Name: StoryGraph: Reading Tracker
Rating: 4.53874 (1936 reviews)

User Reviews for StoryGraph: Reading Tracker

4.54 out of 5

1.9K Ratings

9 months ago, Froggygolem

Third year using, still my favorite app of all time

Storygraph is hands down the best book nerd app. Of course the features are A+, like data tracking, challenge integration, and book scanning now too! I am so excited to keep watching this app grow. I really do recommend it to any bibliophile I find in the wild. I switched over from a big name book tracking site and have never looked back (my previous logs transferred perfectly too). I read over 200 books a year, so it gets heavy use from me and completely stands up to it. What really blows me away, though, is the thoughtfulness and dedication of the development team. Every feature decision is explained and clearly done in the most ethical way they can. Ratings are decentralized which de-incentivizes review bombing. The amount and type of social media type aspects are chosen with care, which makes Storygraph a breath of fresh air. There is a communal roadmap to communicate with users about development timelines and choices. I have emailed support even as a free user and received a thoughtful response from real person. The internet is a tough place and I am constantly buoyed by seeing how much grace the people at Storygraph handle it with. If you see this, thank you so much. Note: the app being down is not a typical experience. I have been using the app every single day for years and almost never see it down. Please don’t let those reviews dissuade you from using Storygraph!

8 months ago, Daybreak1012

Rapidly becoming my go-to book tracking platform!

I’ve always been a reader. I started using another platform over a decade ago (pretty much the only one at the time!) but had been having reliability and usability issues with it for about a year when I discovered StoryGraph and decided to test it out. It has grown by leaps and bounds since then, has more features now than “other platforms”, and is a single feature away from becoming my primary choice in every way (and my understanding is that the last feature I rely on elsewhere is already in the works here!!). The customer service I receive from StoryGraph is light years better than other options. The communication from StoryGraph is commendable (especially when you consider they have only a tiny team of employees - small but mighty!). And downtime is honestly a minimum compared to other platforms - a little hiccup recently, during an unprecedented influx of new users when another platform was down, overwhelmed StoryGraph temporarily but it was communicated and fixed in a reasonable time, so if that was your first/only impression, know that it was the ONLY time I have experienced an outage in the 15 months I’ve been actively using it. I LOVE this platform more every new feature release. Give it a real opportunity to win you over as well!

2 years ago, sageypants

Hi, I hope the developers see this!

I love the functionality of this app for myself, however I think it could use improvements in the social area and the aesthetic areas. It’s very clean and easy to read which is great, but the app could benefit from more “photogenic” layouts like letterboxd. People love sharing screenshots of their top movies or their recently watched movies paired with the movie posters, and it gets people to download the app. I would like to be able to share what I’m doing on StoryGraph in an aesthetically appealing way so that more of my friends want to get the app and join in on the fun 😃 updates to profiles so that they display more reading stats, favorites, to read piles etc. for other people would be excellent! Additionally, on the social side, it would be nice if the timeline to see what my friends are reading/adding to their to read pile/ratings/etc. was more easy to see. The updates are rather large. It can also be hard to find people, and I’m confused about the difference between following people and being friends with them? What are the differences between the two statuses? Anyways!! Love the app, great alternative for goodreads. All my critiques come from a place of love, I really hope the app continues to grow and improve and eventually becomes a more social platform for sharing and discussion because more people need to read!! And reading is fun when you get to share it 🫶🏼

9 months ago, acagedrising

#1 Fan!

Just want to say a thank you to Nadia, Rob, (and the third member of the team whose name I don’t know sorry) for creating and maintaining my favorite app. I switched over in January 2021 and haven’t looked back since. I’m paying for a plus membership this year and planning to finally sign up as a librarian so I can give back to this app that has added so much value for me. Even on days I don’t read, I always find a reason to open it. I read a lot, 220+ books a year in the last two years, and the metrics SG provides have been incredibly helpful and rewarding. I know social features are evolving on the app, but my favorite thing is the ability to zero in on the books with no fluff. I don’t have to wade trough reviews or spoilers to get to summaries. I don’t have to deal with offensive comments on benign posts. I don’t even have to place star ratings to leave detailed long reviews and I can annotate specific pages and quotes in my books. I custom tag my books to keep track of which I read from my local libraries, Kindle Unlimited, and my personal library. The buddy read feature is incredible. I could rave for hours and I have stood on a soapbox about it to many an unsuspecting friend or stranger. I can’t wait to see where the app goes from here!

2 years ago, CatZ1227

I love this app so much!!

This is definitely one of the top three most used apps on my phone and I can’t say enough good things about it. Importing all my data from Goodreads was so easy to do, the stats are unmatched, the search tools are incredibly advanced, and the ability to pick out your next read based on mood is something you can’t get anywhere else. They’ve just added a new giveaways section which is fantastic as well! I also love how easy it is to participate in and/or create your own reading challenges! There are so many great ones already on the app and it’s been a great way for me to track specific reading goals I have throughout the year. Combined with the unparalleled amount of stats they provide, I can’t think of any parts of my reading that I can’t track with this app! On top of all of this, the incredible (and incredibly small) team is so passionate and dedicated to their work on this app and it’s users. They respond to issues ridiculously fast and utilize the help of volunteer librarians to keep the book data up to date and accurate. I truly can’t name an app that I’ve ever had a better experience with overall!

