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Bookshelf: Book Tracker & List

Alexander Gerrese · Book · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$13.2K
Likely $4.4K to $39.5K
▲ 64.0% in 16 days
New ratings
+13
in 4 days, 7.3K in total
Rating
4.6 of 5
4.2K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
4
was 8 on Oct 20, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 26, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$158.2K
No Google Play version found
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
146.9K to 419.6K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United Kingdom #97 Books$12.1K · 92%
  • Denmark #77 Books$511 · 4%
  • South Africa #75 Books$470 · 4%
  • Argentina #37 Books$78 · 1%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (83 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
4.2K
AVG RATING
4.63
PRICE
Free
AGE
7.4y
LAST UPDATE
99d ago
VERSION
2.18.18
SIZE
283 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
4 (was 3)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 4 DAYS
+13
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
Show daily values
Sep 28, 2026$9.6K a month
Sep 29, 2026$9.6K a month
Sep 30, 2026$9K a month
Oct 1, 2026$9K a month
Oct 2, 2026$6.5K a month
Oct 3, 2026$6.5K a month
Oct 4, 2026$6.5K a month
Oct 5, 2026$9K a month
Oct 6, 2026$6.8K a month
Oct 7, 2026$8K a month
Oct 8, 2026$8K a month
Oct 9, 2026$8K a month
Oct 10, 2026$8K a month
Oct 11, 2026$8.1K a month
Oct 12, 2026$8.1K a month
Oct 13, 2026$16.4K a month
Oct 14, 2026$16.3K a month
Oct 15, 2026$5.7K a month
Oct 16, 2026$81.7K a month
Oct 17, 2026$23.7K a month
Oct 18, 2026$20K a month
Oct 19, 2026$112.8K a month
Oct 20, 2026$47.4K a month
Oct 21, 2026$161.3K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$9.5K a month
Oct 24, 2026$9.5K a month
Oct 25, 2026$9.5K a month
Oct 26, 2026$13.2K a month
Oct 27, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 28, 2026: #35 Books · MX. Now: #31 Books · CH.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 22, 20267.3K ratings
Oct 23, 20267.3K ratings
Oct 24, 20267.3K ratings
Oct 25, 20267.3K ratings
Oct 26, 20267.3K ratings
7.3K on Oct 22, 2026, 7.3K on Oct 26, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
7 purchases listed
  • Bookshelf Gold (Yearly)$29.99
  • Bookshelf Gold (Monthly)$6.99
  • Bookshelf Gold (Lifetime)$79.99
  • Tokens Refill (Small)$0.99
  • Tokens Refill (Large)$9.99
  • Tokens Refill (Medium)$4.99
  • 250 Tokens$9.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.7 reviews / week
  • Trendrising
  • Recent reviews average3.2 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share34%
From the latest 270 written reviews, covering 2668 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases15 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
4.2K ratings
5★78%
4★13%
3★4%
2★1%
1★3%

What users want

From the latest 270 reviews on the United States App Store, Jul 7, 2019 to Sep 30, 2026: 34% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription38%

35 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ A great app, but the fact that a subscription is required for most things and you can't even record every time you read is a let down.
★★★★★ I'm sorry but this app is awful and I just cancelled my sub, I was so excited about it too.
★★★★★ I like the design of this app more than any other book app out there right now, but I can't justify paying a subscription for misleading marketing and an AI chat that didn't know its own limitations.
Lost data, sync, backup30%

28 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The developer asks for feedback, says he'll support the product, by multiple support tickets over the last year have gone ignored (except for the auto email that says he'll get to you shortly!).
★★★★★ I updated the app and presto five years of reading, notes & information gone.
★★★★★ After updating the app ALL the books i had on my “to read” list are gone.
Bugs, things not working23%

21 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ My app was glitching and nothing would show up when i searched booked titles so i checked if there was an update.
★★★★★ It would get 5 stars but it's pretty buggy — select a book from your reading list maybe it will open, maybe it won't.
★★★★★ They fixed something that was never broken and said how can we make this extra and costly.
Worse after an update23%

