BookBuddy: Book Tracker

Shown for US

• Online Sharing Std (Monthly) — $1.99/month
• Online Sharing Std (Monthly) — $19.99/year ($1.66/mo)
• Online Sharing Pro (Monthly) — $4.99/month
• Online Sharing Pro (Monthly) — $49.99/year ($4.16/mo)
• BookBuddy Pro (Lifetime) — $9.99

Last verified 29 Sep 2026

Shown for US

4.8 15242 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Great for book collection and wishlist

   I used to keep track of books, movies, and shows etc. on plaintext lists, but these apps designed specifically to keep those lists yet also provide additional information and a better interface are so nice, this is the best one I found for keeping track of books. The app is updated fairly frequently for this type of app also the developers seem to care about improving this experience. Update: using this app again after not using for awhile and book collection has grown exponentially. I love the variety of types of categorization (categories, tags, physical location, and many more options including custom fields you can create. This is helpful as my books are all over the place-multiple physical locations, kindle, Apple Books, audible, etc. There are also many options for tracking progress and status of books. The design of the app allows for vast complexity in organization while maintaining simplicity in user interface and makes it easy to edit the metadata on the fly. I also own book track app, which also has Mac app, but the design and usability of Book Buddy made me confident going all in with this app. Hopefully, with Catalyst and other developments on the Mac, this app will eventually be ported to the Mac also, which I would absolutely pay for again!

   what what 82 · 29 Sep 2026

2. 5/5Love it!

   Can’t express how much I love this app. I was hesitant on purchasing the Pro but I do not regret it. I can change the way I view my books (list, small covers, medium covers, or large covers). I can sort it in many different ways (title, series, date added, date read, genre, author, publisher… the list goes on). When adding a book sometimes the book doesn’t come up, but that’s okay because this app has multiple options to find the book— scanning barcodes, entering the ISBN, or adding it manually. Adding manually is such a good feature especially because sometimes the ISBN doesn’t work and I mainly read ebooks, so no barcode. BookBuddy also has different categories and tags that I can edit to help organize my books. It even has an option to add series. And when I add a book to the series, I can put the volume number of the book; BookBuddy then automatically puts it in order! My only complaint is that I wish the app setup was a little more “cuter” but that’s just the girly in me lol. Otherwise, this is just a few of many things BookBuddy has. I definitely recommend!

   LovelySweets450 · 29 Sep 2026

3. 5/5We love books!

   Happily paid the charge to put in as many books as needed I just spent a lot of time putting in one shelf worth and we have 148 already! It even shows our duplicates which I didn’t notice all of them right away I can add a format which is amazing as I have audible books as well! I am bummed that quite a bit on the first shelf had to be searched for I wasn’t able to use all of our barcodes I guess the ones that we had to search were older editions of Stephen king and dean knootz books but not a deal breaker I am constantly trying to guess which ones we have and now I no longer have to do that when I’m out searching at thrift shops I can add notes as well like hardback or missing cover or damage as well giving me the opportunity to replace ones that are damaged absolutely love it! We’re in the process of moving so I’m going to inventory all of the books that haven’t been packed yet and once we move I’ll inventory my daughters as they are already packed! I am so excited to have this app I’ll be using it for years!!!!

   Krys107 · 29 Sep 2026

4. 5/5Best app ever!

   This is the best app ever. Ease of use, fast, pleasant interface, a small learning curve, and friendly & very helpful customer service. I have an office, clinic, home, scanned books, Kobo & kindle, and the location field alone makes this app worth it. Within a day of testing the free version of BookBuddy I was ready to upgrade to Pro.(Nothing’s free and I purchase apps I use.) Entering data is really easy. The barcode scan works great, populating all default fields quickly. Typing in an ISBN for look-up and manual entry of book details are options, too. It’s easy to switch out the downloaded book picture with a pic that you prefer. If you want to move a book from one category to another, this is easily done without going into editing mode. There are enough fields to keep track of most data without cluttering the app. I love this app’s simplicity. I wish there were a Mac version. BookBuddy’s organization helps me keep track of where books are when I need them and whether I own a particular book so I don’t purchase duplicates or later editions of the same book. I’ve only input a fraction of my library so far, a little over 200 books, and there is no problem with delayed response or crashing. I expect this will be true once I have most of my collection catalogued. One tip - if you have multiple books from one location, choose that location before inputting book data. Otherwise the books will be unclassified and you’ll need to assign each a location individually. Unless there is a batch feature I missed.

   kathleenpoole · 29 Sep 2026

5. 5/5Best So Far

   I have samples other library apps, and this by far was the best. Other apps seem to be more focused on some kind of social media element, which I was not interested in. This is straightforward - keep track of your personal library, and this is all I really wanted. The good: - highly customizable - thorough search engine able to find even most obscure books - easy to use - inexpensive for what you are given (and no ridiculous “subscription” - isbn scanner entry works flawlessly The okay: - interface itself isn’t anything fun to look at. - manual entry can be annoying and tedious The bad: - limited options for audiobooks. They essentially need to be manually input. Most of the audiobooks (especially the exclusively digital ones) have no ISBN, but some other kind of ASIN or something similar. BookBuddy has no means to search for these. I own hundreds of audiobooks, which means that in order to incorporate them into my library, I will have to do lots of manual entry to look up the book, edit for format and eliminate the page numbers, and replace it with another field noting total run time. This is something I hope they will smooth over eventually given that so many libraries include audiobooks that have been downloaded or else purchased through Audible. TLDR: great app, easy to use, super efficient and customizable, but not the prettiest. Doesn’t accommodate audiobooks well.

   Khoowl · 29 Sep 2026

Privacy

Accessibility

• Dark Interface — SUPPORTED Store published
• Differentiate Without Color Alone — SUPPORTED Store published
• Larger Text — SUPPORTED Store published
• VoiceOver — SUPPORTED Store published