Comparison

ShelfMark vs Mythmark

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

Head to head
About

ShelfMark

Features
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A quiet reading tracker for people who love books more than apps. ShelfMark keeps your reading life in one calm, paper-warm place. Log the page you are on, keep a streak alive, and save the lines worth keeping. No account, no feed, no noise. MADE FOR READERS - Three shelves: to be read, reading, and finished. Move a book with a tap. - Quick page updates with percent complete, pages a day, and time left at your current pace. - A daily page goal beside your grace-day reading streak. - Search your library, filter by genre, and sort by recency, title, author, or progress. - A quote wall with the book, page number, and an optional photo of the page. - A yearly reading goal and Wrapped view with pages, streaks, genres, fastest reads, and monthly activity. - A private Home and Lock Screen widget for your current book, pages today, goal, and streak. - A complete local backup, additive restore, and Delete All My Data control. FREE AND LIFETIME ShelfMark is free for up to 3 books and 5 saved quotes. Reading progress, streaks, daily and yearly goals, search, backup, restore, deletion, and the widget stay useful without paying. A single Lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited books and quotes, the 30-day Reading Pulse, finish-date pace plans, full Wrapped statistics, and the one-page Reading Year PDF. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Existing records always remain readable and editable. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your reading library stays locally on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no analytics, and no tracking. Widget content uses Apple's private on-device App Group storage and is marked privacy sensitive.

About

Mythmark

This app helps you discover your next read, remember what you enjoyed, and understand your reading preferences through detailed, multi-factor scoring. It offers a personalized library, edition selection, note-taking, and reading progress tracking, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device data storage.

Highlights
  • Ten-factor book scoring
  • Personalized reading taste profile
  • Ranked and organized library
  • Edition selection by barcode/ISBN
  • Note-taking and quote saving
  • Reading progress and goal tracking
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Mythmark helps you choose what to read next, remember what mattered, and understand your reading taste - without turning books into a popularity contest. A SCORE THAT SAYS MORE Rate each finished book across ten factors: Prose, Characters, Dialogue, Plot, Pacing, Setting, Atmosphere, Depth, Originality, and Enjoyment. Mythmark brings them together in a clear score out-of-five and builds a personal taste profile from the books you finish. A LIBRARY WITH DIRECTION Your Library is more than a pile of covers. Mythmark ranks what is waiting using your scorecards, reading history, preferences, and intent. Organize your books, pause a pick for later, filter by author or genre, and reorder the shelf whenever you want. PICK THE RIGHT EDITION Search by title, author, or ISBN, or scan a barcode to add the exact edition in your hands. Review available editions, select the cover and metadata that match your copy, add a book manually, or import your Goodreads library from CSV. KEEP WHAT STAYED WITH YOU Write notes, save quotes, and scan a printed page to turn its text into a selectable snippet. Notes and snippets stay attached to the book, ready when you want to revisit or share them. SEE YOUR READING STORY Log pages and reading sessions, track current reads, mark books as finished or Did Not Finish, and record re-reads. Set annual book and page goals, follow streaks and cadence, explore favorite authors and genres, view your ten-factor Mythmark profile, and create shareable monthly or yearly recaps. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your library, scorecards, notes, snippets, sessions, and goals are stored on your device. Page recognition happens on your device, and source images are not retained. Your reading data leaves only when you choose to export or share it. Backup tools keep you in control when moving devices or reinstalling. Read with intention. Remember more. Let every finished book sharpen what comes next.

Screenshots

ShelfMark4 screens
Mythmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mythmark at none against ShelfMark's 1. ShelfMark's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. ShelfMark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mythmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ShelfMark versus Mythmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfMarkMythmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorksSPENCER JOHN DAVIS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShelfMark

One-time1
  • ShelfMark Lifetime$12.99
None

Mythmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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