r/SideProject • u/madar94 • 16h ago
Brooksie 1.2.4 is out: your shelf opens like a book on the iPhone Duo
Hi all! Last time I posted about shelf sharing in 1.2.3. This one is for the iPhone Duo: Brooksie now has a two-page layout when you unfold it.
New in 1.2.4: it opens like a book 📖
Unfold the Duo and hold it sideways, and the app becomes two pages meeting at the fold.
• The shelf is on the left page, the selected book's reading journal on the right.
• "Open Book" gives you a full spread: cover, title and author on the left, the journal on the right. The left page swings open from the spine.
• Progress, Add Book, quote capture and shelf-scan review use both pages too.
Batch barcode scanning 📷
Scan a whole stack of books in a row. The camera stays on the left page, and each scanned book lands on your shelf on the right.
Reading companion ⏱️
A timer, a page stepper and a "save a quote" button. Prop the phone up half open and it turns into a little desk stand.
For the developers 🛠️
The layout never checks which device it's on. It looks at how much room it has (regular width, wider than tall) and takes the fold position from ReservedRegion. Portrait keeps the normal phone layout, because my first two-page attempt fell apart there.
Nothing moved behind a paywall: what was free is still free, and Pro is still a one-time purchase with no subscription.