3 months ago, enolip

Hope you read this! 🫣

Great app. I’m still using Goodreads, but I had an idea that, first, I don’t know if it’s possible, and second, I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it to you before. As I read in one of the reviews, the company (which is excellent) is a “one-man show.” I think this could greatly improve the experience for us readers. One of the pros of Kindle is that, as you read, the progress is automatically updated in Goodreads. Additionally, you can rate with stars and leave your review directly from the Kindle without needing to use another device. I ultimately decided to leave the Kindle ecosystem because they try to keep you tied to them as much as possible, making the experience very limiting. So I recently switched to Kobo. It would be great if StoryGraph partnered with Kobo to allow their devices to connect directly with our StoryGraph account. This way, we could do the same from our eReader. I think it would be a win-win for both companies, as I like the Kobo ecosystem and its principles, and I also like StoryGraph. For now, both work separately, which is annoying. After reading for a while, having to look for my phone, which I sometimes don’t have on hand, to upload any updates or leave a review is inconvenient. I don’t know, just something that came to mind. Cheers.

9 months ago, Ummfa

Updated review for a good app!

Updated Review: To the developers, thanks for your response to my previous review. Glad you’re rising in popularity… a good problem to have! I’ve been enjoying how StoryGraph uses graphics to characterize my reading preferences, and the app is pretty intuitive and easy to use, I’ve suggested a few books that are missing from the database (such as Zadie Smith’s Intimations), and I’m interested to see if the ISBN function works to add new books. So far, I’m enjoying this app! Previous Review: (two stars on 1/4/24)I started using StoryGraph recently, as I’ve wanted to move away from GoodReads for a while. I like StoryGraphs’s clean layout and simple interface. But about 50% of the time I try to open the app, it just gets stuck on a blank screen. As I’m excitedly reaching my reading goals, my tracker isn’t working and I’m bummed! Also, when I tried to use the help function through the App Store, it consistently says they are down due to maintenance. For now, I plan to check out Bookworm, another newer app for those wanting to escape the GR review-bombing drama, but hopeful that StoryGraph will get back on its feet!

2 years ago, Taylor.Lynn

Sooo much potential… but a few things:

There's a ton of potential to be better than Goodreads (especially aesthetically), but it's a little ways off for me to stop using GR altogether and pay for plus. 1) Most importantly, kindle integrates with GR - that's gonna be hard to beat, as I primarily read via kindle. I know this will never happen, but it’s a HUGE perk of GR. 2) I want to see the cover of the book I'm currently reading on the home page - it feels a little less immersive when I just see the text. 3) I'd rather have my "up next" books on the home page rather than random selections from my TBR. (Also I'd love to see smaller covers so we can see more than just two without scrolling) 4) The book ratings need to be more visible. Not only do you have to click on a book to see the rating, you then have to scroll all the way down to the bottom. If you want this to be a true GR alternative, make the book ratings more accessible. 5) Please give me a Home Screen widget! (Make it a plus feature even) being able to see the book I’m reading and update progress from my home page would be so nice. 6) too much negative space in the app. Everything needs condensed a little bit so you can see more on one “page,” without scrolling.

8 months ago, studentzzzzzz

Game Changer

This app is excellent. Fills a much needed missing source for ‘content warnings’ . The ability to select specific book content that I want to avoid ( or include ) is a game changer. For example: I like the the fast pace of crime novels such as author Lee Child, including his Jack Reacher series of 29 books, however as much as I like his writing style some of the books in the series contain personally triggering topics (such as sexual assault). Topics that are not necessarily evident from reading the summary or the first couple chapters. So I end up buying a book that I ultimately cannot read. However, many of the books do not contain topics I would rather avoid and STORYGRAPH allows me to specify my preferences, create a search for all the Lee Childs books, and it then marks each one as containing or not containing my specific topics. I have also used it to select from Sue Grafton novels as well look up books suggested from various book clubs or recommended by friends and family. I have not been able to find another source even remotely comes close to the benefits this one provides. Well Done!

9 months ago, Alexandra7777

Love many of the features but others are lacking

I love the statistics available, recommendations, ability to rate with half and quarter stars, and the yearly wrap up. I’ve been using this app as my place to track my reading for over a year now. However, some features are just insanely lacking. It’s hard for me to be specific in just a review, but there are aspects of the user interface that are frankly not intuitive or too primitive when compared to competitors. The most annoying thing I’ve encountered though is how the community features work. For the longest time, I’d assumed that the feature for adding friends was broken but it turns out….. you have to opt IN for people to send you friend requests. This has been pretty annoying because now whenever one of my friends downloads StoryGraph I have to ask them to go out of their way and turn that on so we can be friends. That’s just adding friction to making people active users and is pretty ridiculous imo. I overall think this app serves its overall purpose as a book tracker pretty well, but little things like this make me question if I (and others) will continue using this platform long term.

