BookBuddy Pro: Library Manager Customer Service

BookBuddy Pro: Library Manager Positive Reviews

Very useful, responsive developersI have used this app for years and years to track the books I read. And I find it perfect for that. It’s easy to add books, and import the information; this can be done by scanning the book’s ISBN barcode, or typing in information about the author or title and letting Book Buddy find it for you or you can add things manually. And there are lots of categories for describing the book and keeping track of things like whether you lend it out to someone else. You can define tags to put books into a certain category like genre (mysteries, sf, etc.), or author’s gender, if you read it for a class or book group, or whether the copy that you read was from the library or your own copy. Add long notes in the Notes space. I see that it’s also great for cataloging one’s library, and perhaps someday I will have the energy to do that! Also I would like to say that the developers keep improving it and responded to my request which was to have a category of Unfinished as well as the categories of Unread, Being read, & Finished. At my age I think if I truly don’t like a book and I’ve given it a good chance, I get to stop reading it! So I can record in the book buddy that I started this book, so I had an interest in it, but I didn’t finish it and then there’s a place to record the reason for not finishing it if you wish to do so. And that’s very helpful. Finally you can easily export your lists to different formats: CSV, TSV, PDF, or HTML..CathedralRocksVersion: 9.1.7

Worth it!I did not want to pay for an app to organize my books, so I tried about 10 different free methods and apps. Hated every single one of them. Someone on a Facebook group suggested Book Buddy, even sent me a video of them using it, I was cautious but within a day I was in love. Easy to scan in new and old books, create separate libraries for your kids, keep track of loaned books, and best of all, you can personalize the categorization of your library! Need a 1,000 word novella, no problem. Need a grade 12 standard, no problem. I am loving it. Only downside is textbooks. But to be honest only a few of us are likely to keep to many of them anyway, and you can always manually search by title, author, or isbn. And you can link up with other app users, so yeah. I kinda recommend if you have more than 100 books, after that I couldn’t memorize them well enough, but hey. You do you. But seriously, why try a free app that limits the books you can catalogue when Book Buddy is cheap enough and worth so much more. Bask in the glory of a well catalogued book collection!.SnelsonbookgirlVersion: 8.12.10

Works like a charm!This app fits by needs by far. It can catagorize books by, name, price, publisher, etc. The app gives you unlimited amount of books in you personal library. The best benefit of this app is the barcode scanner. It can always find the name and other information about your book just by scanning the barcode! If your book can't be scanned, they even give you a little internet to search for your book. If it isn't on the internet or it can't scan on the barcode scanner, you can add it manually. I only had to do this once for a local book I bought. As you might see, I did take off a star. I took of this star just because it costs money. I don't think it is necessary to cost money. Newsflash, you're not going to make a lot of money with this app! They even have a free one that I originally had, but it only let you have forty books in your library. Guess what?! They didn't even tell you about the forty books only rule. Consequently, when I had took my time to scan 40 books, it shut me off! Telling me only 40 books! Anyways, that is their problem. The rest of the app was really good, if I could I would give it a four in a half rating. But now I'm happy to give it a 4 out of 5 star rating!.WanderMisrVersion: 8.7.3

A great app, but with so much more potential!A great app! Fairly easy to import new titles. Some suggestions to optimize usability of the bookbuddy (and moviebuddy) app: 1) batch edit function. at present you can only edit items one at a time, field per field. provide for the ability, in list view, to select multiple items; then have the ability to apply an edit, to a single or multiple fields, to all selected items. 2) search query. at present the search function will only search the titles of items. provide a module that allows for a multi-parameter or multi-field search; for example by tag(s), genre, or combination of fields. 3) desktop app, or desktop web browser-based interface. a lightweight desktop app or desktop web browser interface that syncs with your mobile device(s). this would greatly aid in database management, as managing from the mobile device interface is clumsy esp. when needing to edit each record one at a time, field by field..BongethVersion: 8.6.1

Fabulous!!This app is nearly perfect in organizing books among my children, students and myself! I love the options of organizing my books into professional, personal, and children categories; I love that I get the option to add more categories or edit the ones already provided. I also LOVE the loaned out option; you can assign a book as loaned out/returned. I would give this app five stars if I could access my library online, but also if the loaned out option would be more streamlined, such as, you could click on "loaned out" and it would automatically assign the current date. It just requires too much clicking to assign a book as "loaned out" and then you have to toggle to the current date. I wish you could just scan or click a book and it would automatically assign it as loaned out and include that day's date, maybe provide a default option in settings? Hopefully, those features will be added later. I plan on keeping this app and hope these changes can be made or that some other developer will include these options. Until then, it's the best library app out there!.BeachdaisyVersion: 8.8.2

