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✓ Very handy :-)I've used this app extensively and it is very helpful for organising and keeping track of my books... Would get the 5th star if the app sent an email reminder to people who have borrowed books....Version: 7.7.1
✓ Excellent app! Just what I neededI just spent three days scanning and organizing 800+ hardcover, paperback and trade paperback books. It was so easy!! The only reason it took three days was because my five year old twins helped (For certain values of “help”) Highly recommend. Very easy to use. Great barcode scanning feature and easy input of ISBN if the scanning doesn’t work. Use select to grab multiple books and change fields on all of them at the same time. Each book can have one “category” but multiple tags. Allows for multiple levels of sorting. While there is a field for “physical location” I decided to use category for this. As I shelved my books, I used the app to move them from “Uncategorized” to the shelf I was putting them on. If the cover picture doesn’t match in the app what you have on your volume there is an easy search feature or you can snap your own picture..Version: 8.12.9
✓ No resultsIt really annoys me when I do a title search and “no results” appears, but then the title does if I pursue the search under the author’s name. I have over 10,000 books and sometimes can’t remember if I’m missing one in a series so it’s a hindrance when the title search comes up negative, I order it and when I catalogue it, I’m told I already have a copy saved. More covers are required, it’s a lengthy process when there are no ISBNs, and when you do multiple scans, it doesn’t say which ones haven’t scanned. Book Buddy is still the best system for many other reasons and I’m definitely glad to have most of my books inventoried relatively easily. Update: books that didn’t scan are now noted in the multiple scan section, but I’m still having problems with searching for a book (I’ll use several ways of writing the title/author), having it show as no results, will then order the book, only to find I do have it after all. I now have several duplicates…However, it’s still the best system so far..Version: 9.4.6
✓ BookBuddyFor three years I’ve been trying to figure out how to take an inventory of my classroom books and my home books for the 3 year olds I teach. I wanted a simple inventory list. BookBuddy to the rescue, it has been fantastic. I can’t even stop uploading my books I’m enjoying it so much. It was not complicated trying to figure it out and it works easily. It will make my lesson planning so much easier. It is fantastic for the upper grades because so much data can be collected..Version: 8.15.8
✓ Really enjoy using the app, only one complaintI’ve got a lot of e-books, audiobooks, physical books, etc. I appreciate being able to use the app to stay organized and keep track of things. My only complaint is that I was prompted to write a review at least three times in a 15 minute span. I love the app, but would appreciate it if you put a 24 hour timer on requests for reviews once I indicate “maybe later”. If I didn’t find the app so useful, I would’ve made this review much harsher..Version: 9.5.5
✓ The best app of its kind!I just used BookBuddy for five minutes and I am in LOVE! It is so easy to use, and you can try it for free up to 50 books. I’ll definitely be going to Pro version when I get to book 51. It’s only five bucks! Plus, I can feel great that all my data will be safely backed up in my Dropbox. I am over the moon! Oh, and EVERYTHING can easily be done from my iPad or iPhone. I am seriously excited over entering just one book in there to try it. What took five minutes was trying to stand still long enough to show my family my new lovely thing!.Version: 8.8.0
✓ Amazing AppVery, very useful for inventory on books. Easy to use and sort my books. As with the movie one, it would be great if you could add box sets and then see the individual books that the set contains, along with separate pictures and info. Otherwise a flawless app..Version: 7.5.2
✓ Not my books, wasted all my timeMy app is books I have not entered or read or would ever read. I have totally wasted my time entering in information and reviews and I will be asking for a refund..Version: 8.15.7
✓ ExcellentThis software is something of a lifesaver! It is easy to use, and covers just about everything I could want. A couple of improvements, so far as I am concerned, would be to include a field for ISBN numbers, the ability to make entries that are currently shown as additional fields to be included in a template that I use almost daily, and (one day!) the ability to use the program on my iMac. This is an excellent piece of software, and I highly recommend it..Version: 7.5.4
✓ Best library app availableThis app allows you to scan barcodes and isbn numbers. You can tract what you’ve read and what’s being borrowed. This is hands down the best book app I’ve used. I’ve experimented with five others. I have a library of over 1000 volumes of rare books that aren’t easily found or cataloged. This is by far the best..Version: 9.3.9
✓ Surprisingly Easy to UseLove this app! Super easy to use and has a great look. You can put in as little or as much info you want. Scanning is a breeze, or a quick search online. I’ve been wanting to catalogue my collection now for awhile. It’s going great. Would suggest making the keyword search even more useful by allowing it to search notes or summaries. Would help when cataloguing short story collections as that’s were I put individual titles or authors in the collection. Best app ever!.Version: 8.12.11
✓ The Pron version is best app money I ever spentThis is the most useful of all my productivity apps. Highly versatile and customisable - they have thought of everything. (With a couple of tweaks I can imagine also an alternative version being very useful for early dementia sufferers to locate every object around their home or even histories of interactions with other individuals)..Version: 8.14.12
✓ Fantastic!Easy scanning process and Manual function is intuitive. Am delighted to list by author surname😃.Version: 9.2.5
✓ Book buddy is brilliant!I had been meaning to keep track of books I own for ages, I was dreading having to sort through them all and make a note of the various titles and authors. Listening to the radio one morning the topic of conversation was list apps, I searched on the off chance that one existed for books and I wasn't disappointed. The multiple scan option is brilliant and you can edit the picture so it matches your own copy. I like the fact you can edit the genre (as it has come up with strange categories) and I like the fact you can sort by author, genre etc. The app also works on books bought abroad as I have a number of books in french. I bought the package which included music and films (music buddy and movie buddy)..Version: 8.7.3
✓ Best Book Tracker of AllSo many features and so easy to use! I have over 900 books on my bookcases and another 150+ in my wish list and this makes it so easy to keep a record to ensure I don’t double up. It even keeps a record of where you’ve stored each particular book and has books borrowed and loaned out categories. I use it constantly and rate each book and then write a review in the notes section of each title. I can’t recommend it highly enough and have recommended it to many folk in Facebook bookclubs I belong to. 10/10 stars from this author/bibliophile!.Version: 9.2.2
