Booklio vs Shelfnook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Booklio
This app helps you discover books, build a personal library, and track your reading progress. Organize your collection, set goals, and view statistics with a clean, intuitive interface. Unlock advanced features and an ad-free experience with a Pro upgrade.
- Book discovery
- Barcode scanning
- Personal library building
- Reading status tracking
- Book rating and management
- Reading statistics
- Yearly reading goals
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Booklio is a book tracker and reading journal for people who love to read. Scan a book's barcode, build your bookshelf, track what you read and save the quotes you love, all in one place. BARCODE AND ISBN SCANNER Scan the barcode or search by ISBN, DOI or title (with an optional author filter) and add books in seconds. YOUR BOOKSHELF AND TBR LIST Organize your books as Want to Read, Reading, Done or Stopped, rate them from 1 to 10 and keep your TBR list in order. READING GOALS Set a yearly reading goal, track your progress and look back on your year with Year in Review. READING STATS With clear reading stats, your reading tracker shows you how much you read. QUOTES AND NOTES Save quotes and notes for every book and share your favorite quotes as cards. LIGHT AND DARK THEME Use it comfortably day and night. BOOKLIO PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • No ads • Advanced reading stats • Monthly goals and reading streak • Reading reminders • Unlimited quotes (free version: 10 per book) • Capture quotes from a photo of the page • Multiple bookshelves • Custom accent colors • Backup export and import No account required. Open your book tracker, scan your first book and start your reading journal right away.
Shelfnook
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Shelfnook is a simple, fast inventory of the books you own at home. Scan the barcode on the back cover and the title, author, translator, publisher, year and page count fill in by themselves. Choose the bookcase and shelf as you save, and never search shelf by shelf again. If you like, share your library with friends: see who has which book, borrow from each other, and remember who took which of your books. NEW IN 1.1 • My Shelf: your shelves drawn like a real bookcase; 7 styles (Modern to Art Nouveau), your choice of wood and wall colour. Badges and treat ornaments stand in front of the books, and you can add a display shelf without books. • Bookstore list: books you scan in a shop wait on a separate list — Buy, Skip, Bought. • Badges and your Shelfnook Score: earn them as you add, read and lend; show your favourites in your showcase. • Sahaf: a personal pick of your next book, chosen by looking at your library. Your first Bookseller's Note is on us at your 10th book. • What kind of reader are you? A 7-question quiz with 5 books picked for you. • Batch scanning: scan book after book and add them all at once. • Scan in a bookshop: see whether you already own a book or which friend has it. • Want to read: a list you can share as a gift link. • Rate books with a short review (visible to your friends only). • Treat a friend to a tea: a digital treat that appears as an ornament on their shelf. • Invite friends and you each get a Bookseller's Note. • Write to the founder: message me from the app and I reply within 48 hours. • Phone notifications for friend and borrow requests, treats and catalog updates. Turn off any type you like. ALWAYS • Add by barcode, by ISBN, or search by title and author. • Books missing from the sources: read the details from a photo of the copyright page, or search the web by ISBN. • Shelf-level location: set up your bookcases (e.g. B1 · Study) and shelves, and see every book's exact place: B1-S2. • Friends: find Shelfnook users in your contacts or share your invite code. Only friends you accept see your library. • Who has it? Search for a book, see which friend has it and ask to borrow. • Multiple copies, automatic classification, accent-insensitive search, bulk moves between shelves. • Cover photos, reading status, finish dates and personal notes. • Backup and export as a CSV spreadsheet or a full backup. • The same library on your iPhone and your computer (shelfnook.app). • In English and Turkish; follows your device language. PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. Your library is visible only to you unless you share it; shelf locations, notes and reading status are never shared. Your contacts are compared only when you ask, as hashed digests created on your phone, and are not stored. You can report and block people. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app at any time. A free account (e-mail, or a Turkish mobile number) is required to use Shelfnook.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfnook at none against Booklio's 1. Shelfnook also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Booklio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shelfnook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Booklio ships an update every 9 days, Shelfnook weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Booklio | Shelfnook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Careo Limited | Ozge Ozmen |
In-app purchases
Booklio
- Booklio Pro$9.99
Shelfnook
No in-app purchases