Best library cataloging app!I am very thankful for this app that keeps track of my library of books that includes over 1,200 titles. I appreciate that the paid version of the app is only a small flat fee. The features of the app are fantastic and the scanning of ISBN barcodes is much faster than scanning the covers of books, which I tried to do when trying to keep track of my library in goodreads. I also love the wishlist that helps me keep track of book recommendations from friends, books I see but can’t purchase yet, or books I want to be on the lookout for at the next book sale. It is also nice to look up whether I already own a certain book or not. I appreciate all the information it lists about each book and the simple, but helpful organization and categories one can implement. I have recommended Book Buddy + to many friends, many of which try it and love it, too..Anonymous Reader RoseVersion: 9.2.6

Absolutely great!This app lets you add books by scanning, typing in isbns, searching, or manually. Then you can edit any aspect of a books information, including picking the correct picture or taking one yourself, book location, and even the condition and price paid! The flexibility of the information input is the best of any app I’ve seen. The Dropbox sync and backup is great and quick, as is the pdf and spreadsheet export option. I love that these outputs are customizable in every way. I also like that the pictures are in the document. The best part is the ability to make separate libraries with each one having the ability to specify physical locations of books (shelf, etc.). I am so glad I tried this app and have since bought their movie and music apps because the interface is far better than any other apps that I’ve tried. So far I have scanned close to 900 books. Worth every penny!.Playtube....Version: 8.13.5

Brings organization to something hard to organize.I still like and use this app. I recommend occasionally exporting your booklist. I had to buy a new phone unexpectedly and I thankfully was able to import my list back into the app. It was as though my account disappeared and I had to start over. This app has been useful in organizing my reading collection. I mostly read professional or work-related books and lend to co-workers. I have a collection that’s half on my Kindle and half read books, with about 30% that overlap. I can track who has what, take notes/comments (especially useful for books not on Kindle). Having a better way to add Kindle items would be useful, as well as tracking those items. I’m using the tags feature. There is a format; however, for the 30% overlap, this was not working well..NorthDakota999Version: 8.14.0

Best app on my phoneThe process of uploading my library has been a nice way to end my day lately. One shelf at a time and I actually don’t want it to end bc it’s been relaxing and meditative! I’ve decided I will upload my teens’ books (under their own categories) bc of course I’ve wondered if they have a book when I see a great one. I love the ‘condition’ field: I made one called ‘terrible, replace’ so if I see a better copy of a book it’s just a click away to see if I should bring it home. I love my home library and I love this app!! I asked about ‘original copyright’ date bc a scan will fill in the date of that specific books publication. I like to know the original date even more so for context...the after publications are not so important. They said that feature would be coming within the year..EmcconoVersion: 8.10.0

Needs streamliningI love the concept of the app, but there are definitely some streamline changes to be made (too many clicks to get to changing the status-reading the book is the only purpose it serves, so it should be as easy tapping a toggle next to the name of the book) & some feature I'd like added. There needs to be a way to put a book in two categories-I'd love to keep my books sorted by genre or author while also having a list of current reads or TBRs. The developers said I should use tags for this but that takes too many clicks and is hard to find too, you can't see how to add a tag to a book without clicking edit first or if you try to add a book to the tag itself, you have to rescan it- you can't just add it from your list of books already in the app. Also, I knocked off a star bc the developers were a condescending I their reply to my previous use, I know how to use the app, thank you very much, I just think it could be streamlined..Torioreo92Version: 8.6.3

MaravillosoI have been waiting for an app like this for decades. Literally. An amazing database that actually works. Very stable. Allows you to import and export. Recognizes an incredible amount of published material and authors. It's easily customizable to fit your specific needs in the data you want to know and access. Very well thought out and organized. Bravo. The one thing they could do to break it would be to move the databases online and charge a monthly fee. But that would make them into just another crappy scam app. So, please don't. It will ruin everything. I like my information kept local where I can control it. As tempting as it might be, it's a terrible way to do business. No matter how hip it seems to make you look..FlimnerVersion: 9.2.6

Exactly what I neededI wanted a way to record every book I read, both for my personal library and for homeschooling purposes. I have a day each week dedicated to reviewing children’s books and I wanted an app that would 1) easily import book details via a barcode scanner, 2) store my personal notes for future access, and 3) organize titles by a variety of sortable tools. This app delivers. I greatly appreciate how “tweakable” the app is. My usage of the app has changed since I honed in more on my specific library management needs. For example, I no longer consider the app to be a catalog of my physical library, but a log of every book I read and review. I am very pleased with the way the settings give me the freedom to customize my app experience. I once panicked, thinking that the app lost one of my books. It didn’t. I had changed the title’s rating and forgot that the library was being sorted by rating, thus moving the book to a different section. The backup and syncing settings give me great peace of mind that the hours I’m devoting to recording my book reviews will not be lost. This app is worth every penny..RachelskivichVersion: 8.12.2