✓ Merveilleux!!!J’adore cette application pour tenir l’inventaire de ma bibliothèque de livres. Tellement facile à utiliser ! On scanne le code barre du livre et toutes les informations s’inscrivent d’elles-mêmes dans les champs. On ajoute les informations que l’on veut. Ou alors on fait une recherche internet avec le titre et les champs se remplissent seuls. Si plus d’une image de couverture pour un même livre, on peut choisir celle qui correspond à notre livre ou la prendre en photo et l’ajouter. Le résumé de la 4 e couverture s’inscrit souvent seul lorsque disponible. Sinon on peut l’ajouter nous-mêmes. On peut gérer les prêts de nos livres faits à nos amis. Inscrire le prix payé. Il ne manque qu’une seule option : faire un total du montant dépensé pour l’achat des livres, mais comme on peut exporter en excell, on peut faire le calcul dans ce chiffrier. Je recommande fortement, un petit coût très bien investi!!.Version: 8.6.3
✓ Book Buddy supportI bought the free version and, liking this, upgraded to the pro version. I had some difficulty transferring entries from the free to the pro version and emailed support. This was on a Sunday and I expected to wait for a reply but was pleasantly surprised to receive a full and helpful response in minutes. If only all organisations were as good..Version: 8.8.5
✓ Very powerfulEasily the most powerful book tracking software in the App Store. The devs are always working on making it more powerful, and easy to use. Very easy to use. I have close to 4,500 books in my house, many of which are still to be added. This has allowed me to sort them into my own definitions of Categories, and allows me to note the bookshelf they live on. More than that, tech support actually know the product!! Can you believe that?! They are amazing! Not only do they know it enough o answer all my questions, if what I am asking is not presently available, they offer a workaround or something to provide similar results. And then, several times I have seen the feature added on a later update. This app is so easy to use, and super powerful. And the ability to share my database online means people don’t double up my books when they purchase me gifts! Thanks Kimiko, you have made a fantastic app..Version: 9.4.7
✓ Fantastic!This app is phenomenal. I wish they made a version for my freezer..Version: 8.11.6
✓ BookBuddy+Great App. Don't have the ability to show $ values of list and/or purchased price of books. Would be nice as it would show value of library..Version: 7.7.0
✓ BEST book app EVER!I have been searching for a good app to input my home library for about six months. I tried several but this one won out. It has all the right spaces for all the book information I like to input. It is super easy to use and your books can be sorted or tagged in any way you wish. A must have if you love books!.Version: 9.5.9
✓ Small school libraryThis app is absolutely fantastic. Using library iPad to scan and lend. Perfect for home and education! We love it!.Version: 8.8.2
✓ Best library cataloging app!I am very thankful for this app that keeps track of my library of books that includes over 1,200 titles. I appreciate that the paid version of the app is only a small flat fee. The features of the app are fantastic and the scanning of ISBN barcodes is much faster than scanning the covers of books, which I tried to do when trying to keep track of my library in goodreads. I also love the wishlist that helps me keep track of book recommendations from friends, books I see but can’t purchase yet, or books I want to be on the lookout for at the next book sale. It is also nice to look up whether I already own a certain book or not. I appreciate all the information it lists about each book and the simple, but helpful organization and categories one can implement. I have recommended Book Buddy + to many friends, many of which try it and love it, too..Version: 9.2.6
✓ Great app!I got this app in January 2023 and I’ve been recommending it to others. It’s handy to avoid repeat purchases, especially with the various formats out there. It is also great to have for insurance purposes but hopefully it won’t ever be necessary. There are so many great things about this app. I do have some suggestions and I’m wondering if there is a place we can send in ideas. For example, I’d like to hide that which I don’t require. I’d also like to see more options for audiobook listings. Audiobook photos don’t fit properly so we have to spend time altering a photo or use the hard copy photo, which often differ. For each format, I’d like different options to choose from. Since I have some audiobooks, I have to have Narrator enabled but then it’s still there for my Kindle e-books and hard copies. Again, the ability to hide that which we don’t use, which can vary by format, would be wonderful. Another thing is like to see if the ability to enter the Amazon ASIN number for Kindle e-books and Audible Audiobooks instead of the ISBN. I had to enter in the ISBN for all my Kindle books and then edit to ASIN and change the page count because that differs between hard copies and e-book copies. I look forward to seeing this app develop even further..Version: 9.3.10
✓ Widget please!Can we get a widget that shows a random book each day. Would be great to be reminded of the covers of our book collections seeing as how we mainly see the spines only on our shelves..Version: 8.14.3
✓ AwesomeSo glad I found this app..Version: 7.6.3
✓ Nice App - a little trickyNice app, easy to use, especially like the location field. Using it to annotate which box my books are in for a move so I can find them later- will need to be in storage for a few months. I can default the location as I scan the books and sort on it. CAUTION: After multi-scanning 2 dozen books, the "Done" button doesn't work... Had to force quit the app and my work was not saved. It works ok with about 7 books in multiple scan. That said I like that I can use Dropbox to access data from various devices. So far so good..Version: 8.6.1
✓ SuperbThe app is excellent. Easy to use with a clean distinctive layout. Would like a cover flow but not vital. What really distinguishes this app is the excellent support team - they are very responsive and really helpful. I had problems with the initial csv import and they were determined to make it work and they did. Very much recommended..Version: 8.12.11
✓ Great book library software and that is not all it doesI had over 1100 books in another library app which closed down. I looked around and ended up here. So glad I did. The support is second to none. The system is so easy to use. One very happy book reader.Version: 9.1.12
✓ Just keeps getting better and better!The PERFECT app to corral all of your reading and listening. Continually being updated but remains both simple and full of features you’ll use. You’ll easily save ten times the price of the Pro version by not buying a duplicate. Search is extraordinary and automatically does whatever word you want (like author’s middle name if it was input) without the need to specify ‘field’. I am SO pleased with this program and have my 6,631 books, audiobooks, and manuscripts easily locatable. Perhaps my best iPhone app buy in 10+ years!.Version: 9.4.4
