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Reshelf Books

Scan your books to build a virtual copy of your physical library.
Scan a book again and it finds its way back to the right shelf.

Download on the App Store

$3.99 · one-time purchase, no subscription

Scanned book recognized, ready to add to a shelf Library screen with books grouped onto named shelves Lending a book to a named borrower A library shared with family over iCloud

How it works

Set up your library once — then never forget a book's place again.

📷 Scan to add

Point the camera at a barcode and the title, author, year, and cover are fetched instantly. Assign it to a named shelf like “Living Room Top Row.”

📚 Scan to re-shelve

Pulled a book out? Scan it again and Reshelf Books shows the exact shelf it belongs on. No more wandering or wondering.

🤲 Lending tracker

Lend a book to a friend with a tap. When it comes back, scan it to return it to its shelf.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family sharing

Share your whole library with family over iCloud. Everyone scans, shelves, and returns books together.

Reshelf Books on an iPad showing a library that mirrors the physical bookshelf behind it The Reshelf Books library on iPad, with books grouped onto named shelves

Perfect for

Home libraries, classrooms, and anyone whose shelves never stay tidy.

📱 Always-on library assistant

Prop up an old iPad on your bookshelf running full screen — always ready to scan, no unlocking, no navigating.

🏫 Classroom libraries

Catalog the class library, lend books to students by name, and scan each return straight back to the right shelf.

👧 When kids rearrange your shelves

Kids pull books out and rarely put them back right. One scan per stray book turns a frustrating re-sort into a two-second job.

🛒 Never buy duplicates

In a bookshop and not sure if you already own it? Scan the barcode — Reshelf Books tells you, and where it's shelved.

Private by design

Your library lives only in your own iCloud. No accounts to create, nothing to sign up for.

  • No ads
  • No tracking or analytics
  • No third-party advertising
  • No developer-operated servers or accounts

Read the full privacy policy →

Ready to scan your books?