Great, but I wish I could access my library onlineI’ve been using the paid version of this app for ever a year to catalog my 1000+ book library. I love it—it’s easy to use and logically laid out. My only issue is that there is no way to access a saved library online (or outside of the device). I recently had an accident in which my iPhone was completely destroyed. When I setup my new phone, I was surprised to find that my iCloud backup had failed and, because there was nowhere for me to access my catalog, I lost all of my BookBuddy data. I’m now in the process of re-cataloging my collection, which is fun but incredibly tedious. I can’t help but think that if I could have logged in somewhere and insured data backup outside of my iPhone, I could have saved myself a lot of time..HouseworkingVersion: 8.15.7

Finally one book management app that is worth paying forMy family reads a lot. My child owns over 550 books with many series. I’ve tried to keep track of the books he has read and struggled with a couple of different apps. This is the best app and for the money it is great. I would give it 5 stars if when I search my books it did true keyword combinations instead of being exact phrase. So if I was looking for warriors: graphic novel I could put in warriors graphic or warriors novel and the books would come up. I love that you can apply tags in groups. I also love if the book cover can’t pull up I can take my own picture or if the cover I have for the book is different I can override what is there. Since the system is so good I’m going to start entering my 5000 books. Then after that my husbands..Juldragon30Version: 8.13.2

Life ChangerI love this app! It’s a game changer for those of us with a large library of books! The extra for the paid version is easily the best decision I’ve made when buying any app. It’s made my tracking of my library so much easier than ever, PLUS now I know how many unique translations of the Bible I have and exactly all the details about each one as I hunt and search for other unique Bible translations I don’t have to purchase the same ones over and over again. I have all that information in one handle and well organized place! It’s a life changing app for me and my library of unique translations of the English Bible which is well over 250!! I’m thankful and happy!! Mike.Mlb#qVersion: 9.3.8

Highly recommendedI tried other apps that I wasn’t nearly as impressed with. Instead of using the free app I just went for it and purchased the app, best thing I did! Very easy to use, I highly recommend this app. With that being said I have one recommendation (unless I haven’t found it in the app itself): I wish they would add a category so you can scan/add books you want to purchase. It would be easier than carrying a notebook or putting it in notes on your phone. You could go to the category, open and scan the isbn while in stores and add to future purchases. Or if someone recommends a book you can add it and boom, there it is when you go to the bookstore. Love the app!!!.Edanghe1Version: 8.14.9

Has gotten good at scanning codesIn the past I’d often have to manually enter book titles because the app would be unable to pull up the information through the scanner but now I haven’t had to do that in forever. It’s been flawlessly producing the relevant info for the books. Only downside if you collect manga like me is that quite a few of the series just have the basic title so you end up having to enter Volume 1, Volume 2 in the title to prevent the app from claiming you already have this book. It’s not a major downside for me but it’s definitely something you’ll have to deal with if you’re scanning in a large number of manga titles in one go..SychaotikVersion: 8.11.3

Been using for yearsI have over 1,000 books cataloged in in this app, and I’ve never had a single problem with it. It’s a huge help when thrifting for books and keeping track of different aspects of maintaining a large book collection, like loaned out books, which one are signed, the physical quality of the books, etc. My favorite feature is the custom tags you can add. This makes for unlimited organization capabilities. Some of mine are “signed”, “omnibus”, “companion books”, and “bought new”. There’s nothing wrong with this app, literally 5/5 stars..Kaden from VineVersion: 9.5.9

Great, but could use a few tweaks!I have several kids who all love to read. Our book collection is overwhelming and this app makes it easier to keep up with them and to be able to make sure each kid is reading books appropriate for their level. I’m using this app to keep our large book collection organized and want to be able to search books by age appropriateness or things like a grade level required summer reading. It would be a huge time saver if we could make bulk updates to a selected set of books and if more fields auto populated. I’m especially interested in the AR related fields. I have 300 or so AR books that I’d like to search through based on AR level, and points!.MomOfGradeSchoolAgeKidsVersion: 8.11.3

Using this app for our Summer Reading lending libraryWe are an elementary school PTA using this app for a lending library of over 1,000 books. It is really easy to use and the app developer is very responsive. That’s important because we didn’t want to invest our time and energy scanning the books into an app that was not well-supported (or might be discontinued)! Syncing via Dropbox allows multiple volunteers to check-out books to kids at the same time. Our big request would be to have the app populate GRL and Lexile level when adding books to the catalog, as we need all books to be leveled for the kids!.Tlo girlVersion: 8.10.3