✓ A Great App That I’ve NeededSomething I should found long along. I have too many books to log them all in quickly. But I want to know what I have. One critique is I wish I could input authors name by last name first like they are in libraries and book stores. But that’s it hard to overcome. Thanks again.Version: 8.9.5
✓ Great, but could use a few tweaks!I have several kids who all love to read. Our book collection is overwhelming and this app makes it easier to keep up with them and to be able to make sure each kid is reading books appropriate for their level. I’m using this app to keep our large book collection organized and want to be able to search books by age appropriateness or things like a grade level required summer reading. It would be a huge time saver if we could make bulk updates to a selected set of books and if more fields auto populated. I’m especially interested in the AR related fields. I have 300 or so AR books that I’d like to search through based on AR level, and points!.Version: 8.11.3
✓ LibraryThis is a brilliant app, find a book in seconds, author no problem. Could not fault it..Version: 8.10.2
✓ Worth it!I did not want to pay for an app to organize my books, so I tried about 10 different free methods and apps. Hated every single one of them. Someone on a Facebook group suggested Book Buddy, even sent me a video of them using it, I was cautious but within a day I was in love. Easy to scan in new and old books, create separate libraries for your kids, keep track of loaned books, and best of all, you can personalize the categorization of your library! Need a 1,000 word novella, no problem. Need a grade 12 standard, no problem. I am loving it. Only downside is textbooks. But to be honest only a few of us are likely to keep to many of them anyway, and you can always manually search by title, author, or isbn. And you can link up with other app users, so yeah. I kinda recommend if you have more than 100 books, after that I couldn’t memorize them well enough, but hey. You do you. But seriously, why try a free app that limits the books you can catalogue when Book Buddy is cheap enough and worth so much more. Bask in the glory of a well catalogued book collection!.Version: 8.12.10
✓ Excellent book inventory appI am so happy with the purchase of my BookBuddy app! The categories and details for functionality are brilliant..Version: 8.15.0
✓ Exactly what I neededThis app blew all other book cataloguing apps I tried out of the water. It’s fast, accurate, and easy to change the information (picture, author’s name, etc) when it gets it wrong. The price is well worth it! I purchased it in the bundle that also comes with an app for movie and music cataloguing so it was like getting all 3 for the price of one. Very well done app..Version: 8.12.12
✓ Really good appReally good app, only thing I wish is when filtered by author and then series, the name of the series appear in the selection. Otherwise, really good app and lot of features!.Version: 9.5.5
✓ The way an app should beThis is a stunning app, the way an iPhone app should be designed: clean, simple, intuitive and highly effective. It's a breeze to scan barcodes, add a wish list and keep track of which books you've loaned to whom. Love it!.Version: 4.0
✓ Love love loveCurrently in the process of logging over 2000 books and I’m loving this app, it’s a pleasure to use. I’ve been looking for a decent book manager for a long time but I didn’t really want to pay for one in case it wasn’t what I was looking for. I finally gave in and bought this one, best £5 I’ve spent on an app. Multiple scanning is brilliant, you can add all the same author at once and I can keep track of the books my daughter has too in her own little section..Version: 8.6.3
✓ Perfect for the at home libraryThis app is amazing. With over 1000 books it helps me stay organized, makes sure I don’t buy a book I already have when I’m out and browsing and lets me categorize by subject so that books are easier to find. I recommend it for every home library that is large..Version: 8.7.3
✓ Best app on my phoneThe process of uploading my library has been a nice way to end my day lately. One shelf at a time and I actually don’t want it to end bc it’s been relaxing and meditative! I’ve decided I will upload my teens’ books (under their own categories) bc of course I’ve wondered if they have a book when I see a great one. I love the ‘condition’ field: I made one called ‘terrible, replace’ so if I see a better copy of a book it’s just a click away to see if I should bring it home. I love my home library and I love this app!! I asked about ‘original copyright’ date bc a scan will fill in the date of that specific books publication. I like to know the original date even more so for context...the after publications are not so important. They said that feature would be coming within the year..Version: 8.10.0
✓ Best app for cataloging a book collectionAs an avid reader and book collector, I love using Goodreads and thought for a long time I didn’t want/need another book app/site, but Bookstagram kept talking about this one and I just love it! I mainly use it to track read/unread in my collection, but it is SO functional and user-friendly there are so many fantastic options so you can use it how YOU want to. I hardly ever buy app upgrades, but the BookBuddy Prob has been a worthwhile exception..Version: 8.11.5
✓ A Bibliophile's Best FriendI'm a retired English teacher and novice author, so I read and analyze a variety of genres to improve my craft. Book Buddy is affordable and user friendly. Book ISBN codes can be scanned or entered manually, then Book Buddy does the rest! I can add categories such as "Library Loan" or "Cozy" to further organize my personal library. No more carrying lists for long book series as I search for the ones I haven't yet read. This app is a game changer..Version: 9.3.9
✓ Good but has annoying flawsLove the app and it’s organization scheme but it has really annoying quirks such as with cover images, not being able to find books and just really slow loading times. Please update this..Version: 8.12.10
✓ ImprovedI originally wrote a review for this app on Jan 31, 2017. I was disappointed at the time because the barcode scanner on app recognized less than half of the books I scanned, including some books in a series, but not others. The app developers responded to my concerns saying that they were working to address the issue. I have since updated the app and I can say that the scanning function has significantly improved, although it still didn't recognize a couple of my books, it did recognize ones that I had unsuccessfully tried to scan prior to the update. I still feel the price is a bit steep for what you get..Version: 8.3.0
✓ Real boon!Book Buddy is a real help in cataloguing my books. I can keep track by a wide range of filters, including genre, author, title, or customised tags, and it comes into its own when I’m in a bookshop and wonder if I’ve already got a book which catches my eye - a quick check on Book Buddy on my phone helps me to spot duplicates. Scanning new books, or even an existing collection, is easy. All in all, I wouldn’t be without it now!.Version: 8.12.11
✓ Book Buddy BrilliantGreat app, perfect for keeping track of a book collection, what's being read, has been read. Love how it gets the art work too..Version: 4.5.0
✓ ExcellentGreat on keeping an eye on my book collection & easy to which books I am still looking for..Version: 7.7.0
