# Goodreads: Book Tracker & More — user reviews > 4,531 indexed App Store user reviews of Goodreads by Goodreads, rated 4.80/5 from 746,551 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goodreads-book-tracker-and-more/id355833469/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goodreads-book-tracker-and-more/id355833469.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 640,165 · 4★ 85,794 · 3★ 13,520 · 2★ 3,038 · 1★ 4,034 ## What do users think of Goodreads? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📚 Great resource for book lovers - 👥 Helpful community and reviews - 🔍 Useful for discovering new books - 🗓️ Effective for tracking reading progress - 🗂️ Convenient organization of books **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches - 🔍 Inconsistent search and navigation - 🔢 Lack of half-star rating option - 📊 Limited statistics and data tracking - 🔔 Annoying notifications and spam **Commonly reported bugs** - Books disappearing from shelves - Inconsistent progress tracking - Frequent app crashes and freezes - Inability to cancel friend requests - Incorrect book language display **Most requested features** - Add half-star rating option - Improve search and filtering capabilities - Introduce more personalized recommendations - Allow private notes and shelves - Enhance social features and interactions ## Newest reviews (19 of 4,531) ### 3/5 — Jake’s review *2026-08-26, version 4.36.0* Your app is kind of buggy bro. Why it always crashing on me? I like the interface though, that is fun. Would be cool if I could use half stars! ### 2/5 — Review *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* I like this app to enter my review for my books and keep track of what I read, but I wish it was a little more user-friendly when it comes to data and analytics for books that may have been reviewed ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* I used to love this app but since you have offered the option for people to purchase the book there are more ads that pop up on my feed when I look for books. ### 2/5 — This app needs a major upgrade *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* I use this app. I love the concept of it, but it feels so outdated. The app takes forever to load any new info. When I’m done reading a book, I have to pull down on the screen several times for it to update. And this is with anything new that I add. Then on the home page, I can’t tell what the heck I’m liking. Is their review of a book. Or did they like someone else’s review? Come on people. Please update your app! It’s so annoying! ### 3/5 — Updates *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* Love the app. Love all the stuff I have logged. Love that I can export data. But for the love of everything book related GIVE US HALF STAR RATINGS. CUTER LAYOUT. AND EVERYTHING RLSE EVERYONE IS BEGGING FOR YEARS FOR! Otherwise it would be a ten. ### 4/5 — Need quarter or half star options! *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* Need quarter or half star options! ### 4/5 — HALF STARS! *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* NEED HALF STARS FOR RATING!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 3/5 — Add half-star ratings *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* Add half-star ratings ### 3/5 — Private Book Notes *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* I really wish there was a way to add private notes to a book like you can on the website. It would help me remember WHY I added a particular book to my Want to Read list, and could be useful for other things as well. ### 3/5 — Ads and idiots *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* Ads: have taken over the entire app. The physical website now looks like one giant clickbait as well. Is there a paid version for like $5-$10??? Because I’d pay it, as would others. Then maybe y’all could afford to update and make some improvements—though kudos for FINALLY letting us IOS peeps access a way to buy that doesn’t suck. Idiots: To all of you absolute morons who are leaving book reviews here, in the review space for THE GOODREADS APP: STOP IT. Figure out how the interwebs work, ffs. I’ve been using the Goodreads app for a VERY long time—thousands of books logged, and countless hours spent reading reviews and finding my next read. When I say there have been almost no improvements, I’m not embellishing. I love Goodreads, but you lost the plot a long time ago. The app gets 3 stars because it’s still better than most, and years of logging are here. But I’m just waiting for something better to come along. ### 2/5 — Improvements needed *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* This is not tracking the books I am reading in Kindle or audible. ### 4/5 — Suggestion *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* Please update to allow for .5 star reviews ### 4/5 — Travel can be murder book 1 *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* I picked up this series because I traveling a lot! Thought it would be a fun easy read and it was. If you read suspense murder drama, this is a lite read. Lana a newly divorced woman is leading travel tours. I enjoyed the first book. Summer travel beach read. ### 4/5 — Review about the star *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* It’s good I wish you had options to do 3.5 or 4.5 stars. But other then that app works good. ### 4/5 — UI Issues *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* The search function and the ability to scroll through your to read list are really buggy. Everytime you click on a book in your list and go back, it bring you back to the top. The search function is just very low tech, when you mistype even one letter it cant find the book. ### 