CLUSTER READING-BOOK-GOALS · 13 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-07-28
Book tracking with barcode scanning
This cluster comprises book-tracking apps that use barcode scanning to build a personal library, log reading progress, set goals, and sometimes follow friends or discover titles from a large catalog. Dated entries (13 before the index start) appear sporadically from 2012 to 2026, with no clear monthly shape beyond one or two entries per month at best, so the cluster's dated history is too thin to read a trend from. Traction leaders, as measured by activity signal, all have 0 stars, indicating minimal or equal engagement among Bookmark, Librish, and PageSwipe.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 13 unlabelled
Operator · 4 indie · 4 commercial · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 13 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01Bookmark0★16 daysliveMobile app that lets readers scan barcodes to catalog books, update reading progress, set goals, and manage wishlists and book clubs.
- 02Librish: Book Tracker & TBR0★6 daysliveBook tracking app that lets users scan barcodes, organize shelves, set reading goals, and discover new titles from a large catalog.
- 03Bookshelf: Reading Tracker0★14 daysliveindieReading tracker app for physical, ebook, and audiobook libraries with custom shelves, timers, and ISBN barcode import.
- 04Libib0★17 dayslivecommercialLibrary cataloging app that scans barcodes to track books, movies, music, and video games, then syncs to an online collection for organizing.
- 05Pagine: Kids Reading Tracker0★1 moliveReading tracker for parents that scans book barcodes, logs reading sessions, tracks multiple children, and rewards kids with streaks, badges, and certificates.
- 06Reading Tracker - Bookster0★1 moliveReading tracker app that scans book barcodes to build a library, sets reading goals, charts progress, and lets users follow friends.
- 07Book Tracker & Reading Log0★2 molivecommercialBook cataloging app that scans ISBNs into a library and tracks reading progress and collections for book enthusiasts.
- 08BooksLove — Track Your Reading0★1 moliveindieBook tracker that catalogs books by barcode or search, imports reading history from other services, and keeps data private on the user's device.
- 09Reading List: Book Tracker0★4 molivecommercialBook tracking app to log reading progress, add books via barcode scan or search, and sync data across devices via iCloud.
- 10Booka - Minimal Booklist0★1 yrabandonedliveindieBooklist manager app that lets readers track books, reading progress, notes, and stats, with barcode search, tagging, and CSV export.
- 11AR Reading List0★5 molivecommercialApp that scans book barcodes to show Accelerated Reader quiz info and helps users track reading progress and goals.
- 12BookMind: Read & Note0★6 mostaleliveindieApp that logs books by barcode, tracks characters and themes, and turns reading notes into mind maps.
- 13Verso: Book Reading Tracker0★9 mostaleliveBook tracking app that helps readers organize their library, log reading progress, set goals, and catalog books with a barcode scanner.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.