Comparison

StoryGraph vs Coil Reader

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 • 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

Coil Reader

Features
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Coil turns reading into something you watch. Words arrive one at a time, anchored at a single highlighted letter, so your eyes stay still and your reading speed climbs — 300, 500, 700 words per minute — without the line-hopping and re-reading that slows you down. Behind every word is a living sky that responds to the story. Tense passages darken. Wonder brightens. The atmosphere follows the writing, sentence by sentence. 70,000 FREE CLASSICS INCLUDED Dracula. Pride and Prejudice. Crime and Punishment. Sherlock Holmes. The Project Gutenberg library is built in and free to read. BUILT FOR FOCUS • Adjustable speed, from a gentle pace to a full sprint • Smart pacing that breathes at commas and rests at sentence ends • Tap any word to hear it spoken • Kids mode for early readers • Reads beautifully in multiple languages, including right-to-left scripts PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. Your library lives on your device and works offline. COIL PREMIUM — one-time purchase, yours forever • Import your own PDF, EPUB, and TXT books • Speed-read news and RSS feeds from your favorite sites • Additional atmospheres and visual layers No subscription. Ever.

Screenshots

StoryGraph4 screens
Coil Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: StoryGraph at #32 against Coil Reader's unranked. StoryGraph also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Coil Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoryGraph ships an update every 3 weeks, Coil Reader every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
StoryGraph versus Coil Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryGraphCoil Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#32 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe StoryGraphInfinite Epiphany Inc.

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

Coil Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StoryGraph

Subscriptions2
  • The StoryGraph Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • The StoryGraph Plus Annual$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Coil Reader

