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BookBuddy profile: a reading tracker for cataloguing the books you own

Short answer

BookBuddy is a catalogue for print readers with full shelves: scan a barcode, record where each copy lives and who borrowed it, and export the list as CSV, PDF or HTML. It is free with every Pro feature up to 50 books, and a one-time upgrade removes the limit. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs, not Android, and has no clubs or social feed.

By The Shelf Desk · Published 2026-10-08 · Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11

Desk research from public app store listings, app websites and help pages, read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11. Fact profiles, not scores; we did not test the apps hands-on.

BookBuddy

Kimico, Ltd.

iOS · MAC

Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 4 of 8

On record means the app's own listing or website describes it. Not in our sources means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that the app cannot do it. Not offered means the app's pages say it is absent.

Who does BookBuddy fit?

Readers who own a lot of print books and want to know where each copy is.

Finder answers BookBuddy matches:

  • What do you read most?: Print books
  • Do you want goals or reading stats?: Yes, goals, streaks or stats
  • How much does the privacy label matter?: Avoid apps whose label lists data used to track me
  • How do you want to pay?: Nothing
  • How do you want to pay?: No subscription

Finder answers it does not match:

  • Which phone or screen?: Android
  • How social do you want it?: Clubs or buddy reads

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What does BookBuddy do well?

What are BookBuddy's limits?

BookBuddy has 4 limits on the pages we read.

What does BookBuddy cost?

Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)

Can you move your reading history in or out?

What else should you know?

Made by Kimico, Ltd.. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon.

BookBuddy websiteApp listing

How does BookBuddy compare with each other app?

See all nine side by side

Common questions

Is BookBuddy a subscription?

No for the main upgrade. The app is free with every Pro feature up to 50 books, and the App Store listed BookBuddy Pro (lifetime) at $9.99 when we read it in September 2026. Online Sharing is an optional monthly subscription.

Can BookBuddy import my Goodreads library?

Yes. Its listing describes CSV import from Goodreads, LibraryThing and Google Books.

Is BookBuddy on Android?

Not on the pages we read. The App Store lists iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon.