BookBuddy Pro: Library Manager App Reviews

I really appreciate having this app. I now easily keep track of our books and workbooks without having to create a cumbersome database.

Great app to keep track of books. Easy to use.

First and foremost, this app is a huge battery sucker - for large projects (more than 20 books since 20 killed a full quarter of my battery) make sure your charger is handy. Im also disappointed that more than a third of the books Ive scanned do not come up. The search is too limited (R. L. Stine has over 100 books but the search yields 10) and there are fewer categories than I would expect. How hard is it to have a "mystery" or "romance" genre pop up when the book scanned says as much on its spine? I guess for five dollars I expected too much. I had hoped to make cataloging my extensive collection easier and instead Im spending the same amount of time I would have if I had stuck with my Excel spread sheet.

I have hundreds of books and have read hundreds more and its great to have them all at your fingertips with the proper cover and all details. Better than good reads and more ways to personalize. I recommend to anyone who loves books and reading. Its fun. Keep it backed up just in case and you will never lose your data base o books. Thanks.

It makes cataloging my books so easy and accessible. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because some when you scan the correct cover pops up, but the wrong book and author appear. Also, some major authors wont scan at all. However, its pretty easy to use the google feature to look up any that dont scan. I love the features, like if you read it, ratings and of course scanning ISBNs (when they work). I recommend this app to others.

I have 5 books on queue to read. Thought Id give this app a chance so when I was at the bookstore I would have a record of what I have and what Ive already read. Scanned all 5 books. Only one match. Worthless to me.

This app is exactly what my girlfriend and I have been looking for! It helps us keep ALL of our books in order and helps so we dont buy duplicates. I love the details you can set up for each book and that you can rate each book. It makes it a lot easier to give book recommendations. The only thing I dont like is that it doesnt automatically put the books in the series category if they are a series. Other then that, this app is perfection.

I bought this app in order to enter in books from my home library that I want to remember but get rid of. I have stacks of books to enter (at least 100 or so). I bought this app specifically because it can scan bar codes. So far Ive tried 7 or 8 books and NONE of them are found. I have had to enter each one by online search. This is ridiculous and a rip off. Not what I expected at all.

This app is a great (though not remotely unique) idea. It has a clean, simple interface. Unfortunately, it is lacking many features that are necessary to make it useful for most users. For a paid app, I would expect regular addition of such features. First, there ought to be a way to import purchases from online store (like amazon) accounts all at once. The only way to add ebooks that you own is to search individually online. Further, you should be able to sort books in a wide variety of ways (author last name, title, topic, genre)- which means you should be able to add tags or keywords to entries. It would also be good to be able to somehow sync your goodreads and/or librarything and/or shelfari accounts. it should be able to allow you to note how many copies of a particular book are in your library, and what formats they are in. For example, there are a few books which I own in hard cover, multiple paperback copies, mobi, ePub, and PDF... There are a lot more features that could be useful, but I think that these features are absolutely essential for the pro app.

My husband and I are legit book junkies. Once in a while, we forget if we own a book already in our queue, or dont know if the other had purchased it. We have plenty of doubles and this app definitely helps to eliminate it. We also leave notes to each other about how we liked the book, or what to look out for. Whenever he loans out a book, I dont have to go crazy looking for it! Theres options to import and export lists, and I love how you can simply scan the isbn instead of manually documenting every little thing. :)

This app is just perfect!!

I really like having this app on my iPhone! It is so handy to have the list of books I have and mark which ones Ive read. Very nice to have the scanner as part of the app and also the camera access so handy for the few books that arent scannable. We like to go to our library book sales and other places where we purchase the used books we read.

I am pleased with this app so far. I like the ability to backup to Dropbox, it is one feature that sold me on the app. The scanner is pretty easy to use. The manual search is also quick when the scanner doesnt recognize a book. I would like to see a reading level field (I contacted the developer and they said it is in the works).

This app is perfect for what I need without being overly complicated. I needed a way to keep track of books I had already bought/read to avoid buying multiple copies. Entering books is quick and easy, and several methods of entry are available. ISBN numbers can be scanned or title, author and other info can be entered manually, such as for ebooks. If you lend books to others, that can also be tracked. Definitely worth the modest cost.

A great app but not recommend for classroom libraries because of inability to sort by letter level or Lexile.

Im excited to use this app, I tried another and it was toast. The free version lets you add about 50 books so get the Pro if you have more books than that. Also make sure you upgrade within the app. I didnt. I had to backup to Dropbox on the free version then restore in Pro. Not really a big deal so no stars removed.

Great app!! Keeps track of all the books Ive read and keeps track of all the books Ive loaned out. Love it!

My previous list of books wouldnt come across to a new phone, so I had to have a new app. I tried three, even one that was not free, and was NOT happy with any of them. THIS one does what I want, and is easy to use, besides.

Easy to use and love that Im not limited to a few books. So far, Ive entered nearly 1,000 books, and that is only about half of our library.

For the most part I found this app well thought through. The data fields are comprehensive and easy to populate. I have a somewhat limited specialty library consisting of around 200+ volumes. My editions cover a span of about 70 years. Using the "search online" feature, I would guess that I ended up using pilfered data from Am....com in around 15% of my collection. NOTE: I used various different data searches, but the result was the same. But, I easily located the correct information and each volume only required about three minutes once I got rolling. For the first time, I was able to create as many categories as I wished! I made 16 for my small collection and locating a book is fast and easy. The one enhancement that is badly needed in my opinion, is the ability to send a populated listing directly to the "wish list". In short, if you create a listing in either place you are not able to send them between the two. I ended up just creating a category titled "wish list" and sent those listings there. The only problem with that, is that when searching through your master inventory, those titles are now part of the mix! I added a notation to each "wish list" book in the "notes" field to distinguish from those I actually own! The Dropbox backup feature works flawlessly and quickly. My books create a file of about 14mb and takes one minute to back-up anew. I already had need of it, when my toddler deleted the app while drumming on my pad! What a relief to have...and especially comforting that the backup is separate from my iOS backup through Dropbox. I re-loaded the app and the app automatically recognized my device and allowed for a quick one button restoration without any sign-in or passwords required. One less password in my life is much appreciated! In a strange way, this app mentally gives license to buy many more volumes! I doubt I will ever have the formal mahogany paneled library of my dreams. But at least with BookBuddy+, I can use bookcases in every room of our home, and still keep track of location as well as tracking our sticky fingered guests that make use of my loan program! Happy Reading!