A free Libib alternative that tracks your reading too
Scan your home library, lend books with due dates and reminders, and keep your reading, quotes and stats with the same books. Every feature is free.
Pemberley is a free book app for iPhone that catalogs your home library by barcode, even without a signal, and lends books with due dates and reminders at no cost. It also tracks what you read, with a reading timer, goals, stats and book clubs. Every feature is free, with no paid tier.
| Feature | Pemberley | Libib |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Pemberley: Every feature free, no ads | Libib: Free with no ads, plus paid tiers (Pro and Ultimate) |
| Where it runs | Pemberley: iPhone (Android on the way) | Libib: Web, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android |
| What it catalogs | Pemberley: Books | Libib: Books, movies, music, video games and board games |
| Add by barcode | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Yes, including USB barcode scanners |
| Scan without a signal | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Not offered (it runs online) |
| Lend books to people | Pemberley: Yes, free, with due dates and a reminder | Libib: With Libib Pro: patrons, due dates and reminder emails |
| Copies of the same book | Pemberley: One copy at a time | Libib: Up to 500 copies of a book |
| Ratings | Pemberley: Half stars | Libib: Half stars |
| Reading status | Pemberley: Want, Reading, Finished, Dropped | Libib: Not begun, In progress, Completed, Abandoned |
| Progress by page | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Not offered |
| Reading timer and streaks | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Not offered |
| Reading goals | Pemberley: Yearly books and daily minutes | Libib: Not offered |
| Year in review | Pemberley: Your month and year, played back as a story | Libib: Not offered (a stats dashboard instead) |
| Recommendations | Pemberley: From your own shelves, each with a reason | Libib: Not offered |
| Friends and book clubs | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Not offered (you can publish a library page) |
| Export your data | Pemberley: Yes | Libib: Yes, as a spreadsheet |
Based on Libib’s pricing page, help center and store listings as of November 2026. Apps change. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@getpemberley.com and we’ll fix it.
What you can do in Pemberley
- Scan your home library by barcode, even offline
- Lend books with a due date and a reminder, free
- Track books you’ve borrowed, too
- Save quotes from a photo of the page
- Time your reading and keep a streak that forgives a rest day
- See your year in covers and play it back as a story
- Run a book club with a reading plan
- Every feature free, with no paid tier
What readers love about Libib
Libib is an independent cataloging app, started around 2014 as its founders’ own home library project. It’s loved for scanning everything you own (books, movies, music and games) into tidy collections, with no ads. If you run a lending library with patrons and many copies of each book, its paid tiers are built for exactly that.
Every feature, free
Pemberley has no paid tier and no ads. Lending, stats, quotes and clubs are yours from the first scan. Here’s how that works: books you don’t own yet have a link to buy them on Amazon, and when you use one, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. That’s the only way Pemberley makes money, and nothing about you or your reading is sold.
Moving over
Download Pemberley and sign in with Apple.
If you keep a Goodreads shelf, bring it over from there.
Scan your shelves. An afternoon with the scanner goes a long way, even offline.
Questions
Can I import my Libib library?
Not yet. Pemberley imports from Goodreads, Libby and Kindle today. Scanning your shelves is quick, and it works without a signal.
Is lending really free?
Yes. Lend a book by typing a name, add a due-back date if you like, and Pemberley reminds you that day.
Can Pemberley catalog movies and games?
Pemberley is made just for books.
Make reading easy again.
