe? the Eiffel Tower?), what it weighs, what it's worth new, your oldest book, your biggest doorstopper, your favorite publishers and how long it would take to read it all. A READER PROFILE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU Arrange your books on your own shelves, pick your 3 bedside books and collect wax-seal achievements, from "First page" to "Bookworm". Your profile even has its own web page. Rather read for yourself? Go private and choose who follows you. YOUR NOTEBOOK AND JOURNAL A private note for every book, for your eyes only. And a journal that keeps every session, day after day, as a list or a calendar. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Follow readers like you and see what they finish, rate and recommend. On every book page, reviews from people you follow come first, next to the estimated reading time. Follow your favorite authors and myShelf lets you know when they publish something new. MYSHELF PREMIUM Go further with unlimited shelves, monthly, yearly and all-time recaps, the list of readers who viewed your profile, and every color, font and photo background for your cards. Monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. myShelf is an independent reading tracker, made in France. An idea, an issue? contact@myshelfapp.app Terms of Use: https://myshelfapp.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://myshelfapp.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

AeroBooks4 screens
myShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: myShelf at 15.1 against AeroBooks's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. AeroBooks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and myShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroBooks ships an update every 8 days, myShelf every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
AeroBooks versus myShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroBooksmyShelf
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size85 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEnzo KaiserBRYAN TAYLOR CHRIS HOUBLON

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AeroBooks

Subscriptions2
  • AeroBooks Pro$1.991 Month
  • AeroBooks Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
3 purchases

myShelf

Subscriptions2
  • Myshelf Premium - Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • MyShelf - Annual Plan14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$89.99

Questions

Is AeroBooks free?
AeroBooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myShelf free?
myShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AeroBooks or myShelf have ads?
Neither AeroBooks nor myShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroBooks or myShelf?
AeroBooks ships an update every 8 days, and myShelf every 9 days. Most recently, AeroBooks was updated on October 31, 2026 and myShelf on October 31, 2026.

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