✓ Fantastic and Unser FriendlyI bought this app to track my library of read and unread books. It does a very good job and is very user friendly. An addition to this app that would greatly improve it, and save me using another app for this feature, would be recommendations based on my ratings of my ‘read’ books. Is there any scope on this feature being applied?.Version: 8.12.9
✓ Absolutely fantasticReally useful app, a lot of customizations. I really like the ability to get cover images from Google directly. It’s really good if you want to customize your bookshelf a lot, and have a lot of books that aren’t published. Also updates with new features continuously. One thing I wish could be added is to go to the authors tab directly from the book. So when I’m on a book I can click the author and it’ll show me all of their works. Also I think the cover images aren’t really optimized for iPad, I feel like it can all be a bit small. Works great on the phone though..Version: 9.4.2
✓ Great, but I wish I could access my library onlineI’ve been using the paid version of this app for ever a year to catalog my 1000+ book library. I love it—it’s easy to use and logically laid out. My only issue is that there is no way to access a saved library online (or outside of the device). I recently had an accident in which my iPhone was completely destroyed. When I setup my new phone, I was surprised to find that my iCloud backup had failed and, because there was nowhere for me to access my catalog, I lost all of my BookBuddy data. I’m now in the process of re-cataloging my collection, which is fun but incredibly tedious. I can’t help but think that if I could have logged in somewhere and insured data backup outside of my iPhone, I could have saved myself a lot of time..Version: 8.15.7
✓ Using this app for our Summer Reading lending libraryWe are an elementary school PTA using this app for a lending library of over 1,000 books. It is really easy to use and the app developer is very responsive. That’s important because we didn’t want to invest our time and energy scanning the books into an app that was not well-supported (or might be discontinued)! Syncing via Dropbox allows multiple volunteers to check-out books to kids at the same time. Our big request would be to have the app populate GRL and Lexile level when adding books to the catalog, as we need all books to be leveled for the kids!.Version: 8.10.3
✓ Love this appI really enjoy this app. It is truly a great way to organize my home library (I have over 1000) books. The only complaint I have is it doesn’t or I am not sure how to have this available in both my iPad and I phone with all of my book information. The app contains a way to log books with locations and list books in series which I find amazingly useful..Version: 8.7.3
✓ Pretty goodI like the app but I'd like to see the option to post to Facebook what I'm reading. Also would be nice to have a field for series title and number, and to be able to choose more than one genre for a book would be awesome..Version: 2.1
✓ BrilliantFantastic app, really intuitive and powerful. Very helpful developer with release of regular enhancements. I have been equally happy with the full suite of apps, including MusicBuddy, but none of which I could do without..Version: 8.15.0
✓ Superb AppYou have solved all of my book storage problems. Now I know where all my books are located. Thank you!.Version: 8.12.9
✓ So far, so great!I was pretty excited to find out this app exists because I’ve been longing for a tool to catalog our home library for a long time. We homeschool and have a LOT of books. I’ve already entered over 400 books and it’s been working really well except for one or two little crashes. No huge deal. My friend is also using this app so we can more easily find out what one another has. My one wish is that she and I could access each other’s libraries..Version: 8.8.2
✓ Excellent library app & impressive support teamBookbuddy is easy to use and individualise. Being able to scan ISBN barcodes is efficient and quick. Older books can be added manually as also can a photo of the one's own book. Worth upgrading to the Pro version. I had a problem syncing between devices but the support team responded quickly and followed up my problem until it was resolved. Having used the app for some months now I cannot rate the app or support too highly..Version: 8.9.5
✓ Great product!!!Highly recommended.Version: 7.5.4
✓ Fabulous!!This app is nearly perfect in organizing books among my children, students and myself! I love the options of organizing my books into professional, personal, and children categories; I love that I get the option to add more categories or edit the ones already provided. I also LOVE the loaned out option; you can assign a book as loaned out/returned. I would give this app five stars if I could access my library online, but also if the loaned out option would be more streamlined, such as, you could click on "loaned out" and it would automatically assign the current date. It just requires too much clicking to assign a book as "loaned out" and then you have to toggle to the current date. I wish you could just scan or click a book and it would automatically assign it as loaned out and include that day's date, maybe provide a default option in settings? Hopefully, those features will be added later. I plan on keeping this app and hope these changes can be made or that some other developer will include these options. Until then, it's the best library app out there!.Version: 8.8.2
✓ BookbuddyLove this app . When app crashed I reloaded the app and used the dropbox to restore my books thankgod you have the backup option ..Version: 4.12
✓ The best book organiserWhen my first book organiser app failed at the iOS 10 hurdle these people tweaked the csv file of my 720 books and it's installed. It works and it's beautiful.Version: 7.8.0
✓ Great AppI have only downloaded in the last few days and is very intuitive with great functionality and also looks great, I like the ability to search online to change book covers to reflect the actual books I own rather than the latest cover that is being sold. It would be great if you were able to import from either Kindle or Calibre to make it easier to catalogue large collections..Version: 9.5.6
✓ Excellent product and excellent support.Works for myself and partner on all of devices. Well done..Version: 9.5.0
✓ Fantastic app!I’ve always wanted to catalogue my library of books which I’ve been collecting for the past 25 years. This app lets me organise all my books, add pictures, notes, email lists - the works. Very satisfied.Version: 8.10.2
✓ Works like a charm!This app fits by needs by far. It can catagorize books by, name, price, publisher, etc. The app gives you unlimited amount of books in you personal library. The best benefit of this app is the barcode scanner. It can always find the name and other information about your book just by scanning the barcode! If your book can't be scanned, they even give you a little internet to search for your book. If it isn't on the internet or it can't scan on the barcode scanner, you can add it manually. I only had to do this once for a local book I bought. As you might see, I did take off a star. I took of this star just because it costs money. I don't think it is necessary to cost money. Newsflash, you're not going to make a lot of money with this app! They even have a free one that I originally had, but it only let you have forty books in your library. Guess what?! They didn't even tell you about the forty books only rule. Consequently, when I had took my time to scan 40 books, it shut me off! Telling me only 40 books! Anyways, that is their problem. The rest of the app was really good, if I could I would give it a four in a half rating. But now I'm happy to give it a 4 out of 5 star rating!.Version: 8.7.3