Just keeps getting better and better!The PERFECT app to corral all of your reading and listening. Continually being updated but remains both simple and full of features you’ll use. You’ll easily save ten times the price of the Pro version by not buying a duplicate. Search is extraordinary and automatically does whatever word you want (like author’s middle name if it was input) without the need to specify ‘field’. I am SO pleased with this program and have my 6,631 books, audiobooks, and manuscripts easily locatable. Perhaps my best iPhone app buy in 10+ years!.Roost2Version: 9.4.4

I love Book Buddy!!This is totally awesome!! I use it for my classroom and its so, soo easy to use!! I can enter each book, and digitally keep track of who checked it out. Note: to all teachers, do not cover the ISBN barcode on the back of a book with a label. It makes scanning the book impossible and You have to use the search online feature to locate the book, which means messing with the publisher if you cant find the right version or its from scholastic. The online search is easy to use, but adds an extra step to cataloging. Other than that, i totally recommend this!!.HildelaVersion: 8.11.1

Adjustment neededThis is a great app. We have book giveaways and need to keep track of books taken by students. Two suggestions: allow for scanning of duplicate books. Whenever students take the same book I have to save the current scanning session and start a new one in order to scan a duplicate. And second, after a few books have been scanned it just stops accepting new scans, so I have to start a new session. However, I love how it just adds all of the books together even though I have to start a new scanning session, and exporting the list is a life saver..LuvmesumzuVersion: 9.5.2

Really enjoy using the app, only one complaintI’ve got a lot of e-books, audiobooks, physical books, etc. I appreciate being able to use the app to stay organized and keep track of things. My only complaint is that I was prompted to write a review at least three times in a 15 minute span. I love the app, but would appreciate it if you put a 24 hour timer on requests for reviews once I indicate “maybe later”. If I didn’t find the app so useful, I would’ve made this review much harsher..ElliobrVersion: 9.5.5

Room for improvement but very handyI am finally getting around to categorizing my books. We are a book loving family and between the 10 of us (8 kids and 2 parents) we have acquired a nice sized library. I’m still figuring out how this works, but my main disappointment is that scanning the isbn of a book does not identify if it’s a paperback or hardback. Since all books have a unique isbn for either one, I’m disappointed that it’s not known. Also, it surprises me how many books are not in the system yet and we have to manually add, but maybe this will get remedied over time. Overall, I am happy with the product..MrskatieVersion: 8.6.3

Great for getting my books organizedThis is a great app for simple and moderately detailed organization of one’s books, because I work in a library, I am particularly specific for the abilities of this app. I am pleased that I can find my imported books in the database (sometimes needing some editing). I would give it 5* if I could save the book’s information without authors, using the editor’s name instead. I love the export ability for backups and using the camera to get isbn/barcodes to pull info quickly. The process gets faster the more books I put in because of familiarity and the app pulling info from prior entries..NicklerunnerVersion: 8.11.3

The best app of its kind!I just used BookBuddy for five minutes and I am in LOVE! It is so easy to use, and you can try it for free up to 50 books. I’ll definitely be going to Pro version when I get to book 51. It’s only five bucks! Plus, I can feel great that all my data will be safely backed up in my Dropbox. I am over the moon! Oh, and EVERYTHING can easily be done from my iPad or iPhone. I am seriously excited over entering just one book in there to try it. What took five minutes was trying to stand still long enough to show my family my new lovely thing!.UsborneAmyVersion: 8.8.0

Excellent app! Just what I neededI just spent three days scanning and organizing 800+ hardcover, paperback and trade paperback books. It was so easy!! The only reason it took three days was because my five year old twins helped (For certain values of “help”) Highly recommend. Very easy to use. Great barcode scanning feature and easy input of ISBN if the scanning doesn’t work. Use select to grab multiple books and change fields on all of them at the same time. Each book can have one “category” but multiple tags. Allows for multiple levels of sorting. While there is a field for “physical location” I decided to use category for this. As I shelved my books, I used the app to move them from “Uncategorized” to the shelf I was putting them on. If the cover picture doesn’t match in the app what you have on your volume there is an easy search feature or you can snap your own picture..LadyArrenVersion: 8.12.9

BookBuddyFor three years I’ve been trying to figure out how to take an inventory of my classroom books and my home books for the 3 year olds I teach. I wanted a simple inventory list. BookBuddy to the rescue, it has been fantastic. I can’t even stop uploading my books I’m enjoying it so much. It was not complicated trying to figure it out and it works easily. It will make my lesson planning so much easier. It is fantastic for the upper grades because so much data can be collected..Beatrice625Version: 8.15.8

Needs multiple genres optionThe app has been easy to use. Searching via online could be improved but after trying other similar apps, this seems to be something that all apps struggle with. Doesn’t seem to be this programmer’s fault. There are two things I would like to see added. The first is the ability to list more than one genre for each book. Being able to customize genres would be a huge help. The second is being able to tabulate a running total of list prices for selected books. Thank you for a solid app..CaesarMobVersion: 8.12.9

