Comparison

Shelflife vs Book reading tracker

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

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About

Shelflife

Features
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Some books are more than their pages โ€” the one from a street market, the one your mother gave you, the one you've read three times, differently each time. Shelflife is a book tracker and reading journal for paper books. Scan an ISBN, set the book on its shelf, and keep everything it means to you โ€” a private home library with a memory. YOUR HOME LIBRARY โ€ข Add books in seconds with the ISBN barcode scanner, or by hand โ€ข Shelve every book where it really lives โ€” room, shelf, box โ€” and find it again with search โ€ข Keep what makes each copy yours: edition, condition, receipt, what you paid, what it's worth โ€ข Lending tracker: mark a book as loaned and always know who has it A READING TRACKER BUILT FOR REREADING โ€ข Every reading is its own journal entry โ€” reread a book years later and both readings stand side by side โ€ข Log reading sessions with pages and minutes, and watch the ribbon of progress move โ€ข Keep notes and quotes by page, then turn a favorite line into a quote card worth sharing โ€ข Plan your TBR: want to read, reading, finished, did not finish A MEMORY KEEPER โ€ข Attach photos and moments to any book โ€” "bought at the Da Nang book fair", "finished on New Year's Eve" โ€ข The timeline turns your reading log into an album of your reading life โ€ข Yearbook stats: books read, pages turned, top authors, what your library is worth QUIET BY DESIGN No account. No feed. No one reading over your shoulder. Your whole library lives on your phone, works offline, and exports to a ZIP backup whenever you want. Your shelf, your ink, your story. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Book reading tracker

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Most reading apps track what you've already read. ReadPath decides what you read next. Tell ReadPath what you want reading to change for you โ€” think more clearly at work, lead without burning out, get better with money. Choose how long you want your path to be, and how many books a month you can actually manage. ReadPath builds the plan: real books, in order, each with a line on why that book belongs on your path. YOUR PATH Three, six or twelve months. One, two or three books a month. Every book is checked to exist before it reaches you, with its real cover and page count. You see the book in your hands and the one after it โ€” the rest unlocks as you go. READING SESSIONS Read in timed sessions and log your pages. Save the lines worth keeping as you go: quotes, bookmarks, reflections, and the ideas you want handed back to you later. YOUR WEEK, READ BACK TO YOU Every Sunday, ReadPath looks at everything you captured that week and writes you a review โ€” the one idea your week kept coming back to, the themes running underneath it, your strongest note in your own words, and one thing worth trying next week. BOOK OF THE MONTH On the first of every month, one book is chosen for you alone. It stays covered until you tap to reveal it, and then tells you why this book, and why now. A STREAK WORTH KEEPING One session a day is all it takes. ReadPath counts the days you read and nudges you at the time you chose, on the days you chose. FREE AND PREMIUM Search any book and save it to your shelves, free. Reading sessions, your notes, your AI reading plan, the weekly review, and the Book of the Month are part of ReadPath Premium. Try Premium free for 7 days. SUBSCRIPTION ReadPath Premium is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your iPhone's Settings. Terms of Use: https://readpath-app-success.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://readpath-app-success.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Shelflife4 screens
Book reading tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book reading tracker at none against Shelflife's 2. Book reading tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Shelflife sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Book reading tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Shelflife versus Book reading tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelflifeBook reading tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHo Van DaiMalhar Bakshi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shelflife

Subscriptions2
  • Shelflife Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Shelflife Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
None

Book reading tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelflife free?
Shelflife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book reading tracker free?
Book reading tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shelflife or Book reading tracker have ads?
Shelflife shows ads; Book reading tracker does not.

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