Book Organizer vs ShelfLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Organizer
Easily catalog your personal book collection by scanning ISBNs. Organize books by location, track reading progress, manage loaned items, and maintain a wishlist with purchase links. Export your library data anytime.
- Scan ISBN barcodes to add books instantly
- Organize books by shelves, rooms, and boxes
- Track reading status and page progress
- Manage loaned books and due dates
- Create wishlists with buy links
- View library statistics and export data
Read full descriptionHide full description
My Book Organizer is the easiest way to keep track of your personal book collection — right from your phone. SCAN & ADD BOOKS INSTANTLY Point your camera at any ISBN barcode and your book is added automatically, complete with title, author, cover art, and publisher info. No typing required. You can also type an ISBN manually if the barcode is damaged. ORGANIZE BY LOCATION Assign books to named shelves and rooms so you always know where to find them. Moving house? Switch on Moving Mode to pack books into labeled boxes, then unpack them shelf by shelf at your destination. TRACK YOUR READING Mark books as Currently Reading, Read Later, or Read. Follow your reading progress page by page. Your entire reading history lives in one place. LEND WITH CONFIDENCE Track which books you've loaned to friends, who has them, and when they're due back. Never lose a book again. WISHLIST WITH BUY LINKS Save books you want to read and jump straight to Amazon, Kindle, or Audible listings with one tap. STATS & EXPORT See your library at a glance — total books, pages, reading streak, and more. Export your full collection as a CSV spreadsheet anytime. Your books are stored privately on your device — no account or internet connection required.
ShelfLog
Read full descriptionHide full description
ShelfLog is a calm, private reading tracker — no account, no social feed. Your books, reading sessions and notes live only on your device. KEY FEATURES • Reading timer — start a session and it is logged automatically, with the pages you read. • Your shelf — add books (paper, e-book or audiobook), track progress and mark them finished. • Scan an ISBN — scan the barcode on the back cover and the title, author and page count fill themselves in. Typing a book in by hand still works too. • Book details — open any book to update progress, finish it, and look back at every session and note it holds. • Notes & quotes — save a quote or a thought as you read, with the page number, then filter by book or search everything at once. • Stats — see minutes read by week, month and year, your reading speed and format mix. • Reading calendar — a heatmap of your whole year, plus a year in review with books finished, minutes read, top genre and fastest finish. • Yearly challenge — set a book goal and watch the ring fill as you finish books. • Streaks — keep your daily reading streak alive. • Backup — export and import your data, notes included, as a file. It is yours to keep. Private by design: everything is stored on your device. No sign-up, no account, no tracking. Available in 25 languages, with dates and numbers in your local format. ShelfLog is free and supported by ads. A one-time Pro purchase removes the ads and unlocks advanced charts, personal rankings, yearly archives and themes.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book Organizer at none against ShelfLog's 1. Book Organizer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. ShelfLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Book Organizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Book Organizer | ShelfLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Melinda Turner | mint-soft |
In-app purchases
Book Organizer
No in-app purchases
ShelfLog
- ShelfLog Pro$3.99









