# Lomo: Reading Journal — Reading diary & tracker

> Private, offline reading journal with statistics, goals, and book tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lomo-reading-journal/id6781104908 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781104910)
- Category: Books, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lomo-reading-journal/id6781104908/reviews.md

## What is Lomo?

Lomo is your reading diary: a simple, beautiful app to track everything you read, with statistics, reviews, and goals. Best of all, it's 100% private. No accounts, no ads, and nothing sent anywhere. Everything lives on your phone.

YOUR LIBRARY
- Add books with cover, author, genre, year, country, page count, and more
- Scan the barcode (ISBN) and Lomo fills in the details and cover for you
- Import your whole library from Goodreads or StoryGraph, and Lomo looks up missing covers and details by ISBN

READING SESSIONS
- A timer with pause that keeps going even if you close the app
- Or log sessions by hand whenever you want
- A full history of everything you've read

STATISTICS
- Total time, pages per hour, and your reading speed
- Activity calendar, streak, and an estimate of when you'll finish
- Your yearly and monthly Reader Recap

REVIEWS, QUOTES, AND IMPRESSIONS
- Save your reviews and favorite quotes
- Rate with stars, including half stars, and build your personal book ranking
- Jot down what you think at any point in a book and share your impressions as an image

GOALS AND REMINDERS
- Set a finish date for a book and Lomo tells you how many pages to read per day or week, with a progress ring
- Yearly book goal and daily page or minute goal
- Reminders so you don't break your reading streak

SHARE WHAT YOU READ
- Turn quotes, reviews, covers, and your recap into beautiful images for social media

WISHLIST
- Note the books you want to read and order them your way

REAL PRIVACY
- 100% local: your data lives only on your phone
- No account, no login, no ads
- Works offline (it only uses the internet to look up books by ISBN)
- Manual backup: export and import everything whenever you want

Available in English and Spanish.

Lomo is free with no limits. If it helps you, you can support development with an optional tip, but it never unlocks anything, you already have it all. Made with love for people who love to read.

## Key features

- Add books with detailed information
- Scan ISBN to auto-fill book details
- Import libraries from Goodreads/StoryGraph
- Reading session timer and history
- Detailed reading statistics and recaps
- Save reviews, quotes, and ratings
- Set reading goals and reminders
- Create shareable reading images

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| support | $1.99 | one-time |
| big support | $4.99 | one-time |
| super support | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lomo-reading-journal/id6781104908/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Tiene lo necesario

*2026-08-19*

Me encanta que sea bastante completa y complementaria gratuita. Tiene lo necesario para quienes están empezando a tomar en serio su registro de lectura, puedes ver tus estadísticas del mes o incluso año sin necesidad de pagar. Lo que más me gusta es que puedo poner widget de mi racha y así recordar y no perderla, Lomo me ha ayudado mucho a seguir leyendo ya que puedes poner meta de cuento leer en el día y así te vas incentivando poco a poco

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2026-08-15*

He probado lo que parecen millones de apps de lecturas y ninguna ha funcionado bien. Les faltaban cosas, eran dificiles de usar, muy anti-usuario. Y las fricciones hacian que nunca lograra mantenerme usandola. Todo cambio cuando por casualidad descubri Lomo. Obra de arte de . Y si, aun le faltan cosas, pero el desarrollador si escucha a los usuarios y va mejorando la app poco a poco (y a un ritmo bastante rapido). No puedo hacer mas que recomendarlo mucho mucho a todo amante de la lectura o alguien que quiera empezar a trabajar en mejorar su hábito de lectura.

## Frequently asked questions about Lomo

### What makes Lomo private?

Lomo is 100% local, meaning all your data stays on your phone. It does not require an account, login, or send any information elsewhere. The app works offline, only using the internet to look up book details by ISBN.

### Can I import my existing book lists into Lomo?

Yes, Lomo allows you to import your entire library from Goodreads or StoryGraph. The app will then automatically look up missing covers and details for your books using their ISBN.