9 months ago, tititiffytiff

App feature

BIG fan of this site and how everything is set up. I have similar notes about updating the community section to see more of what your friends are currently reading, updates, etc. however my biggest complaint about the app is switching tabs. I hope I explain properly, but when switching to different tabs of the app (like going from home to the community page) it appears as a new page almost? And if you were to accidentally swipe right (or intentionally I guess), it takes you back to the original section you were on. It’s a small thing, but it makes the app feel less smooth for some reason. Like it makes sense for the feature to be present when you are going through things within the same tab (like searching for someone in the community section and then swiping to go back to the main section of the page) but not to move between tabs. Geez I hope that makes sense. Anyways I love what you guys have done so far! And I’m excited to see the improvements as they come!

3 years ago, Dimebizzle

Awesome! (4.5 stars)

This is better than Goodreads in my opinion. The homepage is accessible and easy to navigate. I like the quiz at the beginning so that your recommendations are personalized and you can change it at any time. It is quite obvious that the creator loves to read and knows what their doing. It also has reading challenges just like Goodreads. There is stats that shows you what genre, author, mood, ect. that you read the most; which I don’t think goodreads has. Another thing that this has that goodreads doesn’t is detailed reviews. Instead of 1 star increment ratings, it’s in increments of .25. You can also fill out a checklist about the book and submit that with the review. And one of the most useful things is that if you already have an account on goodreads, you can transfer all of your information to StoryGraph. There are a few small things, though. The page count on books is always around 20 pages over what the actual page count is. And since this is a smaller reading app, there isn’t any actual author reviews or anything. This is obviously not the apps fault though. Great app overall!

2 years ago, elliebegoode

The delight factor is high

Over the last year, StoryGraph has become essential to tracking my reading progress, and I’m so glad to have an indy option. I liked it before the redesign and I love it even more now. I’m a PLUS customer, and I absolutely get $5 worth of value every month. I look at StoryGraph every day to plan my TBR. The new and look feel of the app is great. It is super clean and easy to navigate. The product team is entertaining all kinds of ideas for the roadmap, and they are small but mighty team! I was delighted to get a quick response to my feature suggestion, even if they couldn’t prioritize it just now. They really know what readers want from the data (making it easy to see how I’m progressing and engaging with my reading goals, and THEN letting me drill a bit into those trends) and social experience (NOT comment thread dumpster fire NOR a competition that alienates readers who may read at different paces and for different reasons). The delight factor is high.

3 years ago, Hershey96

needs work

Going to need a lot of work to adequately compete with goodreads. The stats are great, but that’s about the only improvement. The interface is confusing, and certain pages can only be accessed by several unintuitive clickthroughs. The look of the whole thing just feels outdated as well. The fact that everything, including going “back” to a page, scrolls from the right is just weird. There are lots of covers, page info, and correct editions missing from this database, and searching editions by ISBN has yet to actually work correctly for me. Importing from goodreads made a mess of all of my information; thankfully I don’t have a large library so it only took an hour or so to manually update all of the books that inexplicably were marked as being audiobooks. (The edition noted on goodreads appears to have been fully disregarded in some cases). The reading tracking also needs work. It automatically marks ALL pages as being read on the final day of reading unless you manually track throughout. And it has to be *throughout* because there seems to be no way to back date entries, it will only allow me to add one “journal entry” per day, even if I update it to be for a day last week.

3 years ago, mowilk

Almost great

I really love a lot of aspects of this app’s functionality around reviews since it gives a much fuller picture than a simple star rating. Personally that’s a much bigger draw for me than the ability to give fractional stars, but since they’re there I do also make good use of them. I haven’t made use of the reading challenges yet, but that’s on my list for this year. There are a few weird things with the design of the app that make it difficult to find things. For some reason, I always have a hard time remembering how to get to my own reviews to look at and edit them. I also have not been able to finish any of the handful of books I started after seeing them on their recommendation engine. Perhaps I just need to get more reading history into it, but the books I’m being recommended all seem to have very mediocre ratings and few to no reviews. On the one hand, it’s nice to not be recommended just a list of NYT bestsellers, but their current recommendation algorithm seems to be swinging too far in the other direction.

3 months ago, bwoods210

Best Book Tracking App

I love reading and I am always looking for my next book. I have unhappily used kindle, and Goodreads as ways to track my reading and get recommendations for new books. The Goodreads interface is terrible and the constant app crashes make it very frustrating to use for anything. In addition both kindle and Goodreads are constantly recommending the same books over and over. StoryGraph has been a true joy to use! An absolute game changer in the book tracking app realm! I have been using it for all of this year and it’s so easy, so user friendly! I’ve been able to read more than ever because the recommendations are new and tailored to my reading habits. I’ve written reviews for books, added books, and I’ve been adding the dates for my reading because it’s so easy. Not to mention all the cool data and graphs I have about my year of reading! I am so excited I’ve been telling everyone I know about this app!

1 year ago, IDKINDI

Came for the books, stayed for the stats

I switched to the Storygraph in 2020 after finding an ad for its website beta app on either Instagram or tik tok! I was already getting fed up with a competitor: the interface was outdated, & new features were scarce. The Storygraph seemed like such a bright shining light, & a great companion to my reading experience. Since 2020, the Storygraph has released so many fun & exciting features, but the base of it is the same: a clean, minimalist interface with as many stats as you could ever hope for! I love the reading challenges, I love that users can search for books based on mood, pace, length, genre, etc. Finding a new book to read has never been easier! The recommendations are not my favorite, but I also do not have the Plus version, so I’m guessing they would be better with the paid subscription. & in all honesty, adding new books to my TBR isn’t really necessary considering how many I already have!