✓ User-FriendlyThis app is simple to use and user-friendly. It's search engine could be greatly improved. Often, you search for an ISBN from a scan and it brings back nothing; but when manually enter that same ISBN, it works..Version: 7.5.4
✓ Fantastic!After searching and trying countless other book cataloging apps, I tried this. What a find! It's the ONLY app that delivers on the promise. The rest struggled with scanning barcodes, but this excels. My only minor gripe is the steps needed to go through to arrange books into user categories - a multiselect and tag option would be welcome, but the app developer has promised updates soon. Speaking of which, the developer responded surprisingly quickly to my queries, something I'd never encountered before, so kudos to them for that! All in, this is a great app which will only get better in time. Way better than the desktop solution I'd been using up till now. 5 stars easily!.Version: 4.5.0
✓ Great App at a great priceAs a librarian (I’m also doing a phd in history) I am very used to cataloguing and sorting books, etc. For a personal collection, this is a great app and very intuitive. I would have given this 5 stars were there also a macOS app (at a similar price) available, and (I may have simply not found the feature yet), but a way to look at total purchase price of all books, as well as having a current value option to add as well. I also have a list of all my isbn numbers (I borrowed a library scanner to do this), so it would have been nice to be able to import isbn lists - although I realise I am probably in a minority who actually has a list of their isbn numbers like this in an excel spreadsheet! A tick box or something similar for signed copies would also be good. Other than than that, this is great app, and I had a look at quite a few before settling on this one. Great work!.Version: 8.14.10
✓ Great for getting my books organizedThis is a great app for simple and moderately detailed organization of one’s books, because I work in a library, I am particularly specific for the abilities of this app. I am pleased that I can find my imported books in the database (sometimes needing some editing). I would give it 5* if I could save the book’s information without authors, using the editor’s name instead. I love the export ability for backups and using the camera to get isbn/barcodes to pull info quickly. The process gets faster the more books I put in because of familiarity and the app pulling info from prior entries..Version: 8.11.3
✓ The Best!Excellent app. Automatic sync via iCloud (to phone and pad) is magnificent. I switched from Book Crawler, and have immediately seen the benefits. Book Buddy customer service is equally excellent. I give it an A+.Version: 8.8.2
✓ Adjustment neededThis is a great app. We have book giveaways and need to keep track of books taken by students. Two suggestions: allow for scanning of duplicate books. Whenever students take the same book I have to save the current scanning session and start a new one in order to scan a duplicate. And second, after a few books have been scanned it just stops accepting new scans, so I have to start a new session. However, I love how it just adds all of the books together even though I have to start a new scanning session, and exporting the list is a life saver..Version: 9.5.2
✓ Great so far....Looks like a great app for tracking my books read, dates started & finished means I can see how many books read each year. Is there any chance you could add the option of more reading dates? I will often read a book I’ve enjoyed more than once!.Version: 8.12.9
✓ Top-class app, does just about everything you could want from a book cataloguing appI have used this app now, the pro version, for about 10 days, and have input nearly 400 books. Each time I have asked customer support a question they have replied in depth and very quickly. I have requested a new feature, for example, (whereby the user can I add several photographs instead of just one, and customer support replied with a very useful workaround, and I hope a future version will include the additional photographs option. Overall after extensively using the app and the services of customer support I rate the app as excellent. The minimal cost of the pro version will easily be offset by my never having to buy a duplicate book by mistake again..Version: 8.11.3
✓ Intuitive and ClassyThe best book library app by far. Incredibly easy to use, back up and sync across devices. Thoroughly recommended..Version: 7.1.0
✓ Book ParadiseWhat an incredible app and such great value. If you have an enormous library like me, this is such a quick and easy way to catalogue your entire book collection. Based on ISBN scanning, the app creates a thumb nail image of the book with title, author and publisher and you can add the shelf location and reviews and comments. The ISBN can be manually entered if there is no bar code and antique books can be entered by title. Dewey system numbers can also be appended. Files can be backed up to Drop Box or i-Cloud. The developer of this app will get a seat at the top table in book heaven..Version: 8.11.6
✓ Très intéressantJ'aimerais savoir si je peux suivre aussi mes livres dans mon mac ?? Si oui c'est un super plus .... Merci.Version: 7.9.0
✓ Great appThis is a great app for cataloging your collection is books. After scanning a lot of my book collection, I'm still really liking this app. A big problem I had originally was no batch editing, but they have since added that option so I'm very happy with that. And they have finally added the option of decimals in series volume numbers!!! I can actually order all my series correctly now!!.Version: 8.10.0
✓ Book BuddyMeilleure application pour gérer ma Bibliothèque personnelle. Meilleure application pour recherche de l’information de mes livres pour créer une base de données. Félicitations!.Version: 8.7.3
✓ Andy HeathExcellent app. Noted that the free version only took up to 55 entries so paid the extra for pro version. Have now entered over 450 titles with no problems encountered..Version: 8.12.10
✓ Great app.Best cataloging app I have ever used. Does what is says it does. Weii integrated functionality. Best of all the on line support team is very responsive. Their answers are accurate, no runaround and they are timely. First review I have every done for an app. But they deserve it..Version: 8.12.11
✓ Book Buddy is essential if you own more than one bookThis app is an easy to use very powerful and unbelievably useful app for keeping track of books. It’s not expensive it is unbelievably useful for the price just use it and if you don’t like it you can eliminate it and you won’t be out very much money but if you use this program and you are interested in keeping track of books you will love it..Version: 9.2.6
