LibraryThing vs Bookcase by Astropad
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.
Bookcase by Astropad
This app helps create an ideal reading environment by automatically adjusting phone settings and opening preferred reading apps when connected to a specific accessory. Customize your reading experience for seamless immersion.
- Customizable reading environment
- Automatic app launching
- Phone setting toggles (Do Not Disturb, Reading Mode)
- Triggered by accessory connection
- Personalized reading experience
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CUSTOMIZE YOUR BOOKCASE READING EXPERIENCE Use the Bookcase companion app to build the perfect reading environment Bookcase can be programmed to create an ideal reading environment whenever you connect your phone. Use the companion app to tell Bookcase which of your favorite reading apps to open and which phone settings to toggle (Do Not Disturb, Reading Mode, etc.) when your phone is connected. The next time you place your phone into Bookcase, your settings will trigger automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bookcase by Astropad at 4.7 against LibraryThing's 3.5. Bookcase by Astropad also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). LibraryThing's advantage is ratings volume (278 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Bookcase by Astropad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 278 ratings behind it against 6, 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 80% of Bookcase by Astropad's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Bookcase by Astropad every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Bookcase by Astropad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Astro HQ |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Bookcase by Astropad
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
Bookcase by Astropad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Bookcase by Astropad
No in-app purchases
Questions
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