Home Library Companion
Scan shelves. Catalog books.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Point the camera at a full shelf. Home Library Companion reads the spines and catalogs every book — a 40-book shelf takes about a minute. Shelf scanning is quick, but you can also add books one by one using barcode, copyright-page, and cover scanning.
Then it remembers where everything lives. Every book gets a real address — building, room, bookcase, shelf — so “do we own this?” and “where did it go?” both take seconds.
YOUR FIRST 100 BOOKS ARE FREE
Catalog 100 books per library before you pay anything. No time limit, nothing to cancel. Household sharing, syncing, and the web library are all part of the free tier. Signing in is required — your library is stored on our server, so it syncs to your other devices and can be shared. If your collection is bigger than 100 books, $39.99/year raises the cap to 1,000 books per library and turns on Ask. One subscription covers everyone in a shared library.
ASK YOUR OWN LIBRARY
Ask in plain English — “which of my books cover rose care?” — and get answers drawn only from books you actually own. Ask requires the subscription.
ONE LIBRARY FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD
Invite your household with a QR code or invite code. Everyone sees the same catalog, in sync, on their phones and iPads, and on the web at homelibrarycompanion.com/app.
BUILT FOR REAL COLLECTIONS
• Whole-shelf photo scanning, plus barcode, copyright-page, and cover ID
• Locations: building → room → bookcase → shelf
• Topic index; group by author, topic, or location
• First 100 books free; up to 1,000 books per library with the subscription
• iPhone and iPad. English plus 12 more languages.
No ads, no third-party analytics, and your data is never sold.
SUBSCRIPTION
Home Library Companion Annual, $39.99 per year. It raises the limit from 100 to 1,000 books per library and unlocks Ask. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and it renews automatically at $39.99/year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Cataloging up to 100 books stays free.
Privacy: https://homelibrarycompanion.com/privacy
Terms: https://homelibrarycompanion.com/terms
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A new look, top to bottom: bigger covers, and a Library that reads like a catalog.
• Photograph a shelf and the books you already own move to it. No more duplicates to untick.
• The Shelf tab is now a ledger of every shelf in the house. Tap one to see what's on it, or scan straight into it.
• Settings, Locations and sharing rebuilt. Invite your household with a QR code.
• Light or Dark: follow the system, or choose in Settings.
• iPad: a sidebar with your bookcases.
• 12 languages.
Your first 100 books are free.
The developer, Creative Sonar, LLC, 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:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Creative Sonar, LLC
- Size
- 17.5 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 12 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Home Library Companion Annual $39.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Creative Sonar, LLC