21 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I updated the app and presto five years of reading, notes & information gone.
★★★★★ My app was glitching and nothing would show up when i searched booked titles so i checked if there was an update.
★★★★★ I just eagerly updated in hopes of using this app again.
Limits, credits, locked features13%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ They let you get all the way through to logging onto Amazon or Goodreads then tell you it will cost you to go further. Scam!
★★★★★ I like the user-friendly nature of this app, and I enjoy the timed sessions and how it keeps track of your progress, but the fact that you have to pay to keep track of your reading for more than three days a week is…
★★★★★ Don't like I have to pay for extra extensions
Crashes and freezes10%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ It pains me to write this review as someone who has used this app for the last four years, it really does hurt to see it essentially become unusable when I tried to either start the reading timer or I tried to add a…
★★★★★ crashes within five seconds of opening the app.
★★★★★ I recently just paid for the premium version of the app and currently I am unable to even open the app without it crashing.
No customer support9%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The developer asks for feedback, says he'll support the product, by multiple support tickets over the last year have gone ignored (except for the auto email that says he'll get to you shortly!).
★★★★★ I've tried to reach out to the developer about them but even weeks later I get no response and see no fixes.
★★★★★ No explanation or support from the dev either.
Missing features6%

6 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ And then no way to delete my information.
★★★★★ I got it in April and I had a 100+ day streak that the app just randomly took away deleting 3 days of reading in July out of no where and I brushed it off but today it says I have only a 4 day streak and there are no…
★★★★★ It's elegant and works well (with a couple missing features), but I found another book tracker that is just as capable and elegant, works flawlessly on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and features a lifetime cost that's roughly…
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • The app should have more useable features without having to spend monthly or pay a ton yearly. 3★, Sep 3, 2026
  • I wish there was more of a buildable shelf or a better Home Screen vs search screen. 5★, Sep 2, 2026
  • This app is reasonably acceptable but I wish it imported the correct book format from Amazon. 3★, Jul 8, 2026
  • Wish it would auto collect series together, similar to the authors. 3★, Jul 1, 2026
  • Wish there was a website I could log into on my PC to help with buying next set of books and to stack on there as well. 3★, Jul 1, 2026
  • Wish it could communicate with my library to show what I can borrow from them as well. 3★, Jul 1, 2026
  • I wish there were a way to add tags to a book or to add the book to a collection when adding it for the first time. 4★, Jul 1, 2026
  • I wish this could be fixed! 3★, Feb 7, 2026
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
book limit5reading progress6free version8couldn't add3tracking my reading3latest update3another book3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Looks great18%

25 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I like the design and how you can add books to your library very easily, but I hate that I have to pay to be able to track my reading.
★★★★★ I just finished my first book using it and I love how it's motivating me to read more and the UI is simple and great.
★★★★★ Some of the sorting is buggy (why is a book by White still showing up in my As?) but the visual interface and the overall use is great.
Easy to use15%

20 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ It's extremely user friendly and provides cool reading stats.
★★★★★ I like how easy it is to scan a bunch of books.
★★★★★ Intuitive, easy to use, easy to add books to, etc.
Worth the money14%

19 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I haven't always had the paid version, but personally for $30 a year I've found it well worth it.
★★★★★ Advertised a 7 day free trial so that you could sync multiple devices via iCloud.
★★★★★ Pls make this free ik u gotta make money but try some other ways idk but pls no one has this as a free you would get a lot of users way more
Fun, addictive13%

18 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I eventually got into the reading tracking feature - it's fun to see how many pages I read per hour😄 I also really enjoy putting in favorite quotes from the books I've read, notes about the story, etc.
★★★★★ But now that I have started using the reader timer and tracking the pages I've read, I have been enjoying it even more.
★★★★★ I am really enjoying this app, I paid for the gold version.
Useful, it helps9%

13 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I found this app a couple years ago when I was looking for an app that could be just for my personal use to keep track of all the books I own physical copies of. I have a decent sized personal library of about 1500…
★★★★★ It helps me recall the titles and authors of all the many books I have read.
★★★★★ My income has greatly decreased so this helps me so much!

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Sep 30, 2026
My favorite app!

It’s starting to run slow (possible from everyone finally catching on to its greatness) but I love this app. It was the first book app I had downloaded and I’ve been loyal ever since.

★★★★★Sep 18, 2026
Wish it had more social aspect

This is the most perfect, smooth book tracker to date. I use it for solo tracking but it would also be nice if it had a way that we could build community and have discussions in one app.

