I’m using LibraryThing, after fleeing GoodReads a few years back, and I just learned about BookWyrm. I’m interested in what others apps and sites are out there for keeping track of your books and/or to-read list, and/or reviewing and/or discussing them, and what folks think about them.
I use Book Tracker and StoryGraph.
Book Tracker is iOS only. But it is nearly perfect for what I want. It allows me to track what books I have in my library, what;s on my wishlist, the progress of the books I’m reading, as well as being able to organize them by tags, series, author, etc. And I think it looks quite nice. Another reason I like Book Tracker so much, is that was only a one-time payment of $10, where it seems there are several apps that are on a subscription model.
StoryGraph is on both iOS and Android. I found it highly recommended by many readers in the reading community. I don’t like the way it handles organizing and cataloging my library; it feels cumbersome and convoluted. Where StoryGraph shines, is with the interesting statistics it provides, as well as a fairly decent recommendation algorithm; something Book Tracker doesn’t have. It also has a review section where you can read reviews left by others on the app, as well as leave your own.
I’m using LibraryThing because of all the books listed (including the ability to add new books) as well as their early reviewers program (I’ve gotten a number of good books from that).
While I also have accounts on Goodreads and BookWyrm (and a couple others), right now I only use them to add books I’ve read and leave a review.
I have been using Story Graph and Book Mory. I like the breakdowns I can get on Story Graph and I like the calendar from Bookmory.
I use Storygraph for tracking my TBR and what I’m reading. I used to go to Goodreads for this, but got sick of just how cluttered the website was. Storygraph does everything I care about for such a tool, in a design that is clean and functional and doesn’t get in my way.
I have downloaded StoryGraph just now on your recommendation and I am really liking it more than Goodreads.
@Noe There also at least used to be a way to export your Goodreads data and import it to Storygraph - although sometimes the Goodreads data would be missing information like dates.
Hope you enjoy Storygraph!
I’ve been trying BookWyrm and StoryGraph. They’re both okay, but I’m still not entirely in love with either of them
I use Sofa. It’s an app only, so no social functions, but pretty useful for all medias, not just books. If the developer ever goes crazy, I can export all my lists and notes in a csv file or markdown.
I log everything I read on my computer, for my own use. (I find it incredibly useful to be able to search that list.) And I post the full year’s list at new year on my blog. (Blog. Ha ha.)
You’ve reminded me that I have a master list on my computer of all the books I’ve read since 2004. I should probably get around to updating it, it’s probably a year or so behind by now.
Openreads fulfills my needs perfectly. It has no social element though, which I’m perfectly content with. :D
I use LibraryThing to keep a record of what I own (the barcode scanner is particularly useful), and TheStoryGraph to track what I read because I’m a sucker for stats and graphs.
I hadn’t heard of BookWyrm before joining this community but it looks interesting.
I use Goodreads, it’s got a very annoying interface but I do like being able to discover other people’s lists. What’s the pro to leaving for one of these other platforms?
I left GoodReads because I try to have as little to do with Amazon as possible. I tried StoryGraph but never warmed up to it. I realize LibraryThing has some indirect Amazon ownership, but I found it an acceptable compromise.
I’ll check it out!
I much prefer storygraph over everything else. It’s improving fast.
