Readfeed vs NetGalley Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readfeed
Connect with fellow readers to discuss books, track your reading progress, and build a virtual bookshelf. Discover what others are reading and engage in lively conversations about your favorite titles.
- Track reading progress
- Create virtual bookshelves
- Engage in book discussions
- Search books by title, author, ISBN, or barcode
- Follow other readers
- See community reading activity
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Have a question about a book? Want to share a book-related picture? Want to follow your friends and see what they're reading? You can do this and so much more with Readfeed. Features: - Track and share your reading progress with the community - Create your virtual bookshelf by adding books to custom lists - Engage in active discussions about your books - Find any book by Title, Author, ISBN or Scanning by Barcode - Follow people who read the same books that you do - See what books others are reading and talking about - Get notified when others discuss your books And more! *e-Book Reading is not yet supported. Stay tuned, and don't forget to email us at info@readfeed.com with any questions! We're looking forward to your feedback! - Team Readfeed
NetGalley Shelf
Access and review digital books and audiobooks provided by publishers and authors. Discover new titles, download them for offline reading, or stream audiobooks directly within the app. This platform is designed for book advocates and industry professionals to provide valuable feedback.
- Access digital review copies
- Listen to audiobooks
- Download books for offline reading
- Stream audiobooks
- Discover new titles
- Request and review books
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NetGalley Shelf is a reading and listening app for NetGalley members. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. NetGalley does not sell any content, including books or audiobooks. Each book on NetGalley is provided to specific members by the publisher directly, at no cost to the NetGalley member. Books on the NetGalley site are used for review and promotional purposes only. Users of the NetGalley Shelf app will need to register as NetGalley members on NetGalley.com or NetGalley.co.uk, then all your approved NetGalley books and audiobooks will automatically appear in this app. No need to press Download on the NetGalley website! Reading is easy and convenient using the NetGalley Shelf app. Download approved books for access on the go, or start listening right away with streaming for audiobooks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Readfeed at 3.8 against NetGalley Shelf's 2.1. Readfeed also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 9) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). 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.
Readfeed holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGalley Shelf has 83 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Readfeed's written reviews are positive against 20% of NetGalley Shelf's.
Readfeed ships an update every 6 weeks, NetGalley Shelf every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readfeed | NetGalley Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better | 2.1 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 19.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #128 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readfeed, Inc. | NetGalley, LLC |
Customer experience
Readfeed
NetGalley Shelf
Bugs and requests
Readfeed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NetGalley Shelf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Downloading issues with audiobooks
- Books disappearing from shelf
- Inability to remove expired books
- Inconsistent behavior when opening books
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to write reviews within the app
- Improve audiobook playback controls
- Add font size adjustment
- Implement dark mode
- Sync reading progress across devices
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- Add highlighting and note-taking features
- Improve organization and sorting of books
In-app purchases
Readfeed
No in-app purchases
NetGalley Shelf
No in-app purchases
Questions
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