A wonderful tool!We loaded our titles onto the app a couple years ago and it had made it so much easier to keep track of everything. We discovered that we had many multiples (sometime three copies!) sitting in various bookcases. I load every new book that comes into the house as well as often check titles while indulging in wandering through book stores. No more multiple copies. I love this app. If only it could help organize the shelves!.Dane4dcVersion: 9.3.8

Affordable and Very FunctionalI looked at several apps to make a record of private collections of books used at home and work. This app easily scans, accepts isbn, and looks online to incorporate titles accurately. PDF listings and database exports are easy to make, as are printouts of library listings. I contacted the help email to receive assistance as I was learning all the functions and received a reply email with step to step instructions to aid me the same day. Worth the money and great functionality. I highly recommend this app..JeffNC7Version: 8.12.11

Nice App - a little trickyNice app, easy to use, especially like the location field. Using it to annotate which box my books are in for a move so I can find them later- will need to be in storage for a few months. I can default the location as I scan the books and sort on it. CAUTION: After multi-scanning 2 dozen books, the "Done" button doesn't work... Had to force quit the app and my work was not saved. It works ok with about 7 books in multiple scan. That said I like that I can use Dropbox to access data from various devices. So far so good..Alice ReidVersion: 8.6.1

Great app and prompt serviceI have purchased other book inventory apps but didn’t use any of them for some reason. I purchased the Book Buddy Movies and Music and love the Book Buddy. Haven’t used the other two yet. A couple of days after I purchased the app, had a question about adding location field; I emailed the web site in the middle of the night and within half an hour or so received a detailed satisfactory answer from them. I am happy with the app and the service..OmelygolfVersion: 8.7.3

Great app with better customer serviceThis app is a must for any bibliophile with a personal collection. While GoodReads is nice for the social aspect of your reading lists, this app allows me to have privacy, manage my library intuitively and peruse my own collection easily. I love the flexibility of tags and how natural the app is to use. It is fast to add your books and the ability to track borrowing is convenient. But above all, I am beyond impressed with the customer service. They really listen to feedback!.Jc501Version: 8.10.0

Book collector must-haveWhile I’ve only been using this app for a couple of days, I’m thoroughly impressed. After one too many “do I already own that?” incidents, I decided to purchase it to help keep track of my home library and so far it’s been a breeze. The data entry options allowed me enter and tag half of a bookshelf (around 80 books) in just a couple of hours. Also, a little side note for my fellow librarians: YES, it does have an “ignore prefixes” option for title sort. Hooray!.LrebehnVersion: 8.10.0

Book Buddy is essential if you own more than one bookThis app is an easy to use very powerful and unbelievably useful app for keeping track of books. It’s not expensive it is unbelievably useful for the price just use it and if you don’t like it you can eliminate it and you won’t be out very much money but if you use this program and you are interested in keeping track of books you will love it..GongpoomosVersion: 9.2.6

A Bibliophile's Best FriendI'm a retired English teacher and novice author, so I read and analyze a variety of genres to improve my craft. Book Buddy is affordable and user friendly. Book ISBN codes can be scanned or entered manually, then Book Buddy does the rest! I can add categories such as "Library Loan" or "Cozy" to further organize my personal library. No more carrying lists for long book series as I search for the ones I haven't yet read. This app is a game changer..SWalksVersion: 9.3.9

Want to love it but am unable to add new categoriesI was really excited to buy this app. However I am using it strictly to organize a large personal home library. With 10 bookcases, having around 10 shelves each. The only way I am able to figure out how to categorize where the books are i.e. shelf one row a, is to use tags. I would prefer to use the category feature but I'm unable to add new categories within the book or settings settings section. I Would love to increase the review to five stars if the developer can please tell me how to add categories :-) thank you!.FloridaGirl**Version: 8.14.2

Best app for cataloging a book collectionAs an avid reader and book collector, I love using Goodreads and thought for a long time I didn’t want/need another book app/site, but Bookstagram kept talking about this one and I just love it! I mainly use it to track read/unread in my collection, but it is SO functional and user-friendly there are so many fantastic options so you can use it how YOU want to. I hardly ever buy app upgrades, but the BookBuddy Prob has been a worthwhile exception..BucklingbkshelfVersion: 8.11.5

FantasticThis is a great deal and I love this app. It is a breeze to enter books, find images or take them, and export them with any filter you want. It IS a little tricky to figure out how to scan a book to either check it out or edit it’s category or tag or other info (hint: look for the camera icon after selecting the search magnifying glass). Nicely done and compared to other choices I explored a clear winner! Spring for the pro. Really, it’s a bargain..WinlifeVersion: 8.13.2

