- PriceFree
- CategoryBooks
- First releasedDecember 21, 2009
- Versions2 archived
- Installable2 of 2
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerJaime Stokes
- Bundle IDcom.chiisai.Book-Crawler
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueForgot which books you have read? - Tired of buying books you already own? - Is the book available at your local library? - Want to tell others about what you are reading and share thoughts? There’s a BOOK CRAWLER app for that!
• "We're not exaggerating when we say Book Crawler is for the book obsessed." – FOX News
• "So useful..." –The Huffington Post
• “Perfect for fledgling book clubs and wannabe swappers.” – Better Homes and Gardens
• “3.5 Stars; An excellent way to create and keep a database of your books…” – MacWorld • “A great tool for locating books, finding reviews and talking about books with friends.” – ADWEEK
• “Perfect for avid readers…” – Boston.com
• “The coolest thing Book Crawler offers is location-based so you can discuss books with people near you as well as find nearby copies of books by your favorite authors.” – HowStuffWorks
FEATURED IN:
• The Wallstreet Journal | Technology Report – August 27, 2012 • The Washington Post | Magazine – June 9, 2014 • Open Education Database OEDb.org
With Book Crawler, you finally have a way to quickly and accurately upload your entire book collection into one easy-to-manage library cataloging database! Adding new books to your database is simple and fast with the ISBN barcode scanner or manual number search. Title, author, publisher, copyright, cover art, summaries, Goodreads ® reviews, and local library location/availability are automatically generated when you enter a book. World’s first location-aware app helps you share and discuss books with others near you. Powered by OCLC WorldCat ®, locate books and know their availability at a selected library. Sort and search your library collection with selected or custom parameters to quickly categorize or navigate your entries for quick recall.
Established in 2009, Book Crawler has been supported and updated based off of continuous user feedback. Book Crawler is a great tool for library professionals, book collectors, avid readers, teachers, and students! Note: Book Crawler is not an e-Reader and does not allow you to read books.
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FEATURES:
*Proven performance: currently supporting users with 10,000+ book entries
*Harness the power of Google Books ® to support searches, book summaries, and downloadable cover artwork
*View what others around you are reading and partake in discussions using the new Community feature
*View/Post Goodreads ® reviews for your books, and download your library
*Purchase books through iBooks ®
*Locate books available for checkout at nearby libraries; Featured Partnership with OCLC WorldCat ®
*Use Dropbox ® service or email to import CSV and SQLite files
*Supports ASIN format for logging Amazon Kindle ® e-books
*Upload books using integrated ISBN barcode scanner. Batch scanning support for multiple entries
*Link to your favorite e-Book reader to read digital copies
*'Smart Collection' function allows you to customize sorting and searches based on rules you set (e.g. books read in the last year, by genre, etc.)
*Share your favorite books via Twitter, Facebook, & Goodreads; or by emailing them to your friends
*New entries automatically load title, author, artwork, genre, series, ISBN, publisher, format, and copyright for most books
*Sort and view your database by title, author, copyright, date, decimal, genre, collection, rating, if read/when, ownership status, media format, series information, loan status, price, or customizable fields
*Enter multiple books by author or multiple authors for a book
*Detailed in-app and developer website user guide
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New features and improvements are continuously added to make Book Crawler the most useful book cataloging database available! We make every effort to provide expedient and personalized customer service, should you have a question or issue.
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 9 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2010 | 1.8 | — | 57 | $1.99 |
| June 10, 2011 | 3.3 | — | 409 | $1.99 |
| January 17, 2012 | — | — | 617 | $1.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I had this app for five years and then just two days ago I went to look at it while shopping for books and my entire database was gone. I emailed the creators and got no response. I’m now in the process of starting to rescan hundreds of books in another app. You get what you pay for I guess. Don’t trust this one.
I have a fairly large data base and Book Crawler seems to handle it just fine that is until now. When I want to add a book I now get message telling me to purchase or restore purchase (I already have an on going subscription). When I click on either of the options nothing happens and I can’t enter another book. I am very disappointed. When I go to the website to ask for help I find nothing relevant as it doesn’t even look like a website for this app. I sometimes have trouble backing it up to Dropbox as it does seem to take an extremely long time, as it really never says completed but it has backed up. Hope to continue using this app as the systems for Apple upgrade. Like the features that show I own the book or have read the book. It has saved me several times from purchasing duplicates.
Love this app! Keeps track of books I own. So no more buying books I already own!
Used app for 5 years!Purchased upgrade @ $9.99 in November 2021. Worked fine until went to add a book & message: “ Trial Version—you have reached maximum Entries for trial application. Please purchase the full version of Book Crawler to add additional books.” When try to purchase says my subscription valid until November of 2022! When try to get help or information goes to black green developer page! Where can I find support!
I can’t restore the Book Crawler to its full trial, even though I bought the full app years ago…
Opened my app today and had a warning i had passed the trial version entries. I had previously purchased the full version years ago. Cannot find any app support links anymore. They all go to a dead website.
I have been using this app for many years to keep track of my very large library, and suddenly, today, I can’t add any more books because I’m being told that I am only using the trial version! Attempts to get help simply lead to a useless, irrelevant site. I hope that this problem will be quickly resolved. Obviously, I purchased the full version of the app years ago.
Yes, like many others I was frustrated because suddenly I could no longer add new books. Spent a couple days trying out other apps and none had all the features offered by Book Crawler. I’ve used it for many years and glad that the developer has fixed the purchase glitch.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.