LibraryThing vs Most Recommended Books
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.
Most Recommended Books
Discover books recommended by influential people like entrepreneurs and authors. Explore curated lists, find book series, and read chapter summaries before purchasing. Search across all content types for your next great read.
- Browse hundreds of recommenders
- Explore curated, ranked book lists
- Read chapter-by-chapter summaries
- Discover complete book series
- Powerful search across all content
- Buy books on Amazon
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Your reading life, with less logging. Most Recommended Books brings your current reads, wishlist, and finished books together in one reading space. Update your progress in your own words, keep a thought from a book, or photograph a cover to find it in the catalog. SAY IT, TYPE IT, OR SHOW THE BOOK Tell MRB which page you reached or which book you want to read. Record a short voice update or send a book photo. Review voice and photo results before saving. Clear typed updates can save immediately, with Undo for recent changes. KEEP YOUR READING TOGETHER See your current books and progress at a glance. Save notes, move books between shelves, set a reading goal, and choose reminders that fit your day. Manual controls are always available. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT BOOK Explore books recommended by authors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and other notable people. Browse curated lists and complete series in reading order, read summaries, and search across books, people, lists, and series. READ IN MRB Return to Originals in the app and continue where you left off. YOU STAY IN CONTROL AI capture is optional and requires an internet connection. After you choose to send an update, OpenAI processes your submitted text, audio, or photo and relevant book metadata. Voice and photo interpretations need your review. If the book or request is unclear, MRB asks you to choose or clarify. Sign in to sync your reading data; browse recommendations without an account. Privacy Policy: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Most Recommended Books at 100% against LibraryThing's 47%. Most Recommended Books also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). LibraryThing's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Most Recommended Books holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Most Recommended Books's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Most Recommended Books fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Most Recommended Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Marar Inc |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Most Recommended Books
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
Most Recommended Books
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Most Recommended Books
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LibraryThing free?
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