Outstanding book collection appI just purchased the Pro version and am jazzed. As a librarian and educator this is the sleekest, most user friendly app for managing my personal collection of over 5,000 books and growing. Fast scanning, ability to enter ISBN manually, and iCloud backup fast. Love the filter options. Would have gladly paid triple. Thanks for the super development. I will always love my books..NancyAPPVersion: 8.14.9

Pretty GreatThe app is truly pretty great! It’s a fantastic way to organize your classroom libraries or personal collections. That being said, I wish when you “loan” a book to someone, it kept a log for that person...like a history of all the books they’ve checked out, if that makes sense. I also wish they had a student version of this app that synced with my own that way I could put the app on my classroom iPad & not worry about them messing up any of my settings. They could just check out or turn in their book & move on..OfficiallyEmmaGravesVersion: 8.11.2

Great AppI’ve been using Book Buddy for months to catalog everything in my collection, from books to comics to magazines, and it’s fantastic. I’m nearing 5500 entries with no issues whatsoever. Other apps I’ve tried have struggled with less than a thousand titles. They recently added a feature to log each individual author separately, which has been a huge improvement… it lets you find authors amidst compilations and collections super easily. I’d LOVE to see that feature rolled out to the Illustrator column. Between graphic novels and art books, I can have twenty or more artists per title. I’d love to keep track of those names more consistently. It’s such a user friendly program! I’d give it six stars if I could..VonBlorchVersion: 8.15.7

So far, so great!I was pretty excited to find out this app exists because I’ve been longing for a tool to catalog our home library for a long time. We homeschool and have a LOT of books. I’ve already entered over 400 books and it’s been working really well except for one or two little crashes. No huge deal. My friend is also using this app so we can more easily find out what one another has. My one wish is that she and I could access each other’s libraries..GuysGirlKnitsVersion: 8.8.2

Great appThis is a great app for cataloging your collection is books. After scanning a lot of my book collection, I'm still really liking this app. A big problem I had originally was no batch editing, but they have since added that option so I'm very happy with that. And they have finally added the option of decimals in series volume numbers!!! I can actually order all my series correctly now!!.Meg2414Version: 8.10.0

Love this appI really enjoy this app. It is truly a great way to organize my home library (I have over 1000) books. The only complaint I have is it doesn’t or I am not sure how to have this available in both my iPad and I phone with all of my book information. The app contains a way to log books with locations and list books in series which I find amazingly useful..Booknerd 2Version: 8.7.3

BEST book app EVER!I have been searching for a good app to input my home library for about six months. I tried several but this one won out. It has all the right spaces for all the book information I like to input. It is super easy to use and your books can be sorted or tagged in any way you wish. A must have if you love books!.AngOmalVersion: 9.5.9

Best library app availableThis app allows you to scan barcodes and isbn numbers. You can tract what you’ve read and what’s being borrowed. This is hands down the best book app I’ve used. I’ve experimented with five others. I have a library of over 1000 volumes of rare books that aren’t easily found or cataloged. This is by far the best..Chake blakeryVersion: 9.3.9

Nice and simple way to track my booksI like having a list of what I’ve read and the ability to flag favourites. I also use the notes to say why I loved (or didn’t like) a book or author style. Well worth the money for this app!.KlgwllkVersion: 9.5.9

Très satisfaiteJe souhaite qu’une chose, c’est que vous n’arrêtiez pas ce logiciel. Je mets des heures à remplir chacun de mes livres(j’en ai plus que 1,400) Merci pour ce beau site. Chantal Robert Pointe- Calumet 2023 j’adore cette application ❤️.Pt-pitVersion: 9.4.6

Really good appReally good app, only thing I wish is when filtered by author and then series, the name of the series appear in the selection. Otherwise, really good app and lot of features!.Cafeine884Version: 9.5.5

No resultsIt really annoys me when I do a title search and “no results” appears, but then the title does if I pursue the search under the author’s name. I have over 10,000 books and sometimes can’t remember if I’m missing one in a series so it’s a hindrance when the title search comes up negative, I order it and when I catalogue it, I’m told I already have a copy saved. More covers are required, it’s a lengthy process when there are no ISBNs, and when you do multiple scans, it doesn’t say which ones haven’t scanned. Book Buddy is still the best system for many other reasons and I’m definitely glad to have most of my books inventoried relatively easily. Update: books that didn’t scan are now noted in the multiple scan section, but I’m still having problems with searching for a book (I’ll use several ways of writing the title/author), having it show as no results, will then order the book, only to find I do have it after all. I now have several duplicates…However, it’s still the best system so far..CR BookwomanVersion: 9.4.6

