CLUSTER READING-BOOKS-FRIENDS · 20 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2021-04-14
Social reading apps
Social reading apps that combine book tracking, personalized recommendations, and social features such as friend networks, reviews, and book clubs. Entries were sporadic from 2014 through 2025, then increased in frequency in early 2026, with the highest monthly count of four in June 2026. Traction is led by bookwithyou with 7 stars; the other two named products have no stars.
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 · 1 hand-coded · 19 unlabelled
Operator · 4 hobby · 2 commercial · 14 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01bookwithyou7★2 molivehobbyA social reading tracker that lets friends create shared book sessions, log chapter progress, and discuss with threads and emoji reactions.
- 02Book Lover0★1 dayliveSocial reading app that lets users catalog books by barcode, get recommendations, set reading goals, and connect with fellow readers.
- 03Understory: Reading Tracker0★12 daysliveReading tracker app with social feed, groups, and tree-planting rewards for reaching reading goals.
- 04Booknook - Social Reading0★1 moliveSocial reading app that tracks books and reading sessions and lets readers share collections, thoughts, and book club discussions.
- 05Fable: Track & Discuss Books0★17 dayslivecommercialSocial app for tracking books and TV shows, setting reading goals, and joining online book clubs to discuss stories.
- 06ShelfShare0★17 dayslivehobbySocial tracking app for books and shows with tag-based recommendations, user shelves, and follow feeds for shared lists.
- 07Read More - share your reading0★1 moliveReading tracker with social features that lets users catalog books, log reading time, and follow friends.
- 08bookworm: your reading, ranked0★2 moliveSocial reading app where users rank books, follow friends, join book clubs, and get personalized recommendations.
- 09What Are You Reading?0★2 moliveMobile app for Australian readers to track books read, discover books by mood, and connect with friends for shared reading recommendations.
- 10Gleeph - gestion bibliothèque0★1 moliveSocial reading app that lets users catalog books by scanning barcodes, get personalized suggestions, write reviews, and connect with other readers.
- 11Book League0★1 moliveSocial reading app that tracks reading habits, lets friends cheer progress, discuss books, and compete in book clubs.
- 12Chaptify: Reading Tracker0★1 moliveSocial reading app that tracks books, builds reading streaks, recommends titles based on personal taste, and lets users follow friends, share reviews, and organize bookshelves.
- 13Bookship: a virtual book club0★2 moliveSocial reading app for sharing thoughts, discussing books, and coordinating book club meetings with friends.
- 14Glose0★3 molivecommercialReading app with an ebook store, social features to share notes and highlights, and book club creation.
- 15Dogear: Social Reading Tracker0★5 moliveSocial book tracker that lets book lovers log books, follow friends, and see author events near them.
- 163br0★7 mostalelivehobbySocial reading app that recommends three new books to a reader each time they finish one, favoring indie bookstores.
- 17BookQ: Reading Tracker0★3 moliveSocial reading tracker app that logs books, sets goals, follows friends, and hosts book club discussions.
- 18books-and-friends0★3 mo—hand-codedhobbySocial reading app where friends join book sessions, track chapter progress, and chat in real time.
- 19Reader — Book Tracker0★5 moliveSocial book app that helps readers discover trending books, track reading, join creator-led book clubs, and share reading activity with friends.
- 20Paperback0★2 yrabandonedliveSocial book discovery app that shows books in a swipeable feed and recommends titles based on reading habits.
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.