Liburu vs Nerdie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Liburu
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Liburu turns your bookshelf into a living library ā on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Scan a book by its barcode and it appears on your shelf, covers and details filled in automatically ā even regional and self-published titles. Track your reading, rate with half-stars, and keep the quotes that moved you alongside the emotion you felt. READ & LISTEN ⢠Read your own EPUB and PDF files right inside the app ⢠A separate audiobook library with listening time and covers from Apple ⢠Open a book straight from Files or Apple Books into Liburu ORGANIZE ⢠Shelves for reading, finished, to-read and your wishlist ⢠Sort by date, title, author or genre; collections you can make public ⢠Quotes & notes with an emotion, favorites, lending tracker, book location READ TOGETHER ⢠A profile with a unique @username others can find ⢠Follow readers, see who's reading a book, share recommendations ⢠Reviews with likes and comments; an activity feed and notifications YOURS & PRIVATE Your library lives in your own iCloud ā the same books, progress and notes on every device, automatically. Never on our servers. Works offline. One-time purchase. No subscription. Unlock everything, forever.
Nerdie
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Nerdie is the social platform for book lovers, the place to track everything you read AND share it with people who love books as much as you do. FREE. Want to see what other readers really think about your favorite book? Curious whether a friend loved the ending as much as you did? Or maybe you just want a beautiful home for everything you've read, a rating for every book, and a want-to-read list so you're never stuck for your next great read. Nerdie does all of it, in one app. TRACK QUIETLY, OR SHARE OUT LOUD Some readers want a private diary of their reading life. Others want a community. Nerdie is built for both. Keep a review to yourself with "Only me," or post it and start a conversation. It's your call, book by book. RATE, REVIEW & REMEMBER ⢠Rate every book on a five-star scale and write a review while it's fresh. ⢠Log the same book more than once ā made for the ones you reread every year. ⢠Look back on your full reading history, your ratings, and everything you thought. ⢠Mark a spoiler, or keep a review private ā you're always in control. SOCIAL, THE BOOKISH WAY ⢠Follow your friends and favorite readers and see what they're into right now. ⢠Read their reviews of the books you love, like them, and comment to talk it out. ⢠Discover your next read through people you actually trust, not an algorithm. ⢠Every rating, review and comment is anchored to a book. No noise, just books. YOUR SHELF, YOUR WAY ⢠Track your whole library, log every book you own and give it a rating. ⢠Build custom lists for anything: want-to-read, all-time favorites, summer stack. ⢠Customise your profile with your favorite bedside books and recent activity. ⢠Set a yearly reading goal and watch your progress add up. THOUSANDS OF BOOKS & AUTHORS Search a huge catalog of books and authors. With covers, ratings, and reviews from the Nerdie community. Nerdie is built for book lovers who want to track their library and socialise around the thing they love most: reading. Give your reading life a home. Try Nerdie today, free. Privacy: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/privacy Terms: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/terms Support: https://nerdie.hooksonstudio.com/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Liburu at daily against Nerdie's every 10 days. Nerdie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Liburu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nerdie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Liburu ships an update daily, Nerdie every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liburu | Nerdie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily ā better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | josuar ochoa | HALIL AHMET CENGELOGLU |
In-app purchases
Liburu
- Liburu Premium$24.99
Nerdie
- Nerdie Premium Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year









