MOBS: My Online Bookshelf
Kyle Sloderbeck Book iPhoneiPadiPod touch
MOBS: My Online Bookshelf is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by Kyle Sloderbeck. Rated 4.7/5 from 12 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated October 6, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.7
- 12 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 89 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.9.3
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About MOBS: My Online Bookshelf
MOBS: My Online Bookshelf is the cozy way to catalog your books, track what you want to read next, and build a beautiful virtual bookshelf that's truly yours. Whether you're a casual reader or a serious collector, MOBS keeps your whole library organized and gorgeous, right in your pocket. ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS • Scan a barcode or search by title, and MOBS pulls in the cover and details automatically • Snap a photo of a cover when a book is hard to find • Import your reading history from Goodreads, or any CSV (Audible, StoryGraph, and more) • Add audiobooks straight from a screenshot of your library • Track physical, Kindle, and audiobook editions of the same title REAL BOOK SPINES • See your shelves in real, photographed book spines, contributed by the MOBS community and matched to the books you own • Flip to decorative sprayed edges for a whole different look • Or stand your books cover-out, lay them flat, or stack them THE READER'S JOURNAL • Keep a private journal for every book you read • Save favorite quotes with page numbers • Snap a photo of a page and MOBS pulls the text in for you • The Archive collects every entry and quote in one place ORGANIZE YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION • Sort by title, author, genre, or format • Follow series and instantly spot the books you're missing • Group standalone books into a series in a couple of taps • Keep a to-be-read (TBR) list so you always know what's next • Lending tracker: remember who borrowed what BUILD & DECORATE YOUR SHELVES • Create custom display shelves and arrange them your way • Decorate with dozens of beautiful figures: dragons, globes, candles, plants, crystals, and more MAKE IT YOURS • 60 gorgeous themes that restyle the whole app: fonts, colors, and background art • From cozy cottagecore to dark fantasy, dungeon crawler to celestial, find the look that fits your reading life TRACK YOUR READING • A reading calendar to log the days you read • Streaks and a yearly reading goal to celebrate your progress • Stats on your authors, genres, formats, and pages SHARE YOUR SHELF • Snap a clean, framed image of any shelf, with your theme's backdrop, and share it in one tap YOUR LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE • Use it free as a guest, or create an account to sync across your phone, tablet, and computer • Export a backup of your library anytime MOBS is free to use and made with love for book people. Start your shelf today! Questions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]
Ratings & reviews
4.7
12 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.9.3 · Updated October 6, 2026
iPad now gets the full desktop-style view in landscape and wider shelves in portrait. Give each library its own theme. Log rereads so every read counts toward your yearly goal. Plus: remove books right from the long-press menu, and see your book count at a glance.
App privacy
The developer, Kyle Sloderbeck, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Other User Content
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOBS: My Online Bookshelf | 4.7 / 5 (12 ratings) | Free | October 6, 2026 | |
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| Cosy Case: Digital Bookshelf | 4.6 / 5 (103) | Free | Oct 6, 2026 | Compare |
| TBR Book Jar: Reading Tracker | 5.0 / 5 (3) | Free | Oct 4, 2026 | Compare |
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