# BookSloth — Join the best book community

> Social platform for young adult book lovers to discuss, discover, and connect. (iPhone/iPad app by Booked LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksloth/id1399024480 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Booked LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1399024479)
- Category: Books, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 387 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2018-08-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksloth/id1399024480/reviews.md

## What is BookSloth?

Join the best bookish community!

BookSloth is a social app for young adult book lovers to celebrate their passion for reading. Explore our community where you can discuss books, join clubs and connect with readers like you. 

Build your Profile, get matched with readers like you, see your books in common and follow new friends. We make it easy to discover your next favorite books with personalized recommendations and curated lists.

Live chat about the books you’re reading and discuss them with readers worldwide!

Features:
* Discover new books with personalized recommendations, with curated lists and never miss new releases.
* Join Clubs and live chat about your favorite books.  
* Connect with your book community and start discussions.
*  Profile to keep track of the books you've read, want to read and are currently reading.
*  Update your currently reading status and track your reading progress.
*  Review books based on your favorite reading elements by giving them badges, stars or leaving a comment.
*  Following friends, family and book lovers everywhere.
*  Recommend your favorite books.
*  Earn achievements by adding books and reading top classics.

Thanks for your support! We release updates regularly in order to make the app faster and better. Update to the latest version to enjoy the latest improvements.

Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth better. Email us at info@booksloth.com

## Key features

- Personalized book recommendations
- Curated book lists
- Join book clubs
- Live book discussions
- User profiles for reading tracking
- Book reviews with badges and stars
- Friend following and recommendations

## What do users think of BookSloth?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Clean, intuitive, visually appealing UI design
- 💬 Strong community and social features for book discussions
- 🎯 Personalized recommendations better than Goodreads
- 🏆 Badges, challenges, and gamification elements
- 📚 Good for discovering new authors and diverse literature
- 🔄 Easy process to add books to library
- ⚡ Smooth scrolling and navigation when functioning
- 🌟 Lightweight review system with sentiment icons

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 📝 Limited book database compared to Goodreads
- 🔍 Search functionality is buggy and unreliable
- 🔐 Authentication and login issues across multiple methods
- ⚠️ Incorrect book metadata (wrong authors, categories)
- 📥 Goodreads import feature not working
- 🚫 Auto-logout issues on mobile devices
- 💾 Data not persisting (profile changes revert)
- 🌐 Website lacks full functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Sign-up page loading spinner hangs indefinitely
- Email sign-up returns no error feedback
- Google/Apple authentication fails or shows wrong password error
- App crashes when clicking on recommended user profiles
- App crashes when viewing follower/following lists
- App crashes during discussion board usage
- App crashes when adding books
- Goodreads import stalls and prevents app functionality
- Profile information changes revert after saving
- Automatic logout on mobile devices
- Search results show unrelated books
- Searched books don't appear in results
- Exact title searches rank low in results
- App crashes on startup/opening
- Profile picture upload fails

**Most requested features**

- Goodreads import functionality (working version)
- Barcode/QR code scanner for adding books
- Dark mode option
- Half-star rating system
- Ability to create custom shelves
- Remove books from shelves option
- Trigger warnings feature for sensitive content
- Author profile pages with biographical information
- Direct messaging between users
- Profile picture upload functionality
- Advanced search filters and sorting
- News feed feature
- Book promotion space for book blogs/BookTube channels
- Error reporting mechanism for incorrect metadata

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booksloth/id1399024480/reviews.md

### 1/5 — won’t let me create an account

*2023-03-02*

filled out the “sign up” page like a billion times, deleted and redownloaded the app to retry. Once I fill everything in to create an account and try to go to the next page, I click the button and a little loading symbol pops up then absolutely nothing happens. No errors or feedback of any sort. There’s options to sign in with Apple/Facebook/Google, but no option to sign up with any of those. Tried to go to their webpage and make an account there to then just log in on the app and it just directs me to get the app, no option to sign in/up on the mobile webpage.

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2023-01-06, version 2.46*

When I try to sign up with email - nothing happens. When I try to sign in with Google - nothing happens. When I try to Sign in with Apple it says “Wrong Email or Password”

### 1/5 — Can not make an account

*2022-12-03, version 2.46*

I can not make an account when I try to I am meet with a spinning wheel that after a big goes away without doing anything the app sounds interesting but I can’t access it

### 1/5 — It will not let me make an account

*2022-11-02, version 2.46*

Every time i try it says wrong password or it doesn’t even load. How can it be the wrong password if Im creating an account/signing up? Too many glitches!

