LibraryThing vs Covered by Ingram
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.
Covered by Ingram
Access and read advance reader copies of upcoming books directly on your device. This official reading app connects you to the Covered platform, allowing publishers, booksellers, and librarians to share and review digital manuscripts.
- Read Digital Review Copies (DRCs)
- Access upcoming book titles
- Connects to Covered platform
- Sign in with existing account
- Built for industry professionals
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Covered by Ingram is the official reading app for Covered, the platform connecting publishers and industry professionals. Use your Covered account to access Digital Review Copies (DRCs) of upcoming titles and read them right on your device. ‣ Read DRCs from publishers on the Covered platform ‣ Sign in with your existing Covered account ‣ Built for booksellers, librarians, and industry professionals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Covered by Ingram at 100% against LibraryThing's 47%. Covered by Ingram also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). LibraryThing's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Covered by Ingram 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 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 Covered by Ingram's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Covered by Ingram weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Covered by Ingram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) | 5.0 (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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Ingram Content Group LLC |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Covered by Ingram
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
Covered by Ingram
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Covered by Ingram
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LibraryThing free?
Is Covered by Ingram free?
Which has better reviews, LibraryThing or Covered by Ingram?
Do LibraryThing or Covered by Ingram have ads?
Which is updated more often, LibraryThing or Covered by Ingram?
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