SharedBookshelves vs iLibrary!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SharedBookshelves
Easily manage and share your personal library of Christian books with others in your community. List books you own or want to read, and connect with others to lend and borrow titles.
- List owned books
- Scan books via barcode
- Create virtual library
- Lend books to others
- Borrow books from others
- Share Christian titles
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Christian books can be expensive, and it's quite likely that someone else in your church family already has the book you're interested in reading and would be willing to lend it to you. Or, you might have a book that someone else would like to read. This app lets you list (and scan in via the barcode reader) the books you own and would like to read to create a virtual library so you can lend and borrow books.
iLibrary!
Easily catalog your personal book collection by scanning ISBN barcodes or searching by title. Access detailed book information and manage your library on the go. Features a unique web version for extended access.
- Personal library database
- Barcode (ISBN) scanning
- Search Google Books by name
- Web version available
- Book information retrieval
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iLibrary! allows you to create your own personal library very quickly. You can just write the name of the book or frame the barcode (ISBN) with your camera and in a moment you'll get all the information about the book. Key Features: - Database of your personal libraries. - Search by barcode (ISBN) information. - Search Google books by name! - Only one that has VERSION WEB on https://libreriafanfa.firebaseapp.com
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Verdict
SharedBookshelves and iLibrary! both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of iLibrary!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of SharedBookshelves's. SharedBookshelves's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. iLibrary! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SharedBookshelves asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SharedBookshelves against 4.0 for iLibrary!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SharedBookshelves's written reviews are positive against 100% of iLibrary!'s.
SharedBookshelves ships an update every 6 weeks, iLibrary! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SharedBookshelves | iLibrary! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Butler | Guido Fanfani |
Customer experience
SharedBookshelves
iLibrary!
In-app purchases
SharedBookshelves
No in-app purchases
iLibrary!
- iLibrary! Pro$2.99
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