The best reading tracker apps in 2026
The best reading tracker apps in 2026 are StoryGraph for all-round tracking and stats, Hardcover for a social tracker, Hikara for understanding how your books connect, Goodreads for its community, Bookly for timing your reading, Fable for book clubs, BookWyrm for an open network and LibraryThing for cataloguing.
A reading tracker should make logging a book effortless and give you something back for it. They differ most in what they give back: stats, a community, a habit, a catalogue, or a picture of how your reading fits together.
Updated Prices and features checked By Hikara Team
How this list is ranked
Ranked for everyday tracking: how well each one records what you read (statuses, ratings, progress), how much it helps you keep reading (sessions, streaks, goals), and how easily you can bring a library in, with price as a tiebreaker.
We make Hikara, so it's ranked by the same criteria as everything else, and no app paid to be included. Prices are as listed on each app's own site on the date above.
#1
StoryGraph
A reading tracker with detailed stats and mood-based recommendations.
Best for: Most readers: the strongest all-round tracker.
Pros
- Charts of books and pages per month, moods, pace and ratings.
- Filters by mood, pace and genre; buddy reads and readalongs.
- iOS and Android apps; imports your Goodreads shelves.
Cons
- No view of how your books connect.
- Custom charts and extra stats filters need Plus.
Pricing: Free; Plus $49.99/year.
#2
Hardcover
A social book tracker for serious book lovers.
Best for: Readers who want detailed shelves and a social feed.
Pros
- Half-star ratings, reviews, lists, moods, tags and content warnings.
- Per-book privacy: public, private or friends-only.
- iOS and Android apps; imports from Goodreads and StoryGraph.
Cons
- Extra stats are part of the paid Supporter plan.
Pricing: Free; Supporter $4.99/month.
#3
Hikara
A reading tracker that shows how the books in your library connect.
Best for: Readers who want to understand their reading, not just log it.
Pros
- Finds how your books connect: echoes, challenges and bridges, each explained.
- Habit tools: a focus timer, session log, streaks with freeze credits and goals.
- Highlights from a photo, with one resurfaced each day.
- An unlimited library on the free plan; imports a Goodreads export.
Cons
- No native phone app: it's a web app you can install.
- A small community compared with Goodreads or StoryGraph.
- AI features have monthly limits on the free plan.
Pricing: Free plan; Basic $3.49/mo; Premium $6.99/mo, with a 7-day free trial.
#4
Goodreads
The largest book community, owned by Amazon.
Best for: Readers who want their friends' shelves and public reviews.
Pros
- More than 150 million members.
- Public ratings and reviews.
- Free iOS and Android apps and the Reading Challenge.
Cons
- Far fewer stats than StoryGraph or Hardcover.
- Owned by Amazon.
Pricing: Free.
#5
Bookly
A reading companion built around a reading timer.
Best for: Readers who stay motivated by timing every session.
Pros
- A timer with stats on time, pages and speed.
- Streaks.
- iOS and Android apps; imports a Goodreads history.
Cons
- The free version limits how many books you can track.
Pricing: Free; Bookly PRO by monthly, six-monthly or yearly subscription.
#6
Fable
A social app built around book clubs, covering TV too.
Best for: Readers who read along with clubs.
Pros
- Reading and watch clubs to join or start, free.
- Imports Goodreads lists and reviews.
- iOS and Android apps.
Cons
- Streaks and advanced stats need Fable Plus.
- The free version has ads.
Pricing: Free; Fable Plus $5.99/month or $49.99/year.
#7
BookWyrm
An ad-free, open-source social reading network.
Best for: Readers who want a tracker no company owns.
Pros
- Shelves, reading dates, progress, reviews, lists and groups.
- Federated and ad-free.
- Imports Goodreads, StoryGraph and LibraryThing exports.
Cons
- You choose an instance to join, which takes a moment to understand.
Pricing: Free.
#8
LibraryThing
A free cataloguing site with library-grade book records.
Best for: Collectors cataloguing the books they own.
Pros
- Records from Amazon, the Library of Congress and thousands of other libraries.
- Deep tagging.
- Free, with no book limit and no ads.
Cons
- Built for cataloguing more than for reading habits.
Pricing: Free.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free reading tracker?
StoryGraph covers what most readers need for free. LibraryThing and BookWyrm are entirely free, and Hikara's free plan includes an unlimited library, streaks, goals and Goodreads import.
Which reading tracker has the best stats?
StoryGraph, with charts of books and pages per month, moods, pace and ratings. Bookly is strongest on time-based stats such as reading speed.
Which reading trackers can import my Goodreads library?
All seven of the others import from Goodreads in some form: most read Goodreads' export file, LibraryThing matches books by ISBN, and Fable imports lists and reviews when you sign in to Goodreads.
Which reading tracker helps you understand what you read?
Hikara: its AI finds how the books in your library connect (which echo, challenge or bridge each other) and its Insights page shows your blind spots. StoryGraph's mood and pace charts come next.
Curious about Hikara specifically?
The quickest way to see if it fits is to import your Goodreads export, or add a few books by search, and look at the connections it finds. The free plan needs no card.