Absolutely fantasticReally useful app, a lot of customizations. I really like the ability to get cover images from Google directly. It’s really good if you want to customize your bookshelf a lot, and have a lot of books that aren’t published. Also updates with new features continuously. One thing I wish could be added is to go to the authors tab directly from the book. So when I’m on a book I can click the author and it’ll show me all of their works. Also I think the cover images aren’t really optimized for iPad, I feel like it can all be a bit small. Works great on the phone though..ShadowXsoulVersion: 9.4.2

Fantastic!Easy scanning process and Manual function is intuitive. Am delighted to list by author surname😃.DKB6622Version: 9.2.5

Great app!I got this app in January 2023 and I’ve been recommending it to others. It’s handy to avoid repeat purchases, especially with the various formats out there. It is also great to have for insurance purposes but hopefully it won’t ever be necessary. There are so many great things about this app. I do have some suggestions and I’m wondering if there is a place we can send in ideas. For example, I’d like to hide that which I don’t require. I’d also like to see more options for audiobook listings. Audiobook photos don’t fit properly so we have to spend time altering a photo or use the hard copy photo, which often differ. For each format, I’d like different options to choose from. Since I have some audiobooks, I have to have Narrator enabled but then it’s still there for my Kindle e-books and hard copies. Again, the ability to hide that which we don’t use, which can vary by format, would be wonderful. Another thing is like to see if the ability to enter the Amazon ASIN number for Kindle e-books and Audible Audiobooks instead of the ISBN. I had to enter in the ISBN for all my Kindle books and then edit to ASIN and change the page count because that differs between hard copies and e-book copies. I look forward to seeing this app develop even further..Ober5Version: 9.3.10

J’adoreSimple et efficace.KwyzeeVersion: 9.2.1

Best App EverThis app has saved me many times from buying doubles! I always have my phone with me so it’s helpful to scan to see if I have a certain book before I buy it! It also tracks books I have lent out so that’s awesome!! Love this app soooo much!!!!.Notinthemood122345Version: 9.0.11

Excellent book inventory appI am so happy with the purchase of my BookBuddy app! The categories and details for functionality are brilliant..Rose-Marie EVersion: 8.15.0

Application remarquable!Très facile à utiliser. Je découvre peu à peu et avec ravissement toute les potentialités de cette application. J'ai eu recours aux services de l'équipe technique qui a très très rapidement résolu mon problème. Je les en remercie encore. D’ailleurs n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec eux. Le service est rapide, courtois et efficace..Baudelaire1948Version: 8.14.2

Exactly what I neededThis app blew all other book cataloguing apps I tried out of the water. It’s fast, accurate, and easy to change the information (picture, author’s name, etc) when it gets it wrong. The price is well worth it! I purchased it in the bundle that also comes with an app for movie and music cataloguing so it was like getting all 3 for the price of one. Very well done app..SoulvictimVersion: 8.12.12

Sharing is caringIt is an awesome app but something‘s missing.... Would be nice to be ab’e to share library with friends...... Please make it happen!.JolainebVersion: 8.14.1

Surprisingly Easy to UseLove this app! Super easy to use and has a great look. You can put in as little or as much info you want. Scanning is a breeze, or a quick search online. I’ve been wanting to catalogue my collection now for awhile. It’s going great. Would suggest making the keyword search even more useful by allowing it to search notes or summaries. Would help when cataloguing short story collections as that’s were I put individual titles or authors in the collection. Best app ever!.LibromattoVersion: 8.12.11

Book BuddyA great app, lets you sort & organize in a multitude of ways.Gecko1!Version: 8.12.11

Good but has annoying flawsLove the app and it’s organization scheme but it has really annoying quirks such as with cover images, not being able to find books and just really slow loading times. Please update this..Leader_of_The_GreyVersion: 8.12.10

Superb AppYou have solved all of my book storage problems. Now I know where all my books are located. Thank you!.Donny FCVersion: 8.12.9

Fantastic!This app is phenomenal. I wish they made a version for my freezer..BeaturtleVersion: 8.11.6

Facile à utiliserTrès complet et facile à utiliser . Je le recommande ..Eric BrutschVersion: 8.11.6

J’adore cette applicationFacile à utiliser et avec l’aide du micro, je peux dicter tous les informations que je désire sans avoir à les taper moi-même.Bel Ange 222Version: 8.11.6

The Best!Excellent app. Automatic sync via iCloud (to phone and pad) is magnificent. I switched from Book Crawler, and have immediately seen the benefits. Book Buddy customer service is equally excellent. I give it an A+.Sarah777Version: 8.8.2

A Great App That I’ve NeededSomething I should found long along. I have too many books to log them all in quickly. But I want to know what I have. One critique is I wish I could input authors name by last name first like they are in libraries and book stores. But that’s it hard to overcome. Thanks again.Beard_lesVersion: 8.9.5

Book BuddyMeilleure application pour gérer ma Bibliothèque personnelle. Meilleure application pour recherche de l’information de mes livres pour créer une base de données. Félicitations!.Cléo1948Version: 8.7.3

