Shelfieline
Your private study, in pocket
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
v1.4: continuous barcode scanning, search across every shelf, reading stats, and backup. On iPad, your shelves now fill the screen.
Your private study, in your pocket.
Shelfieline is an iPhone / iPad app that turns reading from a list-management chore into a personal experience. We've recreated a real bookshelf in digital form — spine textures, varying book heights, the heft of the shelf itself. The dark, "private den" aesthetic is built for readers who care about how their library looks.
▼ Key Features
【Study】Your bookshelves side by side. Swipe to switch; neighboring shelves peek in from both sides. On iPad the shelves fill the screen.
【Bookshelf】Your books as realistic spines. Pinch to zoom and the rows rearrange themselves. Paper, cloth and leather textures with letterpress-style titles. Long-press a book to lift it and drag it into place.
【Adding Books】
・Scan an ISBN barcode (fills in the title, author and page count)
・Continuous scan: scan book after book, then shelve them all at once. Books you already own are flagged
・Enter the title and author by hand
・Share a cover image from Safari and assign it to a book
Cover images come only from your camera or your photo library — the choice is always yours.
【Search】
・Search every shelf by title, author, or the text of your notes
・Filter by status: want to read / reading / finished / stockpile
【Reading Status】
・Four states, page progress for books in progress, 5-star ratings for finished books
・Start and finish dates
【Reading Stats】
・Books and pages finished per year, with a month-by-month chart
・A yearly goal, and a breakdown by status
【Reading Diary】
・Multiple notes per book, grouped by month
・Optional photo attachment
【Shelf Memo & Reading History】
・A memo and photos for each shelf
・A bank-passbook-style timeline of books added, started, finished and noted
【Share Shelfie!】
・Turn a shelf into an image of your study and post it
・Preview before sharing; choose 9:16, 4:5 or 1:1
・Or make an image of the books you read this year
【Flat View & Organize Mode】
・Switch between spines and a grid of covers
・Select several books and move them to another shelf at once
【Export & Backup】
・Export your book list as CSV
・Create a backup that includes covers, notes and shelf memo photos, and restore from it
【Shelf Materials & Wallpapers (Pro)】
・6 shelf materials: Walnut, Ebony (free) + Oak, Maple, Teak, Mahogany (Pro)
・5 wallpapers: Plain (free) + Linen, Wood Panel, Dark Concrete, Leather (Pro)
【Widgets (Pro)】
・Library size and books finished
・A shelf widget showing your actual spines
・The book you're reading and how far you are (also on the Lock Screen)
▼ Privacy
・Your books, notes and photos stay on your device. No account, no email collected
・No user tracking, no ads
・To improve the app, only anonymous usage counts that cannot identify you are sent
・Cover images come only from your camera or photo library
・Book information is looked up through the official openBD, National Diet Library Search and Open Library APIs
▼ Plans
・Free: up to 3 bookshelves and 30 books. Search, stats, sharing, backup and the rest are all included
・Pro Plan (one-time purchase): unlimited shelves and books + 4 shelf materials + 4 wallpapers + widgets
▼ Requirements
iOS 17 or later, iPhone or iPad.
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ.
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v1.4 update.
【New】
・Continuous scan: scan barcodes one after another, then shelve them all at once. Books you already own are flagged.
・Page counts: looked up along with the title, so each spine gets its own thickness.
・Search: find a book on any shelf by title, author, or the text of your notes. Filter by reading status.
・Reading stats: books finished per year, a monthly chart, a yearly goal, and a status breakdown.
・Share Shelfie!: preview before sharing and choose 9:16, 4:5 or 1:1. You can also make an image of the books you read this year.
・Export & backup: export your book list as CSV; create a backup with covers and notes, and restore from it.
・Widgets (Pro): a shelf widget showing your actual spines, and a widget for the book you're reading (also on the Lock Screen).
・Delete a shelf: move its books to another shelf first, or delete them with it.
【Improved】
・Spines: proper vertical forms for Japanese long-vowel marks and brackets, no more rules running through the lettering, and long titles sized to fit.
・iPad: shelves on the study page now scale to the screen.
・The opening animation is shorter after the first launch, and a tap skips it.
・Fixed places where Japanese text showed in the English interface.
【Fixed】
・Author names from barcode lookups being split into separate pieces
・Books added from the Safari share inbox not appearing until the next launch
・Notes you didn't write appearing on books with certain titles
・"Restore Purchases" in Settings not showing its result
YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ.
The developer, Takayuki Hamuro, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Takayuki Hamuro
- Size
- 5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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 and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Shelfieline Pro Unlock $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Taka

