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NetGalley Shelf is #184 in Books Free in United States and charting in 3 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026Full timeline · 16 events in the last 12 months
- 📊NetGalley Shelf: downloads up ×6.3 in a weekabout 1.1k a day now (our estimate)
- 📈NetGalley Shelf entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Free · Books · AE · Top Free · Books · DE · Top Free · Books · IN
- 📈NetGalley Shelf charting in a new country in 2 chartsUnited Arab Emirates · India
- 📈NetGalley Shelf entered the top 100 in 6 chartsTop Free · Books · AU · Top Free · Books · CA · Top Free · Books · FR · Top Free · Books · GB · +2 more
- 📈NetGalley Shelf charting in a new country in 3 chartsBrazil · Indonesia · Italy
- 📈NetGalley Shelf charting in a new countryFrance
- 📈NetGalley Shelf charting in a new country in 2 chartsAustralia · United States
- 🆕NetGalley Shelf first spotted by AppInsider#78 in Top Free · Books · Canada
- 🆕NetGalley Shelf released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
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App details
NetGalley Shelf downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NetGalley Shelf's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | BooksFree | #184 |
 United Kingdom | BooksFree | #167 |
 Australia | BooksFree | #188 |
Apps near NetGalley Shelf on the chart
Books Free, around #184.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NetGalley Shelf
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (4% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about login and account problems, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Login & account: “I am not able to log in from the app”
- Crashes & bugs: “It’s also crashing and closing down frequently”
- Features & content: “Disappointing for lack of features”
- Updates: “It doesn’t always update from your Netgalley account, so books won’t show up even if you’re approved”
About NetGalley Shelf
NetGalley does not sell any content, including books or audiobooks. Each book on NetGalley is provided to specific members by the publisher directly, at no cost to the NetGalley member. Books on the NetGalley site are used for review and promotional purposes only.
Users of the NetGalley Shelf app will need to register as NetGalley members on NetGalley.com or NetGalley.co.uk, then all your approved NetGalley books and audiobooks will automatically appear in this app. No need to press Download on the NetGalley website!
Reading is easy and convenient using the NetGalley Shelf app. Download approved books for access on the go, or start listening right away with streaming for audiobooks.
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