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Goodreads profile: the largest reading community and its trade-offs
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By The Shelf Desk · Published 2026-10-08 · Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11
Desk research from public app store listings, app websites and help pages, read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11. Fact profiles, not scores; we did not test the apps hands-on.
Goodreads
Goodreads, Inc. (an Amazon company)
iOS · ANDROID · WEB
- Print booksOn record
Barcode scanner.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
- EbooksOn record
Editions carry a format such as Kindle Edition or ebook, so you can shelve the ebook you read.
Source: Goodreads help: setting an edition's format · Read 11 Oct 2026
- AudiobooksOn record
Editions carry a format such as Audible Audio, so you can shelve the audiobook you listen to.
Source: Goodreads help: setting an edition's format · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Goals and statsOn record
Reading Challenge and Year in Books.
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Clubs and shared readsOn record
Online book clubs and groups.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Privacy labelOn record
Label lists data linked to you; data used to track you is not listed in our record.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Ways to payOn record
Free, no subscription.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Picking a book back upNot in our sources
No place-finding feature published.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 7 of 8
On record means the app's own listing or website describes it. Not in our sources means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that the app cannot do it. Not offered means the app's pages say it is absent.
Who does Goodreads fit?
Readers whose friends already log their books there.
Finder answers Goodreads matches:
- What do you read most?: Print books
- What do you read most?: Ebooks
- What do you read most?: Audiobooks
- What do you read most?: A mix of formats
- Which phone or screen?: Android
- Which phone or screen?: I want a web version too
- Do you want goals or reading stats?: Yes, goals, streaks or stats
- How social do you want it?: Clubs or buddy reads
- How social do you want it?: Some: follows, friends or shared reads
- How much does the privacy label matter?: Avoid apps whose label lists data used to track me
- How do you want to pay?: Nothing
- How do you want to pay?: No subscription
Finder answers it does not match:
- None on record as not offered.
What does Goodreads do well?
The biggest community, so friends and book clubs are often already there.
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
Free, with no paid tier for tracking.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Works alongside a bookmark app such as Magic Bookmark: Goodreads keeps the log, the bookmark app keeps your place inside the book.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
What are Goodreads's limits?
Goodreads has 4 limits on the pages we read.
The public API stopped issuing new keys in December 2020.
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
The App Store privacy label lists data linked to you, used for analytics, personalization, app functionality and marketing.
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Stats center on the Reading Challenge and Year in Books rather than charts.
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
The Google Play listing says the app contains ads.
Source: Goodreads on Google Play · Read 11 Oct 2026
What does Goodreads cost?
Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)
- Free, no subscription
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Can you move your reading history in or out?
Library export as a CSV file that StoryGraph, Fable, BookBuddy and Literal accept.
Source: Fable help: Goodreads CSV import · Read 27 Sep 2026
No new public API keys since December 2020.
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
What else should you know?
Barcode scanner, reading challenges, friend activity, author follows, lists and online book clubs in the app
Source: Goodreads on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Launched January 2007; the site carries the line 'An Amazon Company'
Source: Goodreads: About us · Read 27 Sep 2026
Amazon announced the acquisition on March 28, 2013; over 150 million members reported in September 2023
Source: Wikipedia: Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
A Did Not Finish shelf, announced March 13, 2026; DNF books with a read date count toward the Reading Challenge
Source: Goodreads blog: Did Not Finish shelf · Read 27 Sep 2026
On Google Play as Goodreads: Book Tracker & More; the listing says it contains ads and that Goodreads is a free service
Source: Goodreads on Google Play · Read 11 Oct 2026
Spoiler tags hide text in reviews and group comments behind a view spoiler link
Source: Goodreads blog: spoiler tags · Read 11 Oct 2026
Editions carry a format field, for example Kindle Edition or Audible Audio
Source: Goodreads help: setting an edition's format · Read 11 Oct 2026
Made by Goodreads, Inc. (an Amazon company). Available on iPhone, iPad, Android, web.
How does Goodreads compare with each other app?
Common questions
Is Goodreads free?
Yes. The App Store lists it as free, with no subscription for tracking.
Who owns Goodreads?
Amazon. It announced the acquisition on March 28, 2013, and Goodreads carries the line 'An Amazon Company'.
Does Goodreads have a did-not-finish shelf?
Yes. Goodreads announced a Did Not Finish shelf on March 13, 2026; DNF books with a read date count toward the Reading Challenge.