# 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

> Track reading progress for children before they start kindergarten. (iPhone/iPad app by 1000 Books Foundation.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1000-books-before-kindergarten/id779280401 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [1000 Books Foundation](https://appshunter.io/developer/860258185)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 1,701 App Store ratings · 146 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-04-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1000-books-before-kindergarten/id779280401/reviews.md

## What is 1000 Books Before Kindergarten?

The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started).

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app lets you keep track of your reading activity quickly and easily.

- Scan books into your library
- Keep track of reading activity for multiple readers
- Track your progress to 1000 books!

## Key features

- Scan books into library
- Track reading for multiple children
- Monitor progress to 1000 books
- Simple and easy to use

## What do users think of 1000 Books Before Kindergarten?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📚 Easy to scan and add books
- 🔍 Convenient way to track books read

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive performance
- 🔍 Limited book library, can't add own books
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive user interface

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Books not showing up in reader's list after adding
- Unable to add a reader, app gets stuck
- Books disappearing from library after updates

**Most requested features**

- Allow adding books not in the database
- Ability to edit book information after adding
- Option to sort library by most recently read
- Search function to find books by any word in title
- Batch add/mark books as read for multiple readers

## Recent user reviews (10 of 146)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1000-books-before-kindergarten/id779280401/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Easy Educational Tool

*2026-08-19, version 3.9.0*

This has made tracking books so easy. We can report back to our librarians exactly how many books we’ve read without much effort.

### 3/5 — Tedious

*2026-06-26, version 3.8.12*

This is of course a great idea, more reading is better—but adding books is so tedious! It would be so much better if I could bulk-add books instead of individually choosing a book, selecting a child, and accepting. I have one kid, it shouldn’t take 3 steps per book.

### 5/5 — A way what better way to track

*2026-06-16, version 3.8.12*

We started 1000 books before kindergarten with my oldest son. It was difficult to track the books as we were doing it manually. The app makes it so much more easy. We read a book and scan the code and we stay on track without having to stop and write down titles.

### 2/5 — Inappropriate books

*2026-06-13, version 3.8.12*

I was looking for the book goodnight kisses. Instead I found a book labeled “oral sex is the new goodnight kiss”. I get that it said any book, but that’s disgusting. It’s 1000 books before KINDERGARTEN. To have that instead of the actual children’s book I was looking for is so weird. There was no way for me to report the book listing or contact support. It could be a really great app but now more then ever we want safe apps that are marketed toward children

### 3/5 — Still Glitchy

*2026-04-07, version 3.8.10*

It won’t let me contact support. Picture of reader always stretches out. It would be nice if I could select more than one book to add to log. I sometimes read like 10 books to her within a few hours and when I log them when she’s napping it would be easier to select instead of typing each in.

### 3/5 — Buggy, can’t add books to my library

*2026-03-24, version 3.8.10*

Posting here because there’s no “report a problem” part of the app or a help page on their website. So far I’ve had tons of troubles trying to add books to my library. Sometimes it lets me, sometimes not. Restarting the app (refreshing or closing it and opening it again) doesn’t work. I can search for a book no problem, but when I click one and then try to click “add” it does nothing most of the time. Every once in a while it works but not always and it’s annoying.

### 3/5 — Great tracker but bad app

*2026-03-04, version 3.8.10*

This app is so glitchy!!! If I’m adding books, sometimes it doesn’t add them and I have to keep doing it over and over until it finally decides to log it. The app has crashed a plethora of times while I was logging books and the worst glitch was it deleting all my info and logging me out on my phone. I couldn’t access the app at all on my phone and had to download it on my iPad to even access my account again. Deleted the app and I’m going to try to redownload it to see if it works again but sheesh. Wish I found another app before I got to 200 books logged.

### 5/5 — New update 14Feb26

*2026-02-14, version 3.8.8*

I’ve always liked this app. Occasionally would glitch and not add books to the readers. But this new update makes it harder to add books. You used to be able to scan the book and add it, now you have to add out of the library. Would love if this could be fixed

### 5/5 — We LOVE 1,000 Books

*2026-02-12, version 3.8.8*

We have been using this app with our local library and it’s just the best. Once you log your first 100 (then every 100 afterwards), you get a free book at your local library. We love reading and scanning our books.

### 4/5 — Crashes

*2026-02-09, version 3.2.0*

Crashes all the time when scanning new books. Reader disappeared and lost all of our reading list

## Frequently asked questions about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

### What is the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app?

This app helps parents and guardians track their children's reading progress towards the goal of reading 1,000 books before they start kindergarten. It allows you to easily log books read and monitor your progress over time.

### How does the app help me track reading?

You can scan books directly into your digital library within the app. The app then allows you to record reading sessions and keep a running tally of the total number of books read for each child.

### Can I track reading for more than one child?

Yes, the app is designed to support multiple readers. You can set up profiles for each child and track their individual reading progress separately, making it ideal for families with more than one young child.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app is completely free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements, allowing for an uninterrupted tracking experience.

### What is the main goal of reading 1000 books?

The primary goal is to foster strong early literacy skills and a love for reading in children before they enter kindergarten. Reaching this milestone helps prepare them for academic success and provides a foundation for lifelong learning.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9.0 — 2026-07-27

Added limited offline functionality to app. Minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 3.8.16 — 2026-07-19

Minor bug fixes. Improved data caching.

### 3.8.15 — 2026-07-13

Improved ISBN searching; Text now carries over to Add Book Manually from Search; Minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 3.8.13 — 2026-06-27

Added contact information; Improved book search results.

### 3.8.12 — 2026-06-02

Added the ability to change the date a book was read; Improved export of reading list to allow for chronological or reverse chronological order.

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