# Reading Tracker Compare > Fact profiles of nine reading tracker apps (Basmo, BookBuddy, Bookly, Fable, Goodreads, Hardcover, Literal, Magic Bookmark, The StoryGraph), matched to how people read: print, ebook or audiobook, goals and stats, clubs, privacy labels, price and getting back into a book. No scores or rankings. Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. ## Start here - [/](https://readingtrackercompare.com/): Reader guide: which reading tracker fits the way you read, with library cards for all nine apps. - [/tracker-finder](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker-finder): Tracker finder: answer seven questions and see which apps' published facts match, with every reason shown. - [/best-for](https://readingtrackercompare.com/best-for): Best for: a reader-by-reader guide listing the apps whose pages describe what each reader needs. - [/tracker-table](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker-table): All apps side by side: every card row, price, import and export fact and first limits in one table. - [/how-profiles-work](https://readingtrackercompare.com/how-profiles-work): How profiles work: the eight card rows, the three stamps, sources and limits. ## App profiles - [/tracker/basmo](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/basmo): Basmo: A reading journal and session tracker with Kindle highlight import and Notion sync. - [/tracker/bookbuddy](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/bookbuddy): BookBuddy: A catalogue for the books on your own shelves, with loans, locations and wide import and export. - [/tracker/bookly](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/bookly): Bookly: A reading timer that turns each session into stats, for print books, ebooks and audiobooks. - [/tracker/fable](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/fable): Fable: A social tracker built around public and private clubs, with spoiler-free discussion spaces. - [/tracker/goodreads](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/goodreads): Goodreads: The largest reader community and catalogue, free, with the yearly Reading Challenge. - [/tracker/hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/hardcover): Hardcover: A tidy reading tracker with a public API and a light privacy label. - [/tracker/literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/literal): Literal: A free, ad-free tracker with clubs, highlights and public-domain books in the app. - [/tracker/magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/magic-bookmark): Magic Bookmark: Not a log: a spoiler-free bookmark that finds your exact place from a photo of the page or the last phrase you heard. - [/tracker/storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker/storygraph): The StoryGraph: A tracker built on charts: moods, pace and genres, with spoiler-safe buddy reads. ## Head-to-heads - [/basmo-meets-bookbuddy](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-bookbuddy): Basmo vs BookBuddy: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-bookly](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-bookly): Basmo vs Bookly: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-fable](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-fable): Basmo vs Fable: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-goodreads](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-goodreads): Basmo vs Goodreads: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-hardcover): Basmo vs Hardcover: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-literal): Basmo vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-magic-bookmark): Basmo vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/basmo-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/basmo-meets-storygraph): Basmo vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-bookly](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-bookly): BookBuddy vs Bookly: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-fable](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-fable): BookBuddy vs Fable: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-goodreads](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-goodreads): BookBuddy vs Goodreads: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-hardcover): BookBuddy vs Hardcover: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-literal): BookBuddy vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-magic-bookmark): BookBuddy vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookbuddy-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookbuddy-meets-storygraph): BookBuddy vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-fable](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-fable): Bookly vs Fable: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-goodreads](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-goodreads): Bookly vs Goodreads: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-hardcover): Bookly vs Hardcover: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-literal): Bookly vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-magic-bookmark): Bookly vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/bookly-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/bookly-meets-storygraph): Bookly vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/fable-meets-goodreads](https://readingtrackercompare.com/fable-meets-goodreads): Fable vs Goodreads: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/fable-meets-hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/fable-meets-hardcover): Fable vs Hardcover: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/fable-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/fable-meets-literal): Fable vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/fable-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/fable-meets-magic-bookmark): Fable vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/fable-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/fable-meets-storygraph): Fable vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/goodreads-meets-hardcover](https://readingtrackercompare.com/goodreads-meets-hardcover): Goodreads vs Hardcover: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/goodreads-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/goodreads-meets-literal): Goodreads vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/goodreads-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/goodreads-meets-magic-bookmark): Goodreads vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/goodreads-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/goodreads-meets-storygraph): Goodreads vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/hardcover-meets-literal](https://readingtrackercompare.com/hardcover-meets-literal): Hardcover vs Literal: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/hardcover-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/hardcover-meets-magic-bookmark): Hardcover vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/hardcover-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/hardcover-meets-storygraph): Hardcover vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/literal-meets-magic-bookmark](https://readingtrackercompare.com/literal-meets-magic-bookmark): Literal vs Magic Bookmark: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/literal-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/literal-meets-storygraph): Literal vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. - [/magic-bookmark-meets-storygraph](https://readingtrackercompare.com/magic-bookmark-meets-storygraph): Magic Bookmark vs The StoryGraph: card rows, prices, moving your history and limits side by side. ## Habit lessons - [/habit-lessons](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons): Habit lessons hub: nine short lessons in three tracks. - [/habit-lessons/finding-your-reading-time](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/finding-your-reading-time): Most people who want to read more do not need more willpower. They need a time that already exists. - [/habit-lessons/making-short-sessions-count](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/making-short-sessions-count): Short sessions are how most reading actually happens. A few small habits make them add up. - [/habit-lessons/mixing-formats-in-one-week](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/mixing-formats-in-one-week): Paper at home, a phone on the bus, an audiobook on a walk. Mixing formats is a good way to read more, if you keep track of where you are. - [/habit-lessons/getting-back-into-a-book-after-a-break](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/getting-back-into-a-book-after-a-break): A holiday, a busy month or a slow middle section, and suddenly the book on the nightstand feels like a stranger. - [/habit-lessons/reading-long-books-in-stages](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/reading-long-books-in-stages): Long novels and long series reward patience. Breaking them into stages makes the patience easier. - [/habit-lessons/pacing-a-shared-read](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/pacing-a-shared-read): Reading with someone else is half the fun of a book, as long as nobody runs ahead and gives it away. - [/habit-lessons/picking-your-next-book](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/picking-your-next-book): A long want-to-read list is full of good intentions. It can also make choosing the next book harder. - [/habit-lessons/notes-and-quotes-without-losing-flow](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/notes-and-quotes-without-losing-flow): Notes help you remember a book. Too many notes turn reading into work. - [/habit-lessons/rereading-a-favourite](https://readingtrackercompare.com/habit-lessons/rereading-a-favourite): The second time through a book you love is a different book, because you are a different reader. ## Reference - [/tracker-terms](https://readingtrackercompare.com/tracker-terms): Tracker terms: reading tracker vocabulary in plain words, 38 terms. - [/common-asks](https://readingtrackercompare.com/common-asks): Common asks: short answers to common questions about reading trackers, 24 questions. ## Reading diary - [/reading-diary](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary): The Reading Diary: dated notes from The Shelf Desk. - [/reading-diary/audiobook-listeners-and-reading-trackers](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/audiobook-listeners-and-reading-trackers): Listening counts as reading. Here is what each app's own pages say about audiobooks. - [/reading-diary/print-readers-scanning-cataloguing-and-keeping-your-place](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/print-readers-scanning-cataloguing-and-keeping-your-place): Paper books have no sync. Here is what each app offers to bridge the gap. - [/reading-diary/literal-clubs-change-what-club-readers-should-know](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/literal-clubs-change-what-club-readers-should-know): This note covers a change Literal announced in May 2026, read on its changelog on 27 September 2026. - [/reading-diary/reading-trackers-on-android](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/reading-trackers-on-android): Android readers have fewer choices than iPhone readers, but the main trackers are there. - [/reading-diary/iphone-ipad-and-mac-readers](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/iphone-ipad-and-mac-readers): Every app we profile runs on iPhone. The differences show up when you move to an iPad or a Mac. - [/reading-diary/how-the-tracker-finder-works](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/how-the-tracker-finder-works): A short look under the hood, with three example readers worked through from our own data. - [/reading-diary/coming-back-to-a-book-what-each-app-publishes](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/coming-back-to-a-book-what-each-app-publishes): Most trackers remember the page you typed in. Very few publish a feature for finding your place again. - [/reading-diary/library-borrowers-and-reading-apps](https://readingtrackercompare.com/reading-diary/library-borrowers-and-reading-apps): Borrowed books come with a due date. A few apps say something useful about them. ## Also reviewed, not in the finder - Amazon Kindle app: a reading app rather than a tracker, so it is not in the finder and has no profile. Amazon says Story So Far and Ask this Book work inside best-selling English-language Kindle ebooks, for U.S. customers on Kindle devices and the Kindle iOS app. Sources: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/kindle-recaps-feature-ebook-series-refreshers , https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=T7ct0DmE9emSHOIpu8 , https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GHY9YRK5N6ZQJTNJ ## Site - [/contact](https://readingtrackercompare.com/contact): Contact The Shelf Desk for questions, corrections, privacy requests and copyright notices. - [/privacy-policy](https://readingtrackercompare.com/privacy-policy): Privacy Policy. - [/cookie-policy](https://readingtrackercompare.com/cookie-policy): Cookie Policy: the site sets no cookies. - [/terms-of-use](https://readingtrackercompare.com/terms-of-use): Terms of Use. - [/dmca](https://readingtrackercompare.com/dmca): Copyright and DMCA policy.