LibraryMind vs BookZEN

LibraryMind is your family's shared home library. Scan a barcode or photograph a cover to add a book in seconds, see who's reading what, and never buy a duplicate again. Each family member gets their own reading progress, ratings, and private notes -- plus a yearly reading goal and a simple family activity feed showing what everyone's been adding, finishing, and recommending. Lend books to friends and borrow from others with due-date reminders, keep a running loan history, and let family members reserve a book that's already out. Add books while offline and they'll sync automatically once you're back online. Export your whole library as CSV, back it up, and restore it anytime.

Your books, on a shelf that is truly yours — and a calm reason to read tonight. BookZEN is a virtual bookshelf, book tracker and reading journal for people who love real books. Your shelf looks like the one at home: your editions, with their real covers and spines, in the order you choose, in a room you style yourself. A quiet reading timer, a reading log and gentle goals turn your TBR into books you actually finish — no pressure, no feed, no account. Made for readers of romantasy, fantasy, thrillers, YA and the classics — on paper, on an e-reader or in your ears. ADDING A BOOK TAKES SECONDS • Point your camera at the barcode — or simply at the title on the cover • Bring your whole Goodreads library with you • Many books arrive already looking like your edition A SHELF THAT IS REALLY YOURS • Turn a book in front of the camera once, and your copy is on the shelf: its cover, spine, page edges — sprayed edges too — and back • Every book at its true height and thickness • Stand books upright, stack them or turn them face-out • Style every shelf: wood, rooms, lighting, seasons and cosy decorations • A series stands together in order — the next volume is right there to add, or to wish for • A shelf you will want to show off NEVER LOSE YOUR PLACE • Set a book aside and come back weeks later: pick up at the right page, or start over • One reading log for paper books, ebooks and audiobooks • Your reading week at a glance • See how much time is left in the book you are reading • Missed a day? Add it later • Keep the lines you love, in seconds A CALM READING HABIT • A gentle reading timer — start when you sit down, pause for the kettle • Set the mood: rain, a crackling fire, a café or a forest • Daily reading minutes and a yearly reading challenge that fit your life • Streaks, milestones and little keepsakes to collect along the way • Promise yourself a reward for finishing the challenge — and let BookZEN hold you to it • Gentle reminders at your reading hour, never on days you have already read A WISHLIST THAT MAKES GIFTS EASY • Every book you want to read next, in one place • Share your wishlist before a birthday — friends get exactly the right edition • Share any book as a beautiful card, and your month or year in reading too READ AND LISTEN, ALL IN ONE PLACE • Your own ebooks (EPUB) and audiobooks, right on your shelf • Let a book be read aloud when your hands are busy • Free classics, a tap away ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A bookshelf widget and a widget for the book you are reading • Your reading timer on the lock screen PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no social feed. Your library, notes and reading log stay yours. FREE AND BOOKZEN PRO Free: the bookshelf, reading timer, reading log, goals, streaks, reminders, widgets and custom spines and covers, for up to 5 books. Your wishlist never counts towards the five. BookZEN Pro: unlimited books, every shelf style and decoration, your whole Goodreads library, and reading and listening in the app. Weekly, yearly or lifetime. Weekly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Lifetime is a single purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bookzenshelf.app/privacy