Shelfnook
Home library, with friends
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Shelfnook is a simple, fast inventory of the books you own at home. Scan the barcode on the back cover and the title, author, translator, publisher, year and page count fill in by themselves. Choose the bookcase and shelf as you save, and never search shelf by shelf again.
If you like, share your library with friends: see who has which book, borrow from each other, and remember who took which of your books.
NEW IN 1.1.1
• Lend with a link: lend a book to someone who isn't on Shelfnook — type their name, pick a due date, send the link on WhatsApp; get notified when they say "received / returned".
• Share to Instagram: a single shelf, your whole bookcase, your profile summary and your reading stats as story images.
• Current page, reading pace and finish estimate. Stats open to everyone: monthly reads, yearly goal, genres, authors, publishers, publication years.
• Your public profile link (shelfnook.app/@handle): put it in your Instagram bio; only the shelves you choose are shown, off by default.
• Share your quotes: only me / my friends / public.
• My Shelf: spine colours, two-section shelves, drag-and-drop ordering; order bookcases and shelves however you like.
NEW IN 1.1
• My Shelf: your shelves drawn like a real bookcase; 7 styles (Modern to Art Nouveau), your choice of wood and wall colour. Badges and treat ornaments stand in front of the books, and you can add a display shelf without books.
• Bookstore list: books you scan in a shop wait on a separate list — Buy, Skip, Bought.
• Badges and your Shelfnook Score: earn them as you add, read and lend; show your favourites in your showcase.
• Sahaf: a personal pick of your next book, chosen by looking at your library. Your first Bookseller's Note is on us at your 10th book.
• What kind of reader are you? A 7-question quiz with 5 books picked for you.
• Batch scanning: scan book after book and add them all at once.
• Scan in a bookshop: see whether you already own a book or which friend has it.
• Want to read: a list you can share as a gift link.
• Rate books with a short review (visible to your friends only).
• Treat a friend to a tea: a digital treat that appears as an ornament on their shelf.
• Invite friends and you each get a Bookseller's Note.
• Write to the founder: message me from the app and I reply within 48 hours.
• Phone notifications for friend and borrow requests, treats and catalog updates. Turn off any type you like.
ALWAYS
• Add by barcode, by ISBN, or search by title and author.
• Books missing from the sources: read the details from a photo of the copyright page, or search the web by ISBN.
• Shelf-level location: set up your bookcases (e.g. B1 · Study) and shelves, and see every book's exact place: B1-S2.
• Friends: find Shelfnook users in your contacts or share your invite code. Only friends you accept see your library.
• Who has it? Search for a book, see which friend has it and ask to borrow.
• Multiple copies, automatic classification, accent-insensitive search, bulk moves between shelves.
• Cover photos, reading status, finish dates and personal notes.
• Backup and export as a CSV spreadsheet or a full backup.
• The same library on your iPhone and your computer (shelfnook.app).
• In English and Turkish; follows your device language.
PRIVACY
No ads, no tracking. Your library is visible only to you unless you share it; the public profile page and quote sharing are opt-in and show only what you choose. Notes, reading status and loan records are never shared. Your contacts are compared only when you ask, as hashed digests created on your phone, and are not stored. You can report and block people. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app at any time.
A free account (e-mail, or a Turkish mobile number) is required to use Shelfnook.
Ratings & Reviews
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• Lend with a link: lend a book to someone who isn't on Shelfnook — type their name, pick a due date, send the link on WhatsApp; you're notified when they say "received / returned", and reminded as the due date nears
• Share to Instagram: a single shelf, one bookcase or all your bookcases in one image, your profile summary and your reading stats as story images
• Current page: enter the page you're on, see a progress bar and a finish estimate; "Reading pace · last 30 days" in Stats
• Stats now open to everyone: monthly reads, yearly goal, streak, genres, authors, publishers, publication years; "x% read" on shelves
• Your public profile link: shelfnook.app/@handle — put it in your Instagram bio; only the shelves you choose are shown, off by default
• Share your quotes: per quote, only me / my friends / public
• My Shelf: light-to-dark spine colour schemes (grey, brown, blue, green, burgundy) or a colour per book, two-section shelves, drag and drop books and ornaments with "Change order"
• Order bookcases, shelves and the books on a shelf however you like
• Tap "N books in common" on a friend's profile to see them
• CSV import now carries shelf, category and genre; authors separated by ";"
• Small touches: long shelf names no longer cut off, show/hide password, sign-out confirmation, invite code at the top of Friends, "Sign in with e-mail" when phone sign-in fails
• Bug fixes
The developer, Ozge Ozmen, 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
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Search History
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ozge Ozmen
- Size
- 3.9 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Özge Özmen
