Comparison

Shelfie! vs Seekquel

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

Head to head
About

Shelfie!

Features
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Shelfie! Your Cozy Book Nook Every book deserves a beautiful home. So does every reader. Shelfie! is your own digital library, a living little world that grows with every book you read. Tuck your favorite titles onto warm wooden shelves, light a candle, string up some fairy lights, and make it entirely, wonderfully yours. A Shelf That Comes Alive Watch your bookshelf drift from golden morning light to cozy candlelit evenings, Shelfie! changes with the time of day. In Night Mode, your glow props flicker to life, casting warm light across your collection. Decorate Your World Visit Granny Pip's Shop for 40+ herbs, glows, and trinkets to place on your shelves. An ivy jar here, a glowing mushroom there, a pumpkin lantern on the bottom shelf, no two Shelfies are ever the same. Read in Peace Upload your own PDFs and EPUBs, or step into Reading Mode: a distraction-free sanctuary with an illustrated room, a built-in reading timer, and ambient soundscapes - crackling fire, falling rain, or ocean waves. Read in dark mode, highlight your favorite lines, or doodle in the margins with the Pen tool. Watch Yourself Grow Every reading session is tracked. Watch your reading speed, total hours lost in books, and your stats grow one chapter at a time. And much more… Begin your story. Light a candle. Open a book. Welcome to Shelfie! Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Seekquel

This app allows users to meticulously track their reading habits, manage their book library, and discover new titles. It offers extensive customization for your home screen and profile, with options to control privacy and sync with e-readers. Build reading habits and analyze your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen with over 30 cards
  • Detailed book library management
  • Progress logging by page or time
  • E-reader sync (Kindle, Kobo, etc.)
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Reading habit building tools
  • Privacy controls for profile visibility
Features
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Seekquel is a book tracker you set up yourself. There is a lot in it and none of it is compulsory: build your home screen from the parts you use, switch off the rest, and keep the community on its own tab. Plenty of readers run it as a plain reading log and never touch anything else. SET UP THE HOME SCREEN • More than thirty cards: currently reading, daily goals, your streak, recommendations, your reading calendar and more • Drag them into the order you want and switch off the ones you never use • Arrange your stats page and public profile the same way • 21 themes, from Dark Academia to Cottagecore, and more than twenty app icons • Home screen widgets, adjustable text size, reduced motion and reduced transparency DECIDE WHO SEES WHAT • Public, followers only, or private, then set each part of your profile on its own • Show your reviews but hide your stats, or turn a whole profile tab off • Choose who can message you and approve followers before they see anything • No ads, no data selling, and analytics you can decline • Export everything you have added, whenever you want TRACK YOUR LIBRARY • Add books by title, author, ISBN, or barcode scan • Want to Read, Reading, Paused, Read, and Did Not Finish • Log progress by page, percent, or time listened, in the edition you actually own • Custom shelves, shelves that fill themselves from rules you set, tags, and notes • Track what you own, what you borrowed, and what you lent out • Coming from elsewhere? Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or Hardcover, with your shelves, ratings and reviews SYNC YOUR E-READER • KOReader on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook or Android sends your place, reading time, highlights and finished books • Readest and Xteink pocket readers connect too • Calibre keeps shelves, ratings, reviews and reading dates in step in both directions DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ • A taste profile built from your genres, moods, themes and pacing • Browse by mood, trope and pace, not just broad genres • Pick For Me: a few quick questions, one considered recommendation • Shelve a book before it is published and hear the day it comes out • See the films and series a book was turned into • Mood, pace and content notes gathered from real reader reviews BUILD A READING HABIT • A reading timer, with ambient sounds like rain or a fireplace • Daily page or minute targets, and a streak with freeze days built in • Yearly goals and custom challenges, on your own or shared with friends • A monthly reading bingo card, and badges from Bronze to Platinum SEE YOUR READING • Books, pages, hours, streaks and genres at a glance • A Monthly Wrapped recap of the month just gone • Share cards for a finished book, a month or your whole year • With Pro: build your own charts, compare one period against another, and see reading heatmaps, pacing and mood trends THE COMMUNITY, ON ITS OWN TAB • Nothing social reaches your home screen unless you put it there • Rate books with stars, plus writing, plot, characters, atmosphere and impact • Follow readers, build shareable lists, and recommend books directly • Buddy reads with milestones and chat, and book clubs • Ask the community for a book and shelve their suggestions in one tap • Fix catalog mistakes yourself and build your reputation as a contributor Free on iPhone, Android and the web. Pro adds more themes, custom charts, deeper stats and higher limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seekquel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Shelfie!4 screens
Seekquel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Seekquel at every 3 days against Shelfie!'s every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Shelfie! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Seekquel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelfie! ships an update every 3 weeks, Seekquel every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shelfie! versus Seekquel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfie!Seekquel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAarav SinghMohamed Sabri Ben Chaabane

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shelfie!

Subscriptions2
  • Shelfie Premium$3.991 Month
  • Shelfie Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shelfie Premium Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Seekquel

Subscriptions2
  • Seekquel Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Seekquel Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Seekquel Pro Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is Shelfie! free?
Shelfie! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Seekquel free?
Seekquel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shelfie! or Seekquel have ads?
Neither Shelfie! nor Seekquel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shelfie! or Seekquel?
Shelfie! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Seekquel every 3 days. Most recently, Shelfie! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Seekquel on October 31, 2026.

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