LibraryThing vs iLibrary!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibraryThing
Catalog your personal book, DVD, and CD collections. Easily add items by searching or scanning barcodes. Enhance your catalog with high-resolution cover photos and browse your collection visually.
- Catalog books, DVDs, and CDs
- Search for media items
- Scan ISBN barcodes
- Add high-resolution cover photos
- Browse collection by cover type
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The LibraryThing app allows LibraryThing members to catalog and browse their collections. LibraryThing is focused on books, but you can add most media, including books, DVDs and CDs. LibraryThing relies on data from Amazon, and over 65 million library records. Add books by searching for them or scanning their ISBN barcode with the camera. Add high-resolution cover photos of your books with the cover editor and browse your books by cover type to find copies that need better covers.
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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iLibrary! at 100% against LibraryThing's 48%. iLibrary! also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5). LibraryThing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (278 vs 1). On price, ads 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. iLibrary! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LibraryThing asks for nothing beyond the download.
iLibrary! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 278 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of LibraryThing's written reviews are positive against 100% of iLibrary!'s.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, iLibrary! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | iLibrary! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Guido Fanfani |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
iLibrary!
Bugs and requests
LibraryThing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Barcode scanner not working
- Books disappearing from catalog
- Editing and saving issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom collections
- Offline access to library
- Integration with other book apps
- Lending/loan tracking feature
iLibrary!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
iLibrary!
- iLibrary! Pro$2.99