8 months ago, TeriMichelle

The best reading companion!

I absolutely LOVE StoryGraph and tell all of my friends to download it. I’m a nerd for data and stats and stuff like that, so I love getting to track all my reads throughout the year. I love all the reading challenges and how easy it is to join and add books. I’m always organizing my TBR and love that you can choose different editions and select which ones you own in order to get even more data about what you’re reading. They’re always releasing new features and keep you up to date with a fun newsletter. It’s also really cool how you can add friends and see what they’re reading and their ratings for different books that you search for. I think the way you review books on StoryGraph is great too. As a mood reader, it’s nice to see if a book is “dark” or “lighthearted” or “tense” when deciding what to read next. I know this review is scattered and rambling but I just love StoryGraph and all its little details so much. ❤️

9 months ago, MrsV062815

The app has a lot of potential!

Update: well I’m not always the brightest crayon in the box! Swiping to navigate never occurred to me but I appreciate the devs reaching out. Still adjusting as I’m a long time Goodreads user but I love the potential of this app and am exciting to begin using it more regularly. I’ve been playing around with this app for a short while. I really like how informative it is. Like other readers being able to vote if the book is more character or plot driven is such a cool idea. However navigating this app is so frustrating. Why are there no back buttons or arrows? Once I tap on reviews for a book, I have to go back to the homepage and look up the book again because there is no way to just go back to the page of the book I was looking at. Please please please give us some back arrows and make the app easier to navigate. Such a little thing that has been so annoying.

3 years ago, Lwestb01

A great independent site + app

I’ve been searching high and low for an alternative to Goodreads—for some reason, I wanted *all* of the same features so that I didn’t feel as if I were missing out on something. What I didn’t realize is how much those features drive me up a wall! I genuinely love Storygraph because it has helped me fall back in love with reading, not just *talking* about reading. Its goals are fun but not obnoxious to check in with, its catalogue is ever-growing, and its design is far more relaxing than Goodreads. Additionally, it means a lot to me that Storygraph is independent. I plan to subscribe after I finish cataloguing my library, and I urge you to do so as well. It’s not often that we find a website & amazing group of designers like the team behind Storygraph. They are transparent, creative, and hold a relationship with those that frequent the site. Cheers to more reading, with more vivacity than ever!

2 years ago, Patelyne

Hands down my fav reading tracking app

I’ve been using this app for a year, and it’s been a game changer. The stats and charts cover so much more than just a number of books read. I can track over time what kind of books I’m reading and how it changes. There are *so* many reading challenges you can join, or create one just for you and your friends. Speaking of friends, the is a buddy read option that allows you to read books together in a group, but by requiring a page number for each comment it protects you from seeing spoilers by keeping other’s comments hidden until you reach that point. I also am a really big fan of how reviews are handled - there’s a star rating and option for written reviews like other sites/apps, but there’s also clickable options for moods, pace, characters and a space where you can see/add content warnings.

2 years ago, CourtieKay71

Pretty good, but recommendations function not intuitive

I switched to mainly using Storygraph, because the toxicity to the social side of Goodreads exhausted me, and the stat and other review features are a plus. But I don’t feel the recommendations section is that intuitive. I tend to read in a lot of broad genres, but within those, I can be picky, and I wish there was a way to account for that. I loved fantasy and romance, but I’m *tired* of getting paranormal and urban fantasy romance recs, because I’m more of an epic fantasy person…with some exceptions, depending on author, tone, characters, etc. Also, I’ve definitely gotten some dark and taboo stuff that isn’t tagged as erotica (a genre I listed as “not interested” in my survey), and it happens way more often than I’d like. Also, why am I being recommended stuff I already have as “want to read?” There’s an option to not see them when doing a filter search, so why would they come up in standard recommendations?

2 years ago, SelectiveHeadphones

Download this app right now!

Life-changing sounds dramatic, but between StoryGraph and Libby, I’ve rediscovered my love of reading and read almost 200 books since I started on StoryGraph a little over a year ago, from finishing maybe 2 books per year before that. Multiple aspects of StoryGraph - helpful graphs or fun reading challenges helped remind me that I feel better when I do more reading than watching TV. Things StoryGraph is great at, versus other platforms you might be considering: 1. Not full of ads. Clean, pleasing aesthetic. 2. You don’t have to pay to have a useful, functional experience. 3. You can engage with the community aspects as much or as little as you want. 4. Content warnings include enough categories to be useful, and the community can submit additional warnings, which you can browse in a spoiler-free way. 5. The graphs are fun and useful in learning more about your own reading habits, and may encourage you to read more if that’s your thing. 6. It’s Black-founded and run, not owned by a certain megacorp. 7. Migration from GoodReads is easy, if you’re worried about losing your past data! Cons: It’s a newer app, with a small but incredible team, so there are some small bugs, but they’ve been incredible at responding to suggestions and adding features. The most recent redesign looks great! Thank you, StoryGraph!

