ISBNExpress: Books Importer vs ISBNScan ‑ Books Importer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for ISBNExpress, Nov 7, 2026 for ISBNScan.
The short answer
- Only ISBNExpress lists a free plan.
- ISBNExpress lists 4 features ISBNScan’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk import, Bulk updates, Metafields.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 25 book imports on install
- · Book-to-product customization
- · Bulk importer
- · Inventory updater
- · POS scanner importer
Bookshelf
- · 125 book imports per month
- · Book-to-product customization
- · Bulk importer
- · Inventory updater
- · POS scanner importer
Book corner
- · 250 book imports per month
- · Book-to-product customization
- · Bulk importer
- · Inventory updater
- · POS scanner importer
Bookcase
- · 500 book imports per month
- · Book-to-product customization
- · Bulk importer
- · Inventory updater
- · POS scanner importer
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWith just the ISBN, our app automatically imports all the book details you need as a bookseller into your bookstore. Create new products or update existing inventory with the book's title, description, cover image, author, pages, binding, publication date, dimensions, weight, language, and categories. Save valuable time and focus on what you love – running your bookstore.
For bookstores, used-book sellers, and publishers cataloging their own stock. Enter the ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 of a book in your inventory and ISBNScan fills in its title, author, and publisher. Edit the title, description, and publisher, then confirm you own or are authorized to sell the book before you save a draft or publish. Subjects become tags, the publisher is the vendor, and the ISBN is the barcode and SKU.
- Import books by ISBN to create new products or update existing inventory
- Enter multiple ISBNs to import books in bulk
- Import books by scanning physical book ISBN using the POS integration
- Customize book-to-product mapping
- Catalog books from your own inventory by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13.
- Review the title, author, and publisher before anything is saved.
- Confirm you own or are authorized to sell each book before it's added.
- Save a draft to check later, or publish when the book is ready to sell.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  ISBNExpress | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ISBNExpress | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 68 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 13% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ISBNExpress | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ISBNExpress | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #14 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Featured by Shopify in Store data importer | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Sep 15, 2023 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Boxi Apps | RippleStep |
FAQ
ISBNExpress and ISBNScan: common questions
- Is ISBNExpress or ISBNScan cheaper?
- Only ISBNExpress lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ISBNExpress lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk import, Bulk updates, Metafields, Product sync. ISBNScan lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Import and export. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 4, 2026 for ISBNExpress, Nov 7, 2026 for ISBNScan; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 4, 2026 for ISBNExpress, Nov 7, 2026 for ISBNScan. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.