5/5 — Calamity club *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* Loved this book! The best narrative I have ever listened to. Magnificent! ### 3/5 — Frustrated *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* I’m in the process of updating everything because I just finally got a Goodreads account but suddenly I can’t mark things as “Read”. So I cleared my cache, I deleted the app, downloaded the app again and it’s still causing problems; I even tried the website to no avail. I’d like to give this a higher rating, but when I looked online, I saw that a lot of people are suffering from the same problem. ### 3/5 — Audible *2026-08-22, version 4.36.0* I don’t understand why there’s no interface for audible… ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2026-08-22, version 4.36.0* Out of all the book trackers out there, good reads has been the least problematic and most accurate. Other trackers i have used has lost books. My numbers never match up(was tracking between 3 apps at one time) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fantastic! *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* If this app keeps asking me to rate it and give it a review every single time I update a book I’m going to start giving it one stars due to the constant annoyance ### 1/5 — I hate the Amazon and AI elements *2026-08-21, version 4.36.0* The Amazon elements of this suck. Never updated. ### 1/5 — ads ads ads *2026-08-19, version 4.36.0* So many ads everywhere its not even fun to use anymore ### 1/5 — No response or help *2026-08-16, version 4.35.0* Unable to access Goodreads after using for over 10 years. Have tried to reset password but nothing works. Have tried to contact Goodreads multiple times but I get no response. Would not recommend, there must be better platforms! ### 1/5 — AMAZON, YOU BOUGHT GOODREADS—PLEASE RENOVATE IT! IT’S TIME! *2026-08-12, version 4.35.0* Please modernize Goodreads! Amazon owns something no other reading app can recreate: millions of readers with years of ratings, reviews, friendships, and reading history. The potential is enormous — a modern app and website, seamless scrolling, better search and shelves, great reading stats, stronger Kindle/Audible integration, and especially recommendations based on readers who actually rate books similarly to you. Newer apps may be prettier, but Goodreads has what they don’t: the people and the history. You already own the best piece of real estate in the book world. Please renovate the house! PS I HATE THE ADS IN THE MIDDLE of MY SHELVES!!! CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THEM GO AWAY!! ### 1/5 — Just Terrible *2026-08-11, version 4.35.0* Awful format for the app compared to the web page. Got on to organize my tbr and you can’t even change the book position and when you click on a book you can’t find its genre or discription easily. For an app that’s all about books that makes it pretty pointless. ### 1/5 — Always an issue *2026-08-07, version 4.35.0* Idk why there is always an issue with GR. I’m unable to post my stars and review. I’m getting an error message but it makes no sense ### 1/5 — NO PARTIAL STAR RATING *2026-08-06, version 4.35.0* I mean come on.. it’s not that much to ask to allow us to put partial star ratings. Let’s do better here ### 1/5 — Don’t want book apps *2026-08-06, version 4.35.0* Don’t want book apps ### 1/5 — This app sucks now *2026-08-05, version 4.35.0* For the past year now, the app is laggy, and to update you cannot press update progress, you need to pull down to refresh it. I’m going to delete this garbage and just use the actual website. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Useful and informative app… *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* Great for keeping track,of what you’ve read. Really useful to get reviews on potential books to read too…. Plus acts as an opportunity to reflect on what you’ve read. ### 5/5 — Read *2026-08-25, version 4.36.0* It (BEFORE?!?!) silent patient ¡ ### 5/5 — LOVE IT! *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* I love this app! I’m able to keep track of all my TBR and read books and I love how easy and simple it is to use! Love it! ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* I love goodreads. Especially love that they added a did not finish shelf! 🙏🏼❤️ ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-08-24, version 4.36.0* Easy to use, although I do find it easier on a computer and more user friendly. Also wish half stars were available as an option when rating books! Come on Goodreads! ### 5/5 — THEE Book Hub *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* For book tracking, lists, reviewers, enthusiasts, and discovers alike ✨❤️‍🔥 ### 5/5 — Love Goodreads *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* I love this app and their giveaways! ### 5/5 — Ratings *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* I use this app to keep up with what I have read and find TBRs. My biggest complaint is I wish you could rate 1/2 stars. ### 5/5 — It’s soooo good *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* This app helps track your reading, the books you’ve read and the books you want to get. It also lets you see your friends list of book to read or what books to get them (if you are friends are on the app) ### 5/5 — So Helpful *2026-08-23, version 4.36.0* A few years ago I started reading a large number of books and needed a way to keep track of them. Goodreads has really helped with that. In addition, it will keep track of books that you are interested in reading as well. It also connects to Kindle and logs your books automatically as you read them. It offers reading challenges and goals. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*