1 year ago, Heiwow yen’s sid

Disappointed

Many credible websites credited this app with being an alternative to good reads. I downloaded it with the upmost confidence in it and was left utterly disappointed in it. I have all of the books I have read in the past couple of years in the Notes app and I just type it in. Recently I have been wanting to convert to an app, so I looked up suggestions. I began to input all of the books and it took me over an hour. And to my dismay, it had tracked all of the books but it didn’t appear in the graph, which is kind of the whole reason I wanted this over goodreads, because it can provide me with a graph. I have waited more than a week to see if it would load and it didn’t. Not worth it, DO NOT waste your time with this. There are many other alternatives which I will now proceed to download after I DELETE THIS APP. OMG IM SO STUPID I WAS LOOKING AT THE WRONG THING IM SO SRY STORY GRAPH I GAVE U A BAD REVIEW FOR NO REASON

5 months ago, LilyWily23

I have to login almost every single time

I absolutely adore this app. It’s one of my favorite ways to track reading, and I’ve been using it consistently for over two years, but i’m always logged out, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m thinking about switching to a new app because I am constantly annoyed. I have the password saved, but it takes a good 2 to 3 minutes every time I want to update how long I’ve been reading a book, and I genuinely don’t care enough to keep doing it. I also use Goodreads, but I only track my rereads on here, and I love being able to look at all of my stats and stuff, but I’ve almost completely stopped opening this app knowing I’ll have to login again. It’s especially annoying when it open the first time, and it works completely fine, but when I open it five minutes later to update something else I’m logged out again. I’ll probably keep dealing with it until the end of the year, but I’m definitely going to be looking for alternatives for 2025 if the problem continues.

2 years ago, SeaTown78

Love tracking my reading list!

Love this app! A delightful combination of book reading, reviews and data visualization. Super easy to use, and the tables and charts for reading progress are engaging. Plus, the “recommended” reading selections are always just what I’m looking for. I used to track my reading in a small notebook, but started using The Storygraph app in 2022. I fell in love with the pie charts and review prompts after a few months, and went back to my notebook and entered 3 years of reading history in The Storygraph to track trends in format (book, digital, audio), mood (mostly light hearted), page count, and more. I love reading reviews on this app, and use the recommendations and reviews to plan my trips to the bookstore and library. The Storygraph changed the way I record my reading, and my reviews help me remember which authors and series I want to revisit or continue.

4 months ago, cyanAndOrange

Recommendations System Has Changed

It’s a good app for keeping track of books, but the recommendations system seems to have changed somewhat recently. It used to give much more obscure and (in my eyes at least) tailored suggestions — really interesting books that I was unlikely to find myself just doing a google search — but now most of the books I’m seeing recommended are rather generic popular ones that I already know of. I also no longer see an option to refresh the recommendations other than going through and indicating that I no longer wish to see each book recommended. It’s not the worst recommendation system (still clearly much better than Goodreads’ for example), but it is a little disappointing considering how good the old version was. The statistics are still great though and really helpful for thinking about reading preferences and so finding new books!

8 months ago, Girl4God828

Best Book/Reading App in Existence!

I honestly cannot say enough good things about this amazing app. I have been using it for a couple years now and it just keeps getting better and better. I absolutely love it. It hands down beats good reads or anything else like it. The data is incredible and so much fun to see about everything you read/listen to. I love being able to curate my book collection. I can always look up which books I have and even every single edition I own or have read. The categories are awesome and so useful. I love being able to track what I own vs what I borrow from the library. It is also great to be able to differentiate between physical books, digital, and audiobooks. The app is also incredibly user friendly. I could go on and on. If you love to read you have to try this app!

8 months ago, Faith Kathryn

Essential

I adore this app. I use it every single day, multiple times a day, and I couldn’t ask for anything better. Right from the jump, it seamlessly imports all your GoodReads data and lets you move forward right where you left off. I’ve never once thought of going back to GR since finding Storygraph. It’s such a sleeker, more intuitive design, not to mention it allows for endless customization. I particularly like all the stats they offer and the nearly endless ways you can have to filter that information. The reading challenges set-up is my favorite, and makes every book so simple to track. This app is light years better than Goodreads in every single way, and best of all, its creator is committed to constantly improving it. Can’t thank her enough for this fantastic creation!

2 years ago, evanjamesroskos

Great app for a world that doesn’t need goodreads anymore

Not a review yet bc I just got the app but the icon is not a great sign. It’s nearly the same as the one for BOOKSHELF. 🤔 Update: After using the app for a bit I wanted to update with actual feedback. So far I think the app is clean and smooth as it should be. Not a ton of clicking or tapping around to do things. There’s plenty of thought in making certain things easy (such as tagging a book that’s in the results list of a search instead of having to tap the title and enter the book and tag it and then go back). Adding goodreads was pretty smooth (shout out to the fast customer service rep who explained to me what I was doing wrong.) Adding lots of ratings and reviews in at once could probably be more streamlined but that’s not a thing people need to do often (maybe think about what students do at the end of a semester after reading a ton of books? Some ability to mass tag and date.) The recommendations seem to be very astute. I like the ability to pick things I DON’T want to read and even mark authors as “not interest” (though books with dual authors need a specific button for each author on the recommended results page. Just bc i dislike/distrust one author doesn’t mean I have an opinion on their coauthor. They just have bad taste in friends.

2 years ago, Purplepuppy 2000

Favorite way to track my reading!

