Common questions about reading tracker apps, answered

The one whose facts match how you read. Print readers, audiobook listeners, club readers and goal setters need different things, so this site does not rank the apps. The tracker finder lists the apps that match your answers. More: Tracker finder

A tracker keeps a log of what you read, with shelves, goals or stats. Some reading apps do other jobs: Magic Bookmark, for example, finds your place in a book and does not keep a log. More: Tracker terms

No. A notebook works. A tracker helps if you like seeing progress, want reminders, or read with friends who use one. More: Lesson 1

Yes, if they do different jobs. Most readers keep one log; pairing it with a different kind of app, such as a session timer or a place-finding app, is common. More: Head-to-heads

Goodreads, Fable, Literal and The StoryGraph describe clubs or buddy reads. Literal said in May 2026 that it is sunsetting the current version of Clubs. More: Best for club readers

Every app we profile except Magic Bookmark describes goals, streaks or reading stats. The StoryGraph is the most chart-heavy; Bookly works out reading speed from its timer. More: Best for goal setters

On the pages we read, Basmo, Bookly, Fable, Goodreads, Literal, Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph describe audiobook features in different ways: Bookly and Basmo track audiobooks as a format, Goodreads lets you shelve audiobook editions, The StoryGraph has listening goals, Fable takes listening activity from a linked Everand account, Literal offers public-domain audiobooks, and Magic Bookmark finds your place from the last phrase you heard. More: Best for audiobook listeners

The StoryGraph, Goodreads and Literal describe barcode scanning, BookBuddy scans with the camera or a Bluetooth scanner, Bookly scans ISBN barcodes, Basmo scans pages for highlights, and Magic Bookmark reads a photo of your page to find your place. More: Best for print readers

Rakuten Kobo said on June 29, 2026 that progress and finished books from Kobo e-readers and apps now flow into a linked StoryGraph account. Basmo describes Kindle import and sync, and Fable lists Kindle import on Google Play. More: Best for ebook readers

Note the page and the first words of the next sentence when you stop reading, and the last phrase you heard when you stop listening. Magic Bookmark does this for supported titles. More: Lesson 3

Magic Bookmark is the only app we profile with a published place-finding feature: a photo of your page or the last phrase you heard finds your exact place, with who's who up to that point. More: Picking a book back up

Hardcover's App Store label says Data Not Linked to You. Basmo, Bookly, Fable and Magic Bookmark list identifiers used to track you. BookBuddy, Goodreads, Literal and The StoryGraph list data linked to you but no data used to track you. More: Best for privacy-minded readers

They are written by the developers and not audited by Apple or by us. They are still the one consistent public record across apps. More: How profiles work

Goodreads and Literal are free with no paid tier needed; The StoryGraph, Hardcover and Fable have free core apps with optional paid tiers; BookBuddy is free with every Pro feature up to 50 books. More: Best without a subscription

BookBuddy Pro is a one-time $9.99, and Magic Bookmark uses per-book credits that never expire. Goodreads and Literal need no payment for their main features. More: Best without a subscription

On the US App Store or the app's own page: StoryGraph Plus and Hardcover Supporter $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year; Fable Plus $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year; Basmo PRO $4.99 billed monthly or $39.99 billed annually; Literal membership $40 or $80 a year. More: All apps side by side

Yes. Amazon announced the acquisition on March 28, 2013, and Goodreads carries the line 'An Amazon Company'. More: Goodreads profile

Yes. The StoryGraph, Literal, Hardcover, Fable, Bookly and BookBuddy all describe a Goodreads import. More: The StoryGraph profile

Not yet. Literal lists Android as coming soon. More: Literal profile

Not on the pages we read. The App Store lists iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon. More: BookBuddy profile

It does not log books, keep goals or stats, run clubs or export data, it works only with supported titles, and it is iPhone only for now. Its strength is finding your place without spoilers. More: Magic Bookmark profile

Basmo, Bookly, Fable, Goodreads, Hardcover and The StoryGraph. Literal lists Android as coming soon and Magic Bookmark has it on its roadmap. More: Best for Android users

Because the right app depends on the reader. We record facts on a library card for each app and let your finder answers order them. More: Why no scores

Use the contact page with the topic Correction to app information and a link to the source. We check it against the app's own page. More: Contact