✓ Finally one book management app that is worth paying forMy family reads a lot. My child owns over 550 books with many series. I’ve tried to keep track of the books he has read and struggled with a couple of different apps. This is the best app and for the money it is great. I would give it 5 stars if when I search my books it did true keyword combinations instead of being exact phrase. So if I was looking for warriors: graphic novel I could put in warriors graphic or warriors novel and the books would come up. I love that you can apply tags in groups. I also love if the book cover can’t pull up I can take my own picture or if the cover I have for the book is different I can override what is there. Since the system is so good I’m going to start entering my 5000 books. Then after that my husbands..Version: 8.13.2
✓ FantasticThis is a great deal and I love this app. It is a breeze to enter books, find images or take them, and export them with any filter you want. It IS a little tricky to figure out how to scan a book to either check it out or edit it’s category or tag or other info (hint: look for the camera icon after selecting the search magnifying glass). Nicely done and compared to other choices I explored a clear winner! Spring for the pro. Really, it’s a bargain..Version: 8.13.2
✓ Très convivial!Enfin une application qui fonctionne. Celle-ci est complète et facile d'utilisation..Version: 8.5.0
✓ Needs multiple genres optionThe app has been easy to use. Searching via online could be improved but after trying other similar apps, this seems to be something that all apps struggle with. Doesn’t seem to be this programmer’s fault. There are two things I would like to see added. The first is the ability to list more than one genre for each book. Being able to customize genres would be a huge help. The second is being able to tabulate a running total of list prices for selected books. Thank you for a solid app..Version: 8.12.9
✓ Book collector must-haveWhile I’ve only been using this app for a couple of days, I’m thoroughly impressed. After one too many “do I already own that?” incidents, I decided to purchase it to help keep track of my home library and so far it’s been a breeze. The data entry options allowed me enter and tag half of a bookshelf (around 80 books) in just a couple of hours. Also, a little side note for my fellow librarians: YES, it does have an “ignore prefixes” option for title sort. Hooray!.Version: 8.10.0
✓ Room for improvement but very handyI am finally getting around to categorizing my books. We are a book loving family and between the 10 of us (8 kids and 2 parents) we have acquired a nice sized library. I’m still figuring out how this works, but my main disappointment is that scanning the isbn of a book does not identify if it’s a paperback or hardback. Since all books have a unique isbn for either one, I’m disappointed that it’s not known. Also, it surprises me how many books are not in the system yet and we have to manually add, but maybe this will get remedied over time. Overall, I am happy with the product..Version: 8.6.3
✓ Fun and useful...if you enjoy this sort of thing, this is something you'll enjoy a lot! You can use it to catalogue your books, but I find the "wish list" most useful. I'm not sure it was technically worth the money, but I'm very happy I bought it..Version: 2.0
✓ LOVEI am in love with this app! This is exactly what I've been looking for! Ahhh I have so many books to add! Thanks so much!.Version: 7.5.2
✓ Book buddyTill now I have used a Psion 3MX to hold various databases including my 8000 plus books. This palmtop went out of production in the early 90's. For years I have looked for a replacement: both hard- and software. I thought that an iPhone 6 Plus would be an appropriate platform so went to the Apple Store in Covent Garden. There I had an excellent session with Business Specialist Ben who introduced me to a number of possible solutions, including BookBuddy. I have looked at this software and am quite impressed with it. It is probably more complicated than I require, so I am working on how I can slim it down and how I could import my existing data. Also looking at using Numbers with Forms (Tables) instead a. A lot more investigations needed before settling for a final solution..Version: 7.4.4
✓ Outstanding book collection appI just purchased the Pro version and am jazzed. As a librarian and educator this is the sleekest, most user friendly app for managing my personal collection of over 5,000 books and growing. Fast scanning, ability to enter ISBN manually, and iCloud backup fast. Love the filter options. Would have gladly paid triple. Thanks for the super development. I will always love my books..Version: 8.14.9
✓ Love this appPreviously used My Library. BookBuddy is easily as good as that, only does not include movies and music (note separate apps for those). In the process of adding all my books, and it is quite easy and quick. The sync between my iPad and phone is automatic. The only thing it doesn’t do that I would love is a quick move function between locations. There is a move function, but it relates to moving between categories, a field I don’t even know the purpose of. I am planning to use it for Collections, as there isn’t a field for this, and I have some old Herron books that come in collections of books by different authors with the same theme. Anyway, love this app. Please, keep updating it. It is heartbreaking to spend days entering all your books into an app only to find some time later it is no longer being supported and doesn’t even open in the current iOS..Version: 9.1.8
✓ My companionI love this app. It gives me the freedom to enjoy book browsing in stores and purchasing books that I don’t already have! Prior to my Book Buddy I was purchasing books I do already have but are not yet read. Yes, I am a compulsive book buyer but this app keeps me on track!.Version: 9.5.1
✓ Finally got my books organised!Brilliant! A big job to enter but worth it..Version: 9.5.8
✓ Best App EverThis app has saved me many times from buying doubles! I always have my phone with me so it’s helpful to scan to see if I have a certain book before I buy it! It also tracks books I have lent out so that’s awesome!! Love this app soooo much!!!!.Version: 9.0.11
✓ Sharing is caringIt is an awesome app but something‘s missing.... Would be nice to be ab’e to share library with friends...... Please make it happen!.Version: 8.14.1
✓ Life ChangerI love this app! It’s a game changer for those of us with a large library of books! The extra for the paid version is easily the best decision I’ve made when buying any app. It’s made my tracking of my library so much easier than ever, PLUS now I know how many unique translations of the Bible I have and exactly all the details about each one as I hunt and search for other unique Bible translations I don’t have to purchase the same ones over and over again. I have all that information in one handle and well organized place! It’s a life changing app for me and my library of unique translations of the English Bible which is well over 250!! I’m thankful and happy!! Mike.Version: 9.3.8
✓ Great library manager appI am using this app to manage my 450+ Kindle collection. If I get time before I die, I will try to put my "real" books into it as well 🤔😖😆. The app works well. So far it has been able to find all but one of my Kindle books. Online search for different book covers is really easy. If you still need a correct cover then you can upload it from your Photos app. There are a few things that are mildly annoying: 1. Categories and Tags are confusing. 2. You have to create new genre on the go, you can't create a list first and then select the one you want. 3. You can only have ONE genre!!! 4. New books have their genre pre-set to "Fiction" so that has to be deleted and the correct one added. If these issues were dealt with it would be very very good! Regards, Peter.Version: 8.2.2