I absolutely love this app! If you're dissatisfied with the linearity of other reading-tracking apps, Storygraph is the perfect solution!! I recommend this app to literally everyone because of the brilliant interactive features, flexibility in ratings, and the fact that it's constantly in development. While it's not as established as certain competitors and doesn't receive the same level of financial backing, the app & developer go above and beyond with innovative features that make me almost as obsessed with this app as I am with reading. Some of my favorite features include: charts tracking reading moods, genres, and more; reading challenges organized by both the app and other users; innovative ways to find books tailored to your preferences/mood; buddy reads with friends!

1 year ago, 4 cats and a wife

Only a few days

I have only been using this app a few days. I am really liking what I am seeing. I had been using 2 other apps of which for reading and book tracking and know I will be discontinuing use of one of those and have not made up my mind yet about the second one. I have watched a few videos on you tube about this app to get a better idea of how this works. Several reviewers have suggested switching from a large well know database to this one. I am beginning see why they would recommend doing that using this a few days myself. I have chosen not to name the other 2 apps, databases as my intention is not to be disparaging of the other 2. Between the 3, I am finding this to be the best for me. I will probably pay for the PLUS option when my free month expires.

8 months ago, MadalynnO

Great way to track reading!

I love The StoryGraph! It’s an amazing way to track my reading and discover new books. The recommendations are truly great and the thorough review process is certainly appreciated! I can quickly read through reviews and see if this book is for me right now as opposed to getting a third of the way through and DNFing. My one room for improvement is the social aspect of the app. On other apps like Letterboxd or even GoodReads it’s easy to see who your friends are friends with/following by going to their profile. This would make it much easier to find friends and people you know, especially with only being able to search usernames and not full names (which I appreciate!). Thanks for creating such a great app!

9 months ago, hhab310

It had been SO good, but is so buggy lately….

I LOVE this app. But it seems to be extremely buggy lately, which is disappointing. There have been multiple times now in the past few days and weeks that I have tried to open the app and I see just a black screen after the spinning wheel. I try to give it a decent amount of time, but nothing. I don’t know what the problem might be, but I hope it isn’t a permanent thing. I use this app so much and it’s usually so good. My phone is updated to the latest iOS (maybe that is the problem, I don’t know…). Other than that, the features on this app are great, even if you don’t have Plus. I got this as an alternative to Goodreads, and I like it so much better. The rating options and stats are awesome and more thorough. I just hope whatever is going on can be fixed.

1 year ago, Rairian

Good, but not great

I s w e a r . . . If I misclick the add/edit tag button ONE MORE TIME, I am going to LOSE IT. That is, by far, my #1 gripe with this app… closely followed by an absence of a batch edit feature for adding/removing books in bulk from piles and tags. Or an ability to refine recommendations based on tags or the star ratings of read books. Or a “filter by pile” (include/exclude tbr, read, dnf) feature. Or a “stats per star rating” feature, instead of “ratings per book type.” Or a review filtering feature that sorts by star rating, post date, or popularity. Or a “pin tag to top of tag bank” feature. Or a highlight-importing feature. Or an ability to view public tags on a user’s profile and follow/collaborate on them. Or more extensive privacy settings. Or a “recommend to a friend feature” that appears on a friend’s profile and—okay, so maybe I have more than a few suggestions. I’ll stop. I’ll stop.

3 years ago, AppDeeDee

New kid on the block?

I just realized almost all reviews are within past couple of days so there is my evidence :) The app has a simple streamlined also uncluttered interface. I like the general minimalist aesthetic which plays a big part for continued use as a new user. I am impressed with the recommendations as I have been building a small ‘library’, online or offline. The books fall neatly into the niches I am currently focusing on while bearing surprise factor to expand on my own list. This is a gem for sure. I guess it really depends on the longevity of those apps, growth potential, user base…Last Goodread replacement seems to be out of the cyberspace before I get to check it out (after I first learned about it some years ago)…At least I am a front runner for this one! So maybe share some findings, 1st, the app doesn’t stay signing in, so it’s a bit inconvenient having to type credential every time. 2nd the Current On…section is like a young adult gold mine, pretty irrelevant to my reading selection. So no idea what’s the algorithm behind… Question is if I start to add data to this, how long will they stay on? Also how good is the archive the app is searching? How solid is the search/display algorithm? The order of the search results are quite interesting…

3 years ago, Peanutbutterluv

Bugs Galore!

I saw this new reading app being suggested on TikTok so I thought to check it out. I downloaded the app and began to create an account and decided to also import my info from Goodreads. It stated that it may take some time and I’ll receive an email once complete. While waiting, I took their book recommendation survey and was really enjoying it and getting exciting to play around on the app. I got an email saying the import was done as well. Once I finished the survey, the app got stuck on a loading page. It wouldn’t change and so I force closed the app. I went to re-open the app and the loading screen was still their even after I force closed it. I waited and eventually it opened back up to the homescreen but it logged me out. I tried logging back in, but an error popped up saying that the page isn’t working. As a new user, this puts me off and I cannot say whether I’ll continue to use or even attempt to navigate this app as it isn’t working at all. Please fix it!

3 years ago, WARNING DONT DOWNLOAD

Way more user friendly than good reads !!

