encircled - books
books between friends
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
A quiet place to share physical books with friends. Make a circle, list what's on your shelf, borrow what's on theirs.
Encircled — books between friends.
A quiet little app for sharing the books on your shelves with the friends you trust them with.
— How it works —
Add a book by scanning its barcode. Choose which circles of friends can see it. When a friend asks to borrow it, approve with a tap. When it comes back, you both confirm the return.
— What's inside —
• Circles. Small, named groups of friends. Invite-only. No public discovery.
• A shelf for every book you own. Mark them available, reading, lent, or shelved.
• Borrowing that closes properly — both sides confirm a return, so nothing gets lost.
• A comments thread on every book, scoped to a single circle.
• Direct messages and circle chats, in the same place as the books.
• Hide a book from any circle without removing it.
— What it isn't —
Encircled isn't a marketplace, a public feed, or a place to track every book you've ever read. It's just for the books you actually own and the friends you actually share them with.
— Privacy —
Circles are private by design. Books are visible only to the circles you put them in. We don't sell your data and we don't track you across other apps. Read the policy at encircled.app/privacy.
— Free —
Free to install. Free to use. Built by a small team in Austin, Texas.
Encircled is operated by Spacera LLC.
Ratings & Reviews
• Tap a push notification and it now opens the right conversation, circle, or book.
• Fixed an issue where the Create Account button could grey out during signup on a flaky connection.
• You can now hide individual books from specific circles — go to a book you own and look for "Visible in".
• Added a "forgot password?" link on the sign-in screen.
• Polish: cleaner book detail menu, friendlier leave-circle copy, faster Settings.
The developer, GITANJALI DATTATRAYA MULE, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- GITANJALI DATTATRAYA MULE
- Size
- 9.8 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Spacera LLC