✓ Book BuddyA very reasonably priced catalogue for book collectors. I currently have just under 6500 books listed with photos of covers etc. perhaps a little clunky when trying to amalgamate publishers names where the same publisher can be listed with several different variations. I currently volunteer in a very large charity bookshop and am always recommending this app to prospective collectors..Version: 9.5.5
✓ Exactly what I neededI wanted a way to record every book I read, both for my personal library and for homeschooling purposes. I have a day each week dedicated to reviewing children’s books and I wanted an app that would 1) easily import book details via a barcode scanner, 2) store my personal notes for future access, and 3) organize titles by a variety of sortable tools. This app delivers. I greatly appreciate how “tweakable” the app is. My usage of the app has changed since I honed in more on my specific library management needs. For example, I no longer consider the app to be a catalog of my physical library, but a log of every book I read and review. I am very pleased with the way the settings give me the freedom to customize my app experience. I once panicked, thinking that the app lost one of my books. It didn’t. I had changed the title’s rating and forgot that the library was being sorted by rating, thus moving the book to a different section. The backup and syncing settings give me great peace of mind that the hours I’m devoting to recording my book reviews will not be lost. This app is worth every penny..Version: 8.12.2
✓ Don't look any further!This is the one & only book management app that you'll need. Manages large quantities with ease. Has a reliable backup feature. A must have app for book collectors..Version: 6.1.2
✓ Book buddyFantastic has saved me a significant amount of money.Version: 8.12.9
✓ Great app with better customer serviceThis app is a must for any bibliophile with a personal collection. While GoodReads is nice for the social aspect of your reading lists, this app allows me to have privacy, manage my library intuitively and peruse my own collection easily. I love the flexibility of tags and how natural the app is to use. It is fast to add your books and the ability to track borrowing is convenient. But above all, I am beyond impressed with the customer service. They really listen to feedback!.Version: 8.10.0
✓ PerfectLove this app. It's every thing I was looking for. I especially like the fact that it keeps track of books that have been borrowed or loaned out..Version: 4.4.2
✓ All that I could ask for…I have used this app for several years now, following a rather exhaustive search of what was available to catalogue my large and ever-growing library. I have a weakness that compels me to buy and read books, of many genres, new and pre-loved. As my long-suffering wife returns one book to a second-hand shop, I am usually found purchasing three more. Simply put, this is a superb app. It continues to evolve and improve. After I have considered what might be a useful development, I find that my mind has been read, and the helpful addition added in one of the fairly frequent updates - even before I have have had it requested! I do not know what alternatives there are now to “Book Buddy.” I no longer am interested in looking. Even my wife will admit that having catalogued the thousands of books we share, over a number of places, has been a welcome and useful task. I do not usually write reviews but, on entering yet another of my library additions, it seemed appropriate to laud “Book Buddy” for having become truly indispensable. I dread to think what I would do if it were to be unsupported one day but, hopefully that day will never come (and I will always be able to use the uploaded .CSV file backup, anyway!) Thank you for continuing to improve what I often believe can be improved no further . Refreshingly, I am invariably shown to have been wrong, yet again. It is, simply, all I could ask for….Version: 9.3.8
✓ Highly recommendedI tried other apps that I wasn’t nearly as impressed with. Instead of using the free app I just went for it and purchased the app, best thing I did! Very easy to use, I highly recommend this app. With that being said I have one recommendation (unless I haven’t found it in the app itself): I wish they would add a category so you can scan/add books you want to purchase. It would be easier than carrying a notebook or putting it in notes on your phone. You could go to the category, open and scan the isbn while in stores and add to future purchases. Or if someone recommends a book you can add it and boom, there it is when you go to the bookstore. Love the app!!!.Version: 8.14.9
✓ A wonderful tool!We loaded our titles onto the app a couple years ago and it had made it so much easier to keep track of everything. We discovered that we had many multiples (sometime three copies!) sitting in various bookcases. I load every new book that comes into the house as well as often check titles while indulging in wandering through book stores. No more multiple copies. I love this app. If only it could help organize the shelves!.Version: 9.3.8
✓ Affordable and Very FunctionalI looked at several apps to make a record of private collections of books used at home and work. This app easily scans, accepts isbn, and looks online to incorporate titles accurately. PDF listings and database exports are easy to make, as are printouts of library listings. I contacted the help email to receive assistance as I was learning all the functions and received a reply email with step to step instructions to aid me the same day. Worth the money and great functionality. I highly recommend this app..Version: 8.12.11
✓ Facile à utiliserTrès complet et facile à utiliser . Je le recommande ..Version: 8.11.6
✓ BookBuddy+I use this all the time to keep track of what books I have purchased, read, and wish list. Great app for phone, as I always have phone, quick and easy to check my books status, when browsing a bookstore..Version: 7.7.1
✓ Love, love, love it.Enter as much, or as little information as you like. Sort by almost any field. Only sorry I didn’t discover this years ago.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰.Version: 9.5.8
✓ Great app and prompt serviceI have purchased other book inventory apps but didn’t use any of them for some reason. I purchased the Book Buddy Movies and Music and love the Book Buddy. Haven’t used the other two yet. A couple of days after I purchased the app, had a question about adding location field; I emailed the web site in the middle of the night and within half an hour or so received a detailed satisfactory answer from them. I am happy with the app and the service..Version: 8.7.3