I love this app! I was trying to find an app that would help me get more into reading and I stumbled upon good reads. When I got that app I was severely disappointed and frustrated with the app design. It was hard to use and didn’t motivate me to track my reading in anyway. I was searching for an alternative app to get me into reading and I stumbled upon StoryGraph! I fell in love immediately! It’s so user friendly and motivates me to track my progress, not only that it gives amazing suggestions off of what you like to read. It even has different folders where you can store the books you have in your library, books you need to read, and books you are currently reading. I really love StoryGraph!

3 years ago, jd64491

The app is good, but imports are difficult

I am a fan of the app. I like how it focuses on the topics the reviewers put it under rather than ratings. I also like the stats feature it provides and how comprehensive it is. However, I imported my data from goodreads since I’d been using that app to track my reading for about 5 years. The dates when I read things is one of the most important things I keep track of, but the imported books do not say the correct dates for when I read things. Because of this, I can’t look at any of the stats for the books I imported data for. In 2020, I read over 100 books but the app says I read 1. This past year I read about 34 books and the stats only show data for the most recent ones I put in manually. Because of this, I don’t know how likely it is that I will consistently be using this app over goodreads.

8 months ago, h2clh

I use this app all the time

I've had this app since shortly after it became available. Never had an issue with it and it's so exciting each time it's updated. I have a huge to-read list that includes books that I own and don't. Maintaining the list in Story Graph has been easy. One of the best features is being able to search my tbr list for what I'm in the mood for and can search the whole list or just the books I own. I also use the stats feature a lot. The year-end round up helped me plan how and what I want to read this year. I'm excited for the advanced stats that are in the works. I also appreciate that I can customize my use of the app. There's something here for every reader.

9 months ago, tyedyecare

Great! !!UPDATED!!

This is such a cool app and I, personally, like it better than Good Reads. The UI could use some work but it’s relatively easy to navigate. The problem for me is that it just stopped working after a day. When I open it, it’s a blank gray screen. I tried closing the app, turning off my phone, redownloading the app, and nothing is working. Maybe it’s a me problem but everything else on my phone is working fine. I would give it 5 stars if I could fix this :( !! UPDATED REVIEW !! I am now aware that there is only one developer and they had a bunch of sign ups and had to take it down a few times to keep it going. It’s working great and I appreciate the quick response!!! Love this app. Thanks to the creator :) <3

8 months ago, kshammel

Love storygraph!

Storygraph is unmatched in tracking reading. I love all the data that it provides you, but more so I love that the team is constantly working to incorporate community feedback to make the app more accessible and enjoyable. Some folks were concerned given the app slowing down, but trust me as a long time user this is not a common occurrence and only happened due to the massive influx of new users importing their goodreads data. Their team is only a small handful of people, and the rate at which they address problems like this, care, and attention to quality is very clear. If you’re a reader that like to track your books, find book communities, enter into cool giveaways, and find great recommendations, Storygraph is for you!

8 months ago, voldemort1608

the best book tracking app!

i have used a lot of book tracking apps and this one is by far the best. i love the tags feature, the in depth review options, and the recommendations are spot-on. the stats are so cool to see too! most importantly, i really appreciate how interactive the team behind this app is with users. unlike GoodReads, i know there is love behind this app and there are constant improvements and new features being added (i am so in love with the Buddy Read feature, especially!!!). the transparency is something you don’t see everyday, and i really value that. there’s a face behind the app, and it’s not just some mega corp. love supporting storygraph and will always recommend it to all of my fellow bookworms!

2 years ago, jnlybbert

Lots of functionality, but somewhat clunky UI

I tried this app because I wanted something that would show more data on pages read. I found that this app indeed has the functionality I was looking for. The support staff showed me that you can create a yearly goal based on number of books, number of pages read or number of minutes listened. There are also useful graphs to help visualize those stats over time. My favorite feature is that they show a random sample of books in your want to read pile. This helps to renew interest in books I might have added months ago. I think my biggest complaint about this app though is the interaction is a bit clunky and the visual design needs some work. The overall feel of the app is cluttered and busy. It would be much better if they could simplify it a bit.

2 years ago, Katemfle

I (mostly) love it.

StoryGraph is an excellent alternative to Goodreads! I especially like the recommendations. You get personalized recommendations based on books you’ve read and how you’ve rated them. (GR used to have that, but not anymore.) StoryGraph also has better social features. The only improvements I suggest are: 1. automatically move books to your “read” list from “currently reading” when you mark your progress as 100%, and 2. allow custom lists/easier tagging. I’d love to be able to “shelve” my books by genre, audience, etc. more easily than typing in tags each time. A drop-down list of favorite tags to add quickly to any book would be great. Thank you for your response! I appreciate you getting back to me. One more question: how do I get to a tag page?

9 months ago, tastyspore

Love it!

