Comparison

StoryGraph vs BKLYN Library

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StoryGraph

Track your reading habits with insightful stats and personalized book recommendations powered by AI. Discover new books based on mood, pace, and genre, and connect with friends for shared reading experiences.

Highlights
  • Import Goodreads data
  • Personalized book recommendations
  • Track reading habits with stats
  • Discover books by mood and pace
  • Read with friends (buddy reads)
  • Custom reading challenges
  • Content warnings for books
Features
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Import your Goodreads data: We will import all of your currently-reading, read, to-read, and did-not-finish shelves. Any custom shelves will be mapped to a custom tag on The StoryGraph. Simple tracking and insightful stats: Easily track and learn about your reading habits with our wide range of charts and graphs. See how your reading develops over time and use that to help you pick better books. Get smart personalized recommendations: Our machine learning AI is like your trusted go-to friend for book recommendations. It'll understand your reading preferences and find the best books for you. Discover books by mood: In the mood for something adventurous, funny, and fast-paced? What about a darker, slower, more emotional read? Mix and match our comprehensive set of filters to choose your next perfect book. Read with friends: Add live reactions to specific parts of the book without fear of spoilers. Comments are locked for other participants until they reach that point in their reading. Don't have people to read with? We’ve got machine learning-powered suggestions for great reading buddies. Reading Challenges: Want to read one book from every country in the world? Or how about read a book per week across a range of genres? Our reading challenges feature help you set up personal goals or join in with others. Custom Tags: Enhance your book tracking and discovery by making use of our custom tags feature. You can search and filter books by your tags and share curated lists with friends. Content Warnings: When you review a book, you can let us know if there's any content within it that might be triggering for others. Then, when searching for your next read, all of this information is at your disposal. Features: • Import your Goodreads account • Sync with Kobo • Reading charts and graphs • Streaks • Favorites • Buddy reads • Readalongs • Book Clubs • Personalized machine learning recommendations • Follow your friends to see what they're reading • Annual reading, page, and listening goals • Search/browse books by mood, pace, and more • Custom tags • Lists to share with your friends or the public • Create your own reading challenge or join in with others • Dark Mode • Barcode Scanner • Giveaways • Browse similar books • Find similar users • Half and quarter star ratings • Built-in DNF (Did Not Finish) functionality (including tracking pages read) • Progress updates with built-in reading journal • Author-approved and user-submitted content warnings Want to support an independent, Goodreads alternative? Consider upgrading to Plus! • Keep the platform ad-free: You'll help The StoryGraph stay independent! • Custom Charts: Create your own pie and bar charts. • Extra Stats Filters: Filter down your stats to a custom time period, or view stats for your fiction or nonfiction reads, your custom tags, any particular mood or genre, and more. • Custom Wrap-Up Graphics: Pick any custom date range and instantly generate shareable graphics for your reading. • Compare Stats: Compare any two stats segments of your StoryGraph library, whether that's a particular year against a custom time period, your To-Read Pile against your owned books, or a combination of several other options. You can also compare any stats segment with any segment from any other user — mix and match however you like. • Exclusive Charts: When comparing your reading across two different years, see exclusive year-on-year charts on the number of books read and their genres. • Shape the roadmap: You get to vote and comment on upcoming features as well as submit official requests for new ones • Priority Support: Your support tickets and requests for book information updates will be handled first Privacy Policy: https://app.thestorygraph.com/privacy Terms of Service:https://app.thestorygraph.com/terms-of-service

About

BKLYN Library

Access and manage your library account from your mobile device. Browse physical and digital collections, manage checkouts and holds, and utilize mobile checkout features. The app also supports managing multiple library cards.

Highlights
  • Browse physical and digital collections
  • Manage checkouts and holds
  • Mobile checkout
  • Manage multiple library cards
  • Create booklists
Features
Currently charting
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-Browse the library's physical and digital collection -Manage your checkouts, holds, and booklists. -Mobile checkout -Manage multiple library cards

Screenshots

StoryGraph4 screens
BKLYN Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BKLYN Library at none against StoryGraph's 2. StoryGraph's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StoryGraph sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BKLYN Library asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StoryGraph holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoryGraph has 3.6K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of StoryGraph's written reviews are positive against 61% of BKLYN Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoryGraph ships an update monthly, BKLYN Library every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
StoryGraph versus BKLYN Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryGraphBKLYN Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better4.2 (104 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better61.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better104
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#36 — better#177
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe StoryGraphBrooklyn Public Library

Customer experience

StoryGraph

All ratings3,594 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews1,034 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral12.4%
Negative17.3%

BKLYN Library

All ratings82 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative34.1%

User reviews

StoryGraph

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Excellent reading stats and data visualization
  • 💡 Innovative features like buddy reads and reading challenges
  • 👍 Clean and modern design
  • 💡 Independent company, not owned by big tech

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Slow performance and loading times
  • 🐛 Issues with importing data from other platforms
  • 🐛 Missing some basic features like custom shelves/lists
  • 🐛 Confusing navigation and UI in places

BKLYN Library

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🚀 Efficient mobile checkout
  • 💡 Scan ISBN barcode to find books
  • 💡 Digital library card
  • 👍 Great for placing holds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🐛 App becomes slow and unusable
  • 🐛 Requires frequent re-downloads
  • 🐛 Blank screen or loading issues
  • 🐛 Books disappear from checkouts/holds

Bugs and requests

StoryGraph

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes when trying to update reading progress
  • Incorrect book details and page counts
  • Login issues where users get logged out frequently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track re-reads and multiple editions of books
  • More robust social features like following friends, liking reviews
  • Barcode scanning to easily add books
  • Customizable reading challenges and goal tracking
  • Dark mode option

BKLYN Library

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App broken, page blank, books overdue
  • App stops working after a while, needs re-download
  • Mobile checkout involves buffering
  • Constantly signing out, need to re-enter details
  • Added accounts disappear after re-login
Show 8 more
  • App doesn't load, says not connected to internet
  • App stuck on blank screen, no sign-in option
  • Books disappear under Checkouts and Holds
  • App is super slow and glitchy
  • App doesn't load, gets stuck, can't change accounts
  • App stops working after a few days, kicks user off
  • Cannot get app to work on library WiFi
  • Age restricted to 17+

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back location finder with hours
  • Keep users logged in
  • Improve branch hours/closures display
  • Allow offline access to library card

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StoryGraph

Subscriptions2
  • The StoryGraph Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • The StoryGraph Plus Annual$49.991 Year
None

BKLYN Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StoryGraph free?
StoryGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BKLYN Library free?
BKLYN Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StoryGraph or BKLYN Library?
StoryGraph is rated higher. StoryGraph averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while BKLYN Library averages 4.2 from 104 ratings.
Do StoryGraph or BKLYN Library have ads?
Neither StoryGraph nor BKLYN Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoryGraph or BKLYN Library?
StoryGraph ships an update monthly, and BKLYN Library every 5 months. Most recently, StoryGraph was updated on October 27, 2026 and BKLYN Library on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, StoryGraph or BKLYN Library?
StoryGraph currently peaks at #36 in the App Store charts, and BKLYN Library at #177. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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