BookBuddy vs Bookly

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] BookBuddy 5/5 · US The best book inventory app: BookBuddy is a wonderful app and it allows for me to maintain a clean inventory for all of the books I own. Once in a while I need to manually add in a book that it doesn’t recognize, but it’s an easy task to do. I highly recommend the app.
2. [R5] BookBuddy 5/5 · US Love this app: I’ve been using this for a couple years now. Very easy to use. I have had maybe a handful not scan and need manual input. I will say I wish I could also track my book sub boxes with this! It would be so much easier
3. [R11] BookBuddy 5/5 · US FANTASTIC APP: I love this app - I can scan barcodes or enter ISBNs in manually, take photos of covers that don’t automatically apply, and even keep track of which books I’ve leant out. First 50 books are free to scan, then a one time and lifetime price for $10. I’m using this to keep track of my 300+ books and as evidence for any insurance needs!
4. [R64] Bookly 2/5 · US Missing basic functionalities: Decent app but it’s missing too many basics to justify the price. You can’t sort your collections by author, title, genre, or rating, arguably the most fundamental feature of any book tracking app. You also can’t edit calendar entries, which is just odd. And while the app tracks your reading time, what would actually be useful is the ability to create shareable revi
5. [R20] BookBuddy 5/5 · US Great Inventory Tool: This app is my go-to for keeping inventory of my home library and those books I loan to others. I love all the filter features, ability to simply scan barcodes with my phone camera and have the books’ data automatically upload from the web including cover pictures, plus being able to find-tune presets and wanted/unwanted fields. The best part is being able to add individual t
6. [R63] Bookly 3/5 · US Nice so far: I like this app enough to pay for the full version but I really hope they make the UI less confusing and flesh out some of the features more.
7. [R39] BookBuddy 5/5 · US Time saving!: Helps with cataloging my books, saved me hours of work!
8. [R70] Bookly 1/5 · US Having a lot of issues with the app not connecting to the cloud which then causes the app to crash: Needs updates
9. [R32] BookBuddy 5/5 · US Fantastic!!!!: This is an amazing app for a voracious reader / collector such as myself. Super simple to use, wonderful customization. Best $10 that I’ve spent in a while that wasn’t on a book of course. 😎 I can’t recommend this enough, love it!
10. [R47] BookBuddy 5/5 · US Perfection!: This app literally made my life so much easier. After only a one time payment you can scan in over 50 books. I spent hours scanning in all my books. It’s such an amazing way to keep everything organized. So much better then any app I’ve ever tried.
11. [R91] Bookly 2/5 · US Subscription Only: So basically you can track up to ten books for free then you have to pay for the rest. The entire app is subscription based.
12. [R42] BookBuddy 1/5 · US AVOID!!! DELETES ADDED BOOKS: I have complained about this for years and it continues to happen. I am meticulous with my books. Added the correct cover. Record the box. Add isbn numbers etc and over and over books I have added are just erased. I have over 1500 books but this app is worthless, the response from customer service does nothing… it seems like each update removes data. Looking elsewhe
13. [R56] BookBuddy 1/5 · GB Where are my books?: I purchased the pro BookBuddy on my iPhone and added at least 100 books, but I can’t see them on my iPad.Why? Please help and I will increase the star rating
14. [R103] Bookly 1/5 · US Not five stars anymore: I’d give five stars but half the app no longer works and when you send emails, all you get is “they’re working on it” but no indication on when it will be fixed. I paid for the app and it is very frustrating that they have wiped ALL OF MY BOOK LISTS. I cannot see my previously read, my current reads, OR THE ENTIRETY OF MY LIBRARY. Bookly, this is UNACCEPTABLE. I paid for
15. [R106] Bookly 1/5 · US Forces you to pay: I lured in with the false understanding that I would be able to import my GoodReads. Naturally you can but only if you pay. In this economy, love that an app is making money off of reading. I’ll still to my free GoodReads because at least they’ve never lied.