It’s so much more user friendly and less likely to crash than goodreads, I’ve been slowly drifting to using sg only because of that. I love all of the data and stats you can track in the app, and while I hope to be able to get a plus subscription when I have a more stable income, the free version is great and still gives you a lot of features. Reading challenges are so much easier to find and join, and there’s a lot of great and varied challenges to choose from! My two biggest (and really only) gripes are that I can’t sort reviews by rating or comment on them, which are features of goodreads I enjoy. Aside from that, I would still recommend StoryGraph over goodreads, I really hope it becomes the new major tracking and review platform

8 months ago, Leah Weyand

Best reading tracker

StoryGraph is a huge upgrade in reading tracker apps - we’re not spoiled for choice, which makes it even lovelier that SG is so aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. The stats and graphs that show your reading history are pleasing to us data needs, and features are added all the time. It’s a pretty seamless transition over from the other main option out there, which is all the more impressive when you realize the entire show is run by like three people total! Nadia (founder) is super transparent too, and it’s really cool to get so much insight into her process and vision for where the app is headed next in terms of features. I’ve been using this app quite a while now & am a big fan!

2 years ago, JayViens

Helps me stay motivated to read!

I'd fallen into a years long reading slump before 2020. I started reading again during the pandemic, but I still lacked motivation. Making an account on Storygraph really helped! If you love the feeling of checking things off a to-do list, I think Storygraph will work great for you--every time I finish a book now, I get to check it off, and I get a sense of accomplishment that incentivizes me to pick up another one. I love seeing my stats too, and learning more about myself as a reader, which helps me figure out which books I'm likely to enjoy. I also love that Storygraph shows content warnings, which help me to know if a book is safe for me to go into. Can't recommend this app enough!

1 year ago, BB_331

I use it everyday!

I use this app everyday and it’s not JUST because of the reading streak feature. This app is created for the a true lover of reading whether you like the stats you can see, buddy reads or the recommendations. If you’re using another reading tracking app you may find that not a lot has changed, new features aren’t priority and things are broken. Not with The StoryGraph! The user interface is consistent, so you don’t login with confusion—but things are routinely being done to improve your experience. It’s also not owned by a huge corporation, so you’re supporting someone who cares. There is an import feature too to help transition. This is definitely a favorite app of mine!

2 years ago, daniellegraves

Great reading app.

I really enjoy this app and it’s a great way to track your books. The pie chart showing the different reading moods is my favorite. One feature I think would elevate the app is an easier way to change the format of the book you’re reading. I didn’t realize at first when I searched for a book that I needed to pick the correct version, paperback, hardback, digital etc. When I finally realized it, it wasn’t worth going through and changing everything. You have to delete the book and then re add it as the other format. It would be cool if there was a drop-down to switch formats. Idk if this is even possible as I’m not a developer or tech person, but just a suggestion. Either way, good app, great tracking, and I like the way it looks.

Description

Import your Goodreads data: We will import all of your currently-reading, read, to-read, and did-not-finish shelves. Any custom shelves will be mapped to a custom tag on The StoryGraph. Simple tracking and insightful stats: Easily track and learn about your reading habits with our wide range of charts and graphs. See how your reading develops over time and use that to help you pick better books. Get smart personalized recommendations: Our machine learning AI is like your trusted go-to friend for book recommendations. It'll understand your reading preferences and find the best books for you. Discover books by mood: In the mood for something adventurous, funny, and fast-paced? What about a darker, slower, more emotional read? Mix and match our comprehensive set of filters to choose your next perfect book. Read with friends: Add live reactions to specific parts of the book without fear of spoilers. Comments are locked for other participants until they reach that point in their reading. Don't have people to read with? We’ve got machine learning-powered suggestions for great reading buddies. Reading Challenges: Want to read one book from every country in the world? Or how about read a book per week across a range of genres? Our reading challenges feature help you set up personal goals or join in with others. Custom Tags: Enhance your book tracking and discovery by making use of our custom tags feature. You can search and filter books by your tags and share curated lists with friends. Content Warnings: When you review a book, you can let us know if there's any content within it that might be triggering for others. Then, when searching for your next read, all of this information is at your disposal. Features: • Import your Goodreads account • Reading charts and graphs • Buddy reads • Readalongs • Personalized machine learning recommendations • Follow your friends to see what they're reading • Annual reading, page, and listening goals • Search/browse books by mood, pace, and more • Custom tags • Lists to share with your friends or the public • Create your own reading challenge or join in with others • Dark Mode • Barcode Scanner • Giveaways • Browse similar books • Find similar users • Half and quarter star ratings • Built-in DNF (Did Not Finish) functionality (including tracking pages read) • Progress updates with built-in reading journal • Author-approved and user-submitted content warnings Want to support an independent, Goodreads alternative? Consider upgrading to Plus! • Keep the platform ad-free: You'll help The StoryGraph stay independent! • Custom Charts: Create your own pie and bar charts, customise the colors and labels, and populate them using custom tags or custom book length ranges. • Extra Stats Filters: Filter down your stats to a custom time period, or view stats for your fiction or nonfiction reads, your custom tags, any particular mood or genre, and more. You can also see your average rating across different book types and formats. • Compare Stats: Compare any two stats segments of your StoryGraph library, whether that's a particular year against a custom time period, your To-Read Pile against your owned books, or a combination of several other options. • Exclusive Charts: When comparing your reading across two different years, see exclusive year-on-year charts on the number of books read and their genres. • Shape the roadmap: You get to vote and comment on upcoming features as well as submit official requests for new ones • Priority Support: Your support tickets and requests for book information updates will be handled first Privacy Policy: https://app.thestorygraph.com/privacy Terms of Service:https://app.thestorygraph.com/terms-of-service