LibraryThing vs Baby Book Tracker
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.
Baby Book Tracker
Log reading sessions for your babies with this private, offline-first app. Create profiles, build a shared library, and track progress with simple stats. Organize favorites and archive books easily.
- Create baby profiles
- Build shared book library
- Log reading sessions
- Track multiple languages
- Organize favorites
- Archive books
- View reading stats
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Track every book you read to your baby in seconds. Scan barcodes, log bedtime stories across multiple languages, and build a lasting reading keepsake. No accounts. No ads. 100% private. FEATURES: • Instant Barcode Scanner: Add books to your shelf in seconds without manual typing. • Multilingual Tracking: Log readings across different languages—ideal for bilingual families. • Multiple Readers & Babies: Track who read what (Mom, Dad, grandparents) with separate profiles for each child. • Reading Stats: Track total books read, reading streaks, and all-time favorites. • 1,000 Books Goal: Track progress toward the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, with a deadline and completion bar. • Digital Bookmark: Record your progress and resume reading right where you stopped. • Borrowed Book Reminders: Mark library books as borrowed and get a return reminder before they're due. • Daily Reading Reminder: An optional gentle nudge to log today's story. • Private & Local-First: Your data stays on your device. Optional iCloud sync available. FREE TO TRY, THEN A SINGLE PAID UNLOCK: • Free: Track up to 3 books to test the scanner, stats, and library completely free. • Full Access: A single one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited books, forever. No subscription. • Family Sharing supported: One purchase covers both parents across their Apple devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baby Book Tracker at 100% against LibraryThing's 47%. Baby Book Tracker also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). LibraryThing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (288 vs 5). 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. Baby Book Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LibraryThing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baby Book Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of Baby Book Tracker's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Baby Book Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Baby Book Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Alberto Montalesi |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Baby Book Tracker
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
Baby Book Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Baby Book Tracker
- Full Access$7.99







