LibraryThing vs Flip Discovery
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.
Flip Discovery
Discover books beyond bestsellers with AI-powered recommendations. Scan titles you enjoy to find new reads that truly resonate with your tastes. View ratings, reviews, and purchase your next favorite book directly through the app.
- AI-powered book recommendations
- Scan favorite books to get suggestions
- Browse tailored reading lists
- View book ratings and reviews
- Purchase books directly from the app
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Take your reading journey off the beaten path of bestsellers and book club favorites: Flip’s pioneering technology empowers readers to find the books they never knew they needed. Our advanced AI goes beyond superficial recommendations based on genre or popularity and identifies subtle commonalities to introduce you to works that really resonate. Just scan the books you already like or want to read and browse suggestions tailored to your tastes. You can go back and view recommendations at any time, and search for new reads on-demand whenever you have a new book you'd like to scan. Flip opens an exciting chapter for book discovery, giving you the chance to find favorite reads you never would have heard of otherwise. Step 1: Scan Use the app to scan your favorite books or books you'd like to read. Step 2: Flip Browse recommendations based on what you already love. Step 3: Discover View ratings and reviews to help you decide what to read next. Step 4: Purchase Download your top titles or even buy a printed copy right from the app. Whether you're seeking plot twists and masterful storylines or you can't wait to learn more about a topic that fascinates you, Flip is your gateway to finding books you're going to love. When you're tired of re-reading past favorites, stop skimming top ten lists or aimlessly wandering the library aisles and flip to something new — anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LibraryThing at 47% against Flip Discovery's 0%. LibraryThing also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (288 vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
LibraryThing holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of LibraryThing's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flip Discovery's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Flip Discovery every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Flip Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) — better | 3.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | ODYL LLC |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Flip Discovery
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
Flip Discovery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Flip Discovery
No in-app purchases
Questions
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