### 4/5 — Love but having problems

*2022-09-19, version 2.46*

I really love this app but about a week ago I was logged out for some reason. When I try to log back in with my google account I just get a loading screen and then nothing happens. This is the only way I know to get a hold of the developers and I’m hoping they can help me

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore

*2022-09-10, version 2.46*

App closes every time I try to log in. I tried uninstalling, reinstalling, and logging in again. It still didn’t work. I enjoyed using it when it worked. Hope it gets fixed.

### 1/5 — I don’t have the patience for this …

*2022-03-01, version 2.46*

I’ve been waiting 3 days for it to import my data from goodreads. Since I started the import I cannot do anything else on this app. If anything even loads it crashes. I don’t understand. If we can’t upload from goodreads don’t give it to us as an option. I hope they fix the bugs because I’d like to see what this app is all about!

### 3/5 — Have problems loggin with facebook

*2022-02-16, version 2.46*

I try to loggin with Facebook and sent me a message of implementation problem

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2022-01-16, version 2.46*

App has crashed five times in the last few minutes. Won’t update my profile info- I enter it and save, it reverts to the original text.

### 2/5 — “Personal recommendations” not very personal

*2022-01-09, version 2.46*

I downloaded this in hopes of finding an app that offered actual personal recommendations based on books that I’ve liked and rated highly. This says that it gives you personal recommendations, but looking through the list they do not look very personal at all… they are mostly newly released books that have one rating.  
I’m also not a fan of the “discover” section, which prioritizes genres that are not genres I’m interested in.
When searching, many of the books I’ve read and searched for don’t even appear in the results.  Also in relation to the searches, when i type in the exact title, the book doesn’t appear until the 4th or 5th result… again, appearing to prioritize new books with fewer reviews.
I think this app would be great for someone who is looking for new release recommendations.  I think the discussion feature is a cool idea with a lot of potential, but more reviews are needed to make this useful.

## Frequently asked questions about BookSloth

### What is BookSloth?

BookSloth is a social application designed for young adult book lovers. It provides a platform to discuss books, join clubs, connect with other readers, and discover new favorite books through personalized recommendations and curated lists.

### What are the key features of BookSloth?

Key features include personalized book recommendations, curated lists of new releases, the ability to join clubs for live chat discussions, user profiles to track reading progress, book reviews with badges and stars, and the ability to follow friends and other book lovers.

### Is BookSloth free to use?

Yes, the application is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

### How can I track my reading progress on BookSloth?

You can create a profile to keep track of the books you've read, want to read, and are currently reading. You can also update your 'currently reading' status and monitor your overall reading progress within the app.

### Who is BookSloth for?

BookSloth is specifically for young adult book lovers who are passionate about reading and want to engage with a community. It's ideal for those who enjoy discussing books, finding new reads, and connecting with fellow readers.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.46 — 2021-09-04

We’ve improved our book club experience
- Fixed members list in chat
- Fixed Usernames in chat

Update the app to enjoy our latest improvements. Happy Reading!
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth even better. Contact us at info@booksloth.com

### 2.45 — 2021-09-01

We've added new features to improve our book club experience
- Book club members list
- Online readers indicator
- Invite friends to join your club
- Add a unique Username to your Profile
- Improved loading times

Update the app to enjoy our latest improvements. Happy Reading!
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth even better. Contact us at info@booksloth.com

### 2.44 — 2021-08-30

We've added new features to improve our book club experience
- Book club members list
- Online readers indicator
- Invite friends to join your club
- Add a unique Username to your Profile
- Improved loading times

Update the app to enjoy our latest improvements. Happy Reading!
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth even better. Contact us at info@booksloth.com

### 2.43 — 2021-08-24

We've added new features to improve our experience.
- Add username to Profile
- Pinned book clubs
- Fixed search by genre
- Improved loading times

Update the app to enjoy our latest improvements. Happy Reading!
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth even better. Contact us at info@booksloth.com

### 2.42 — 2021-07-14

We've fixed some bugs
- We fixed a bug where posting in community wasn't working properly. 

Update the app to enjoy our latest improvements. Happy Reading!
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us make BookSloth even better. Contact us at info@booksloth.com

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