### Does Lomo have ads?

No, Lomo is completely ad-free. The developer states there are no ads and nothing is sent anywhere, ensuring a private and uninterrupted reading experience.

### How does Lomo help me set reading goals?

Lomo allows you to set a finish date for a book, and it will calculate the pages needed per day or week with a progress ring. You can also set yearly book goals and daily page or minute goals, with reminders to help you stay on track.

### What kind of statistics does Lomo provide?

Lomo offers comprehensive statistics including total reading time, pages per hour, reading speed, an activity calendar, reading streaks, and an estimate of when you'll finish your current book. It also provides yearly and monthly Reader Recaps.

### Can I share my reading progress or reviews from Lomo?

Yes, Lomo enables you to share your reading journey by turning quotes, reviews, book covers, and your reading recap into beautiful images suitable for social media.

### What devices is Lomo available on?

Lomo is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to work offline, with internet access only needed for looking up book details via ISBN.

### How often is Lomo updated?

The latest version of Lomo is 1.7.1, which was last updated on September 3, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, this indicates ongoing development and support for the application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.1 — 2026-09-03

Your shelf as a widget: build it with spines, covers, stacks and decorations, and put it on your home screen.
Fourteen new themes, light and dark; widgets follow the one you pick.
Spine photos now show their real thickness.
Per-book goals, and several at once.
Dates as you remember them: just the month, the year, or no date at all.
Shelves in your library.
Plus fixes: widgets update on their own, and restoring a backup is faster and no longer duplicates anything.

### 1.6.8 — 2026-08-14

Now you can follow your reading without opening the app: a timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, plus home screen widgets with the book you're reading, your streak and your yearly goal.

WHAT'S NEW
• Paper, ebook and audiobook: pick each book's format and track it in its own unit, whether that's pages, percentage or listening time.
• Drop a book you won't finish, or reread one you already finished: every reread counts toward your yearly goal.
• Richer collections: sort books into named shelves, add books from your wishlist, and let the dice pick one for you.
• Can't remember when you finished a book? Mark it with just the month, just the year, or no date at all, and stop counting it as read this year.
• Adding books is easier: search by title or author, and bring your library over from Fable or BookMory as well as Goodreads and StoryGraph.
• The calendar shows how far into each book you were that day, and tapping a day shows everything you made progress on.
• Rename and merge genres, and choose the currency for your wishlist.

FASTER
Lists no longer stutter as you scroll, even with thousands of books, and covers load instantly. Plus fewer unexpected crashes.

### 1.5.0 — 2026-07-30

What's new in 1.5.0:

Custom raters Create your own rating scales with emojis, on top of the usual stars, and use them to rate your books and collections with as many raters as you like. Set them up in Settings, Reading, Raters.

Collection review and summary Every collection now has its own review and a summary screen with its stats and shelf, ready to share as an image.

Richer collections New shelf and spine views, reorder the books inside a collection, rate it with stars, and group them however you like.

Tidier Library and Stats Filter your library by genre and browse your stats with a cleaner, more compact interface.

More reliable ISBN search The scanner finds more books and fills in pages and year more often.

Plus several performance improvements and fixes.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-07-29

Collections: group your books into your own collections (series, favorites, to-read…). In Library, tap “Collections” to create and organize them.

Mark a book as “Started” when you add it, and set what page you're on.

Edit the finish (and start) date of a book you've already read — handy for imported ones.

If you leave a book mid-session, the app opens straight to the timer.

You can now follow me: find my socials in Settings → About.

Plus: stability improvements and bug fixes.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-20

What's new in 1.3.0
• Lomo is now available in English — pick your language in Settings.
• Half stars for more precise ratings.
• "What I think so far": save your impressions and share them.
• Set a finish date for a book and track your pace with a progress ring.
• Importing from Goodreads/StoryGraph now fills in covers and details by ISBN.

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