LibraryThing vs Stacks

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.

Your shelves, in your pocket. Photograph a bookshelf and Stacks catalogs every book on it — titles, authors, covers, page counts — in one scan. No typing, no barcode-scanning books one at a time. Six shelves, one tap each, and your whole library is with you everywhere — on iPhone and iPad. SCAN A SHELF, GET YOUR LIBRARY • One photo catalogs an entire shelf — 20, 30, 40 books at once • Real cover art, page counts, and publication years fill in automatically • Honest AI: spines it can't read are flagged with their position, never guessed A LIBRARY THAT LOOKS LIKE A LIBRARY • The Shelf view renders your books as actual spines — width from page count, color from the real cover • Sort by author, genre, or color: your shelves as a rainbow • Grid and list views, search, and smart shelves: Unread, Favorites, Lent Out SCOUT SHELVES & BUILD A WISHLIST • Scout mode: point your camera at a bookstore or thrift-shop shelf and see which books fit your taste — before you buy • Librarian's picks: curated recommendations you can browse by category or search across the whole catalog • Add any book to your Library or your Want list in a tap — from picks, a scout, or a search KNOW YOUR OWN TASTE • Every scan reads your shelf and tells you something true about your taste • "Read next" picks come from books you already own — starting with your unread pile • Insights: pages owned, top genres, most-shelved authors, books added over time DESIGNED FOR IPHONE & IPAD • On iPad: a sidebar, multi-column shelves, and a two-page book view that fills the screen • Portrait or landscape, with Split View and Stage Manager • Your library and Want list stay in sync across devices NEVER LOSE A BOOK AGAIN • Standing in a bookstore wondering if you own it? Search your library in a second • The lending tracker remembers who borrowed what, and since when • Rate, mark read, and keep notes on every book YOUR LIBRARIAN (PRO) • A weekly note on what to start next — from your own unread shelves, with the reasons • Picks chosen for your shelves: real books you don't own yet, tuned to what you've loved • A book-loving AI that knows your entire library: what to read, buy, or gift — grounded in your actual shelves, not bestseller lists • Chat with any single book, in its own voice • Share a Shelfie: your library as a story card — rainbow shelf, reading fingerprint, most-shelved authors Your library is backed up privately and automatically — no account, no sign-up. New users get 3 free shelf scans. Try the Librarian free, then Stacks Pro unlocks the weekly note, personalized picks, unlimited chat, every Shelfie card and 50 scans a month: $4.99/month or $34.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Stacks is for people whose books are part of who they are. Scan your shelves and see your library the way it deserves to be seen. — Terms of Use: https://zencodex.io/apps/stacks/terms Privacy Policy: https://zencodex.io/apps/stacks/privacy