Goodreads Alternatives
Goodreads is described as 'See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read and organize your books into virtual bookshelves. Join a book club to discuss your favorite books. A better way to find good books to read!' and is a very popular Social Network in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Goodreads for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Goodreads alternative is LibraryThing, which is free. Other great apps like Goodreads are Open Library, BookWyrm, StoryGraph and Hardcover.
Alternatives list
TomeHero is a community for fantasy & sci-fi fans where rankings are built from people you trust, not algorithms. Share reviews, earn XP, win rewards and discover your next obsession.
For many, a reading library is split between physical bookshelves and digital devices. This keeps your books, notes, and progress fragmented and hard to manage.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Online
+7
Finally read the books you buy! Track sessions, set goals, and build a lasting reading habit.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
+3
ChapterBridge is a web application that helps readers track story progression across different adaptations, including anime, manhwa, comics, and novels.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
A private, ad-free alternative to Goodreads. Manage physical books, Scan any book barcode to instantly add it to your personal library. Track reading status, set goals, write reviews, and share your collection — with no tracking, no ads, and no Amazon. Free for up to 100 books.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
+3
6 Pagebound alternativesThough readers have cultivated vibrant online communities through BookTok, Youtube, and Goodreads, these platforms aren’t meeting our basic needs. Goodreads (owned by Amazon since 2013) suffers from dated tech and an inflexible rating system.
A free, ad-free social reading platform for tracking current, finished, and to-read books, importing Goodreads libraries, rating titles, crafting custom book lists, following friends, and discovering books through shared reading affinities and habits.
+3
13 Sage Chimp alternativesSageChimp is the Goodreads replacement readers have been waiting for. Free forever. AI-matched recommendations, shelves, reviews, book clubs, forums, and blogs. For authors: ARC distribution for $9.99 versus NetGalley's $575, plus free newsletter tools and an author dashboard.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
+8
100 Logged alternativesLogged is a free media tracker for everything you watch, read, listen to, and play. One library, one rating scale, no subscription.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android Tablet
+7
SeniorEase Library is a clean, simple book tracker for anyone who loves books but hates complicated apps.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
+1
Germany
EU
France
Netherlands
Indonesia
Italy
United States