★★★★★Sep 11, 2026
LOVE! Couldn’t be better

This is the best app if you’re an avid book reader. You can track your reading sessions, record notes/quotes, search books, build different lists. It’s extremely user friendly and provides cool reading stats. I did pay for the lifetime access. Worth every penny.

★★★★★Sep 3, 2026
Great app, but hardly useable without subscription

This app is awesome — I was so excited to use it when I first found it to help me keep track of my reading. But I discovered that it is almost unusable unless you pay for the premium subscription. Your reading tracking is cut off without it, and it is frustrating. The app should have more useable features without having to spend monthly or pay a ton yearly.

★★★★★Sep 2, 2026
1000/10

I’ve been using this app for 2 years now, and I absolutely love it. I wish there was more of a buildable shelf or a better Home Screen vs search screen. It’s absolutely helped my reading, I went from barely reading to topping 6 or 7 books in a month!

★★★★★Aug 29, 2026
I’m actually sad

I’ve been a subscriber for a long time and really enjoyed tracking my reading and knowing how much I’ve read throughout the years but the app continues to get worse and unfortunately I can’t continue to pay for something that is no longer meeting my expectations.

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App Store ads

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ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

reading18books10read9gold7book6library5remember read5reading habits5gold status5notes4status4find next3books reading3improve reading3stay motivated3reading goals3build library3reading stats3bookshelf3build3remember3find3add3habits3

What's new in 2.18.18

[UPDATED] Better Book Scanning - Barcode scanning is more reliable, and scanned books now load more complete book details and cover images. [FIXED] This update also improves reading sessions and Live Activity syncing, recommendation filters, custom cover photos, author sorting, and overall stability. As always, I love hearing from you - tell me what you'd like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats -> Settings). Happy reading!

Released Jun 22, 2019. Current version shipped Jul 19, 2026.

Store description

Bookshelf helps you track your books, build a lasting reading habit, and better remember what you read—now with powerful AI-powered discovery tools to help you find your next great read! Add books you’ve read, books you’re reading, and books you want to read. Improve your reading habits with insightful stats and trend reports. Stay motivated with reading goals, streaks, and reminders. Remember what you read by writing and reviewing notes and quotes. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY • Import & Sync – Import your existing libraries from Goodreads, Kindle, StoryGraph, or Reading List with a tap. • Quick Add – Build your library by searching millions of books, scanning any book's barcode, or adding your own. • Book Recommendations* – Discover trending books, find books based on your mood or any prompt, and browse curated collections to find your next read. • Everything Tracker – Easily manage book collections, reading status, star ratings, reading dates, and more for all your books. • Reading Sessions* – Pick up a book, start a session, and we’ll track everything so you can focus on reading. IMPROVE YOUR READING HABITS • Book Chat – Chat with our AI librarian to generate summaries and flash cards, discuss key ideas, and much more! • Reading Stats – Visualize your reading habits over time with charts and reading stats. • Reading Goals – Create a reading goal for the year to motivate yourself to read more or challenge your friends! • Estimated Completion Time – See how long it will take to finish any book with your average reading speed. • Reading Streaks* – Stay motivated by keeping up your streak! REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ • Smart Notes* – Use cards to jot down notes or vocab, write a summary, or prepare study questions. Scan text directly from books or add rich text of your own. • Knowledge Quizzes* – Spaced-repetition quizzes on your note cards that will significantly increase your retention, guaranteed. • Reading Reminders* – Never forget to read or test your knowledge with timely notifications. OTHER FEATURES • Cloud Sync* & Daily Backups – Sync between your iOS devices so your library is always up-to-date, or restore from previous backups. • App Icons – Make Bookshelf your own with beautiful custom home-screen icons. • Library Export* – Never fear losing your books or notes with CSV library exports. • Dark Mode – Beautiful during the day, gorgeous and eye-saving at night. *Some features require Bookshelf Gold for access or unlimited use Gold Lifetime charges your Apple ID once for permanent Gold status. Gold Yearly charges your Apple ID for 12 months of Gold status after a 7-day free trial unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Gold Monthly charges your Apple ID for 1 month of Gold status on purchase confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our Terms and Conditions at bit.ly/2NNm93Z and Privacy Policy at bit.ly/31Mad8s.

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