Perfect for the at home libraryThis app is amazing. With over 1000 books it helps me stay organized, makes sure I don’t buy a book I already have when I’m out and browsing and lets me categorize by subject so that books are easier to find. I recommend it for every home library that is large..MamatotjpVersion: 8.7.3

Merveilleux!!!J’adore cette application pour tenir l’inventaire de ma bibliothèque de livres. Tellement facile à utiliser ! On scanne le code barre du livre et toutes les informations s’inscrivent d’elles-mêmes dans les champs. On ajoute les informations que l’on veut. Ou alors on fait une recherche internet avec le titre et les champs se remplissent seuls. Si plus d’une image de couverture pour un même livre, on peut choisir celle qui correspond à notre livre ou la prendre en photo et l’ajouter. Le résumé de la 4 e couverture s’inscrit souvent seul lorsque disponible. Sinon on peut l’ajouter nous-mêmes. On peut gérer les prêts de nos livres faits à nos amis. Inscrire le prix payé. Il ne manque qu’une seule option : faire un total du montant dépensé pour l’achat des livres, mais comme on peut exporter en excell, on peut faire le calcul dans ce chiffrier. Je recommande fortement, un petit coût très bien investi!!.Mormar63Version: 8.6.3

User-FriendlyThis app is simple to use and user-friendly. It's search engine could be greatly improved. Often, you search for an ISBN from a scan and it brings back nothing; but when manually enter that same ISBN, it works..DeadpolaroidVersion: 7.5.4

BookBuddy+Great App. Don't have the ability to show $ values of list and/or purchased price of books. Would be nice as it would show value of library..Tony the boneyVersion: 7.7.0

Très convivial!Enfin une application qui fonctionne. Celle-ci est complète et facile d'utilisation..Seimei77Version: 8.5.0

Très intéressantJ'aimerais savoir si je peux suivre aussi mes livres dans mon mac ?? Si oui c'est un super plus .... Merci.MarpelaudVersion: 7.9.0

ImprovedI originally wrote a review for this app on Jan 31, 2017. I was disappointed at the time because the barcode scanner on app recognized less than half of the books I scanned, including some books in a series, but not others. The app developers responded to my concerns saying that they were working to address the issue. I have since updated the app and I can say that the scanning function has significantly improved, although it still didn't recognize a couple of my books, it did recognize ones that I had unsuccessfully tried to scan prior to the update. I still feel the price is a bit steep for what you get..Shay EllysetteVersion: 8.3.0

AwesomeSo glad I found this app..SteeldoveVersion: 7.6.3

Great product!!!Highly recommended.Evan314159Version: 7.5.4

Amazing AppVery, very useful for inventory on books. Easy to use and sort my books. As with the movie one, it would be great if you could add box sets and then see the individual books that the set contains, along with separate pictures and info. Otherwise a flawless app..MoE HaGe 14Version: 7.5.2

PerfectLove this app. It's every thing I was looking for. I especially like the fact that it keeps track of books that have been borrowed or loaned out..Poodle Lady 777Version: 4.4.2

Just one thing...I really love this app and would be giving it a 5 star rating if not for one thing. I love to include publication years for my book lists but the only option is to add an entire publication date, day month and year...it is hard to find this for every book and I don't want to just make up the date. It would be nice if you could add only the year, or if you could create your own field to include..Kam2386Version: 7.4.3

Fun and useful...if you enjoy this sort of thing, this is something you'll enjoy a lot! You can use it to catalogue your books, but I find the "wish list" most useful. I'm not sure it was technically worth the money, but I'm very happy I bought it..Product userVersion: 2.0

Excellent! But...This is a great app. The big problem (and it is a big problem for me) is the lack of an option to add series names and numbers to books. If this is added I will review with 5 stars because this is a fantastic app..WorkingoutanameVersion: 4.4.0

Pretty goodI like the app but I'd like to see the option to post to Facebook what I'm reading. Also would be nice to have a field for series title and number, and to be able to choose more than one genre for a book would be awesome..Loa346Version: 2.1

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BookBuddy Pro: Library Manager Negative Reviews

Sync no longer workingI have been a very satisfied user of all of the developers apps for quite some time, but recently the iCloud synce is broken, and my iPad an phone no longer sync. Have contacted developer and followed instructions to no avail. Developer suggests I have disabled or otherwise altered my sync settings…I have not, and then that apple iCloud itself is to blame. I find this unlikely as no problems ever before and I use iCloud for everything. Further suggested that I use Dropbox instead, which I do not want to do as just another complication and cost. Other developer apps working fine, so I do not see why apple is at fault. Please fix the sync functionality so app is 5 star again..9845Version: 9.4.7

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