Bibliotheca vs shelfio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bibliotheca
Discover and borrow books from nearby libraries in Japan. Search by title or ISBN, check availability, and reserve titles. You can also find library information and bookmark your favorites.
- Search books by title or ISBN
- Barcode scanning for book search
- Find nearby libraries
- Check book availability
- Reserve books for borrowing
- Bookmark books and libraries
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When you found book you want to read, if you can borrow this book from library nearby, so you can enjoy the reading without unnnecessary expense. And at that time, it is helpful to be able to confirm the library, and reserve to borrow this book. This app will support to borrow the book in library nearby with the book you searched by book title or ISBN code. This app support libraries in Japan. This app is available in iOS 6 and later. - You can search for books by keyword or ISBN code. Barcode scan is available. - You can search libraries nearby include library info, location, etc. - You can confirm that you are allowed to borrow book you want to read to target libraries nearby. - You can reserve to borrow the book in some library. - You can also buy the book at online bookstore. - You can bookmark searched for books and libraries.
shelfio
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「My Bookshelf」は「shelfio」に生まれ変わりました。 shelfio(シェルフィオ)は、あなたの読書をシンプルに記録・管理できる本棚アプリです。 「この本、持ってたっけ?」と本屋で迷ったことはありませんか? shelfioなら、手持ちの本をサッと登録して、いつでもどこでも自分の本棚を確認できます。 ■ 本の登録はわずか数秒 本のバーコードをスキャンするだけで、タイトル・著者・表紙が自動で登録されます。キーワード検索や ISBN検索にも対応しているので、電子書籍や手元にない本の登録もかんたんです。 ■ 読書ステータスをひと目で管理 本ごとに「未読」「読了」を記録。フィルター機能で「まだ読んでいない本」だけを表示できるので、積読の解消にも役立ちます。新しい順・古い順の並べ替えにも対応しています。 ■ 評価とメモで読書の記録を残す 読み終えた本には5段階の星評価とメモを記録できます。感想や気づきを残して、自分だけの読書ログを育てましょう。 ■ iCloudで自動同期 本棚のデータはiCloudに自動でバックアップ。iPhoneを買い替えても、大切な読書記録はそのまま引き継げます。 ■ うっかり削除しても安心 削除した本は30日間保管され、いつでも復元できます。 読書好きの方はもちろん、「積読を整理したい」「蔵書のダブり買いを防ぎたい」という方にもおすすめです。 シンプルで気持ちいい本棚管理を、shelfioで始めてみませんか?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: shelfio at fortnightly against Bibliotheca's every 10 months. Bibliotheca's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bibliotheca ships an update every 10 months, shelfio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bibliotheca | shelfio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomohiko Shimizu | Reo Shigeno |
In-app purchases
Bibliotheca
No in-app purchases
shelfio
No in-app purchases









