Excerpta: Reading Journal

Excerpta: Reading Journal

Book Tracker & Quote Saver

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3 reviews
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Released
October 20, 2026
Updated
October 26, 2026

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Track your reading progress, journal your thoughts, and save favorite quotes from any book. Capture text with your camera, organize your library, and visualize your reading habits over time. Discover new books and sync your progress across devices.

✓Capture quotes via camera, photos, or typing
✓Journal notes, page numbers, and reading moods
✓Organize books by shelves, authors, and series
✓Track reading progress and set yearly goals
✓Analyze reading statistics and visualize habits
✓Discover new books and import from other platforms
✓Sync across devices with iCloud
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What's New in Excerpta

1.1

October 26, 2026

Read your books in Excerpta. Add an EPUB to any book and open it in the new reader, with contents, search, six themes, and your own font, margins and spacing. Highlight a passage to keep it as a quote or add a note, and the reader holds your place and logs your reading as you go. Ready for iPhone Duo. Excerpta now lays itself out for both displays, open or closed. More from Hardcover. With Hardcover connected, Book Details shows a book's Moods and Similar Books, and Discovery has a new Vibes source. Filter a book's timeline by chapter. Tidy up faster. Merge two authors into one, change Status, Format or Ownership for a whole selection from the Metadata menu, and see any cover full size with View Cover. Characters can group by series, and shelves show how many books they hold. KOReader can now match books by Filename as well as Binary, to suit how your KOReader is set up. Also: names with accents sort where you'd expect, a series with a colon in its name no longer pulls in another series, and deleting or adding books is quicker.

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User reviews

One the cleanest UX’s for a book tracker

So many little gem features and functionalities,I really enjoyed using this! I’ve tried a lot of book tracking apps but this one is top tier.

Response from developer

Thank you so much! I put a lot of care into those little details, so it means so much that you noticed and enjoyed them. Happy reading!

Almost great

I wanted to love this app. Visually, it’s very well-done. The icon, the animations, and the design look beautiful. Conceptually, it’s also well-executed. I already have several book trackers, and wasn’t looking for another. I was looking for a place to save my favorite quotes from books, but that functionality is also behind the paywall. If you’re looking for a primary book tracker, the price is great. For me, it’s just a little too much to save quotes. Maybe a lite version that lets users save quotes and more features like book tracking are behind the paywall? Also, mad respect for “No Data Collected.”
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for this thoughtful review, and I appreciate the comments about the design and animations. A lot of love went into those details, so it means a great deal that they stood out to you. I completely understand wanting a simple place just for your favorite quotes, and I'm sorry Excerpta wasn't quite the right fit this time. As an indie app with no ads, keeping it running comes with some ongoing costs, and I've tried to price it as fairly as I can. There's a one-time purchase option for anyone who'd rather not subscribe, but I do understand considering you’re using others at the same time. Thank you as well for noticing "No Data Collected." It’s really not needed for any book app. Happy Reading!

Book missing

While the design is good, unfortunately, a lot of the books that I've searched for are not available in the database, and some of them are very popular books. So, at this stage, I don't think I'm going to move from my previous app tracker to this one.

Response from developer

Hello! Thank you for the comment on the design. We put a lot of love into it! Curious as to which books you’re not seeing though— if you can, please send us an email at hello@excerpta.ink so we can help!

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FAQ

What is Excerpta?

Excerpta is a free book tracking and reading journal app designed for iOS devices. It allows users to capture quotes, track reading progress, and analyze their reading habits.

How can I capture quotes in Excerpta?

You can capture quotes by pointing your camera at a page, uploading photos of pages, or by typing them directly into the app. The app uses OCR to read the text from your images.

Can I organize my books in Excerpta?

Yes, Excerpta allows you to organize your books by creating custom shelves, categorizing them by author or series, and even placing a single book on multiple shelves.

Does Excerpta offer reading statistics?

Yes, Excerpta provides detailed reading statistics, including books read, pages read, genres, formats, ratings, moods, top authors, and time to finish. It also includes a 'Reading Nooks' feature to map where you read.

Can I import my reading data into Excerpta?

Excerpta supports importing data from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Kindle highlights, Kobo, Apple Books, and spreadsheets, making it easy to migrate your existing reading library.

Is Excerpta available on multiple devices?

Excerpta syncs between your devices using iCloud, ensuring your reading journal and library are accessible on all your supported Apple devices.

Does Excerpta have ads?

Excerpta is free to use and does not contain advertisements, providing an uninterrupted reading journal experience.

What devices does Excerpta support?

Excerpta is available for iPhone and iPad, with an age rating of 4+.