№ 01 · Reading

Your Digital Bookshelf.

ShelfBuddy is a book and audiobook tracker for iPhone, Android and the browser. Scan an ISBN to add a book, sort your library onto shelves, keep a wishlist, follow your series and watch your reading stats grow. No account needed.

App Store Google Play

Now in the browser too.

Open your library on your computer at app.shelfbuddy.de. Link it to your phone once with a QR code, no account needed and end-to-end encrypted. Part of ShelfBuddy Premium.

Open app.shelfbuddy.de How it works

What it keeps in order

Shelves & wishlists

Every book in its place: reading list, wishlist, borrowed & lent.

Barcode scanning

Add a book in seconds: point the camera at the ISBN.

Reading stats & recap

Your reading year in beautiful stats, months and streaks.

Audiobook shelves

Audiobooks too, tracked alongside your printed library.

Series & new releases

See which volumes of a series you own and which are missing, and get notified when a new one comes out.

Import your library

Bring your books over from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Reado or any spreadsheet.

Reading sessions & notes

Time your reading, log progress by page or minute and pin notes to a page.

Phone, tablet & browser

Sync through iCloud or Google Drive and open your library on the computer.

At a glance

ShelfBuddy in brief

What it is: A book and audiobook tracker for readers who want their own private library: shelves, wishlist, reading progress, series and statistics in one app.
Platforms: iPhone and iPad (App Store), Android (Google Play) and any modern browser at app.shelfbuddy.de.
Price: Free to use, with ads, and no limit on books or shelves. Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: it removes the ads and adds cloud sync, advanced Insights and the browser version.
Account: None. No sign-up, no email address, no password.
Adding books: Scan the ISBN barcode (one book or several in a row), search by title, author or ISBN, or enter a book by hand.
Book data: Google Books, Open Library, the German National Library (DNB), the Dutch Royal Library (KB) and Audible, so German and Dutch editions are found reliably.
Import: Goodreads and StoryGraph CSV exports, Reado exports, and any CSV or spreadsheet.
Your data: Stored on your device. Premium syncs it through your own iCloud or Google Drive; the browser version keeps an encrypted copy that only your devices can read. Back up the whole library as a file at any time.
App languages: English, German, Dutch and Spanish.
Made by: Büns Mobile Apps, an independent studio in Germany.