SharedBookshelves vs CLC eBooks
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.
CLC eBooks
Access a diverse collection of Christian books in multiple languages. Download titles to read offline, manage your library across devices, and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and modes.
- ePub format support
- Cross-device library sync
- Offline reading
- Adjustable font and size
- Chapter selection
- Reading position memory
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CLC’s eBook Reader app allows you to read your favourite books on the go. Choose from our growing collection of Christian titles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and more, download and read them in our free app. Find your nearest CLC shop anywhere in the world and pop in for a visit! Features: - ePub format support - your library is synchronised across your devices - download and read even without an internet connection - tap or swipe to turn pages - select chapter to read - remember your reading position - change font and font size - read in landscape or portrait mode - download updated eBooks for free when they are available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CLC eBooks at 100% against SharedBookshelves's 50%. SharedBookshelves's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SharedBookshelves ships an update every 6 weeks, CLC eBooks every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SharedBookshelves | CLC eBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Butler | CLC Digital Limited |
Customer experience
SharedBookshelves
CLC eBooks
In-app purchases
SharedBookshelves
No in-app purchases
CLC eBooks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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