✓ A great app, but with so much more potential!A great app! Fairly easy to import new titles. Some suggestions to optimize usability of the bookbuddy (and moviebuddy) app: 1) batch edit function. at present you can only edit items one at a time, field per field. provide for the ability, in list view, to select multiple items; then have the ability to apply an edit, to a single or multiple fields, to all selected items. 2) search query. at present the search function will only search the titles of items. provide a module that allows for a multi-parameter or multi-field search; for example by tag(s), genre, or combination of fields. 3) desktop app, or desktop web browser-based interface. a lightweight desktop app or desktop web browser interface that syncs with your mobile device(s). this would greatly aid in database management, as managing from the mobile device interface is clumsy esp. when needing to edit each record one at a time, field by field..Version: 8.6.1
✓ Helpful, not always efficientI love the concept of this app! However, I am finding that it is taking quite a bit of time to get books scanned in. I would love to see more efficiency with the tagging feature. It seems that the middle step of having to confirm how you’ve tagged it is unnecessary. It would also be really nice to be able to add tags to multiple books at once! Overall, I’m excited for my classroom to use the app..Version: 8.11.6
✓ Love this appBest app l have found to put my books in so l don’t buy doubles..Version: 8.12.5
✓ MaravillosoI have been waiting for an app like this for decades. Literally. An amazing database that actually works. Very stable. Allows you to import and export. Recognizes an incredible amount of published material and authors. It's easily customizable to fit your specific needs in the data you want to know and access. Very well thought out and organized. Bravo. The one thing they could do to break it would be to move the databases online and charge a monthly fee. But that would make them into just another crappy scam app. So, please don't. It will ruin everything. I like my information kept local where I can control it. As tempting as it might be, it's a terrible way to do business. No matter how hip it seems to make you look..Version: 9.2.6
✓ Application remarquable!Très facile à utiliser. Je découvre peu à peu et avec ravissement toute les potentialités de cette application. J'ai eu recours aux services de l'équipe technique qui a très très rapidement résolu mon problème. Je les en remercie encore. D’ailleurs n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec eux. Le service est rapide, courtois et efficace..Version: 8.14.2
✓ Just one thing...I really love this app and would be giving it a 5 star rating if not for one thing. I love to include publication years for my book lists but the only option is to add an entire publication date, day month and year...it is hard to find this for every book and I don't want to just make up the date. It would be nice if you could add only the year, or if you could create your own field to include..Version: 7.4.3
✓ Book BuddyA great app, lets you sort & organize in a multitude of ways.Version: 8.12.11
✓ I love Book Buddy!!This is totally awesome!! I use it for my classroom and its so, soo easy to use!! I can enter each book, and digitally keep track of who checked it out. Note: to all teachers, do not cover the ISBN barcode on the back of a book with a label. It makes scanning the book impossible and You have to use the search online feature to locate the book, which means messing with the publisher if you cant find the right version or its from scholastic. The online search is easy to use, but adds an extra step to cataloging. Other than that, i totally recommend this!!.Version: 8.11.1
✓ My favourite app ever!Absolutely fantastic app! So easy to use but beautifully catalogues all books. Easy to add manually and add your own categories! My favourite iPhone app!.Version: 8.8.3
✓ The best book tracking appIt's easy, simple and very effective app to keep track of your personal book library. Highly recommended..Version: 4.4.2
✓ Great AppI’ve been using Book Buddy for months to catalog everything in my collection, from books to comics to magazines, and it’s fantastic. I’m nearing 5500 entries with no issues whatsoever. Other apps I’ve tried have struggled with less than a thousand titles. They recently added a feature to log each individual author separately, which has been a huge improvement… it lets you find authors amidst compilations and collections super easily. I’d LOVE to see that feature rolled out to the Illustrator column. Between graphic novels and art books, I can have twenty or more artists per title. I’d love to keep track of those names more consistently. It’s such a user friendly program! I’d give it six stars if I could..Version: 8.15.7
✓ Très satisfaiteJe souhaite qu’une chose, c’est que vous n’arrêtiez pas ce logiciel. Je mets des heures à remplir chacun de mes livres(j’en ai plus que 1,400) Merci pour ce beau site. Chantal Robert Pointe- Calumet 2023 j’adore cette application ❤️.Version: 9.4.6
✓ Brings organization to something hard to organize.I still like and use this app. I recommend occasionally exporting your booklist. I had to buy a new phone unexpectedly and I thankfully was able to import my list back into the app. It was as though my account disappeared and I had to start over. This app has been useful in organizing my reading collection. I mostly read professional or work-related books and lend to co-workers. I have a collection that’s half on my Kindle and half read books, with about 30% that overlap. I can track who has what, take notes/comments (especially useful for books not on Kindle). Having a better way to add Kindle items would be useful, as well as tracking those items. I’m using the tags feature. There is a format; however, for the 30% overlap, this was not working well..Version: 8.14.0
✓ Has gotten good at scanning codesIn the past I’d often have to manually enter book titles because the app would be unable to pull up the information through the scanner but now I haven’t had to do that in forever. It’s been flawlessly producing the relevant info for the books. Only downside if you collect manga like me is that quite a few of the series just have the basic title so you end up having to enter Volume 1, Volume 2 in the title to prevent the app from claiming you already have this book. It’s not a major downside for me but it’s definitely something you’ll have to deal with if you’re scanning in a large number of manga titles in one go..Version: 8.11.3
✓ Absolutely great!This app lets you add books by scanning, typing in isbns, searching, or manually. Then you can edit any aspect of a books information, including picking the correct picture or taking one yourself, book location, and even the condition and price paid! The flexibility of the information input is the best of any app I’ve seen. The Dropbox sync and backup is great and quick, as is the pdf and spreadsheet export option. I love that these outputs are customizable in every way. I also like that the pictures are in the document. The best part is the ability to make separate libraries with each one having the ability to specify physical locations of books (shelf, etc.). I am so glad I tried this app and have since bought their movie and music apps because the interface is far better than any other apps that I’ve tried. So far I have scanned close to 900 books. Worth every penny!.Version: 8.13.5
✓ J’adoreSimple et efficace.Version: 9.2.1
✓ J’adore cette applicationFacile à utiliser et avec l’aide du micro, je peux dicter tous les informations que je désire sans avoir à les taper moi-même.Version: 8.11.6
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