Comparison

Mighty Bookshelf vs Papyrus

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

Head to head
About

Mighty Bookshelf

Features
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Have you ever been in this situation where you want to buy the next book in the series you are currently reading, but you can't remember which one it is? That happened several times to me, I could use spreadsheet files but let's be honest, it doesn't look good at all. That's why I created Mighty Bookshelf! Many other book tracking apps are focusing on social features, stats and challenges. Mighty Bookshelf focuses on showing you what you own in a fast and beautiful way. Main features : - You can scan barcodes to quickly find books. The data come from the Google Books database, and you can manually add more details. - It's possible to import data from other applications. - Book covers coming from the Google Book database have a low resolution, so you can choose better ones from within the app. - You can filter your library based on authors, artists, genres, publishers and many more criteria. - You can mark books as favorite, owned or "wishlist". You can also marked them as not read, reading, finished.

About

Papyrus

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Papyrus turns everything you've read into a warm, real bookshelf โ€” right on your iPhone home screen. A cozy private library you actually want to look at. BRING YOUR LIBRARY HOME Every book you've read, standing on a beautiful shelf you can glance at without opening anything. As you finish books, the newest ones slide to the front โ€” so your home screen quietly tells the story of what you've been reading, all year long. Still fully customizable, move the books around how you want, make changes to the shelf and background. THE WIDGET One of our premium paid features is to add the Papyrus widget in small, medium, or large. Your shelf lives on your home screen, gorgeous and glanceable. If you aren't interested in seeing the books then you can see your reading statistics - how many books and pages you've read this year. IMPORT IN SECONDS Bring your reading history over from Goodreads, StoryGraph, or any CSV in a single tap. Your past library fills your shelf instantly. No problem if you don't have any accounts - you can add books individually from our massive library. THREE WAYS TO SEE YOUR SHELF - Spine view with procedurally illustrated, cover-matched spines - Cover view to show off your front covers - A 3/4 perspective "crate" mode that feels like a real shelf Press and scrub to browse, and drag to reorder your books exactly how you like them. STATS THAT FEEL LIKE A FOLIO, NOT A DASHBOARD See how you rate, your fiction vs. nonfiction split, the decades you read across, and your favorite authors and genres โ€” all rendered in big serif numerals with room to breathe. Look back on your year with Reading Wrapped. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Export your whole library any time โ€” as a spreadsheet (CSV/XLSX) or a self-contained offline webpage. Free or Pro, your library is always yours to take with you. FREE TO START Try everything with up to 10 books in your collection โ€” a real, full-fidelity trial, not a locked demo. Your wishlist is always unlimited and free. Upgrade to Pro to remove the collection cap and unlock your full library. Upgrade to Pro to unlock the full experience: - Unlimited collection โ€” shelve every book you've ever read, no cap - Your complete library on every widget size and display mode - Full reading stats and Reading Wrapped across your entire history - Export your whole library any time โ€” CSV, XLSX, or a self-contained offline webpage - No ads, no tracking, and your data is never sold โ€” free or Pro Built by one person who wanted their bookshelf on their home screen. No ads. Your data is not sold. Just a beautiful place to keep the books you love. Bring your library home. Terms of Use (EULA): https://papyrus-b03fd.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://papyrus-b03fd.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Mighty Bookshelf3 screens
Papyrus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mighty Bookshelf at none against Papyrus's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Papyrus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mighty Bookshelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Mighty Bookshelf versus Papyrus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMighty BookshelfPapyrus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean TuffierTyler Nam

In-app purchases

None

Mighty Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Papyrus

Subscriptions2
  • Papyrus_monthly$1.991 Month
  • papyrus yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • papyrus lifetime$39.99

Questions

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

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