Yes! Functions on older iPads

My house is overflowing with books. For months I have been researching apps to help me organize and keep track of my piles in a way that could be easily shared with my husband who also makes purchases. Ive found it in Fantastic. The biggest deal maker for me is that it functions on my iPad2 with fast scanning! Other apps just wouldnt scan on my iPad. My husband quickly linked his devices so he also knows what we own. (Download the app, go to settings, link devices, use the same email and password for everyone who needs access to that library. You can set up multiple libraries if you have separate needs. I think Ill make one for books I want called Wish List!) Not only is the scanning speedy, but it is accurate and recognizes most of the books (only quirk is that it sometimes pulls up pics for interior pages or back covers--easily changed to web images or your own photo.) You can catalogue other media too, although I havent tried that yet. I wish I could mark books as read or not read, with the option to add custom dates/note. Sometimes you read a book more than once. Or which of the kids read it? (I only see an option to mark movies as seen or not.) Looks like the item descriptions are fully editable, with an option to add extra lines. I am still playing with that, so I dont know yet how it fills my needs to note a Newbery winner or autographed copy in a searchable way. Overall, I am excited to catalogue all our books with this app! (Then maybe Ill try movies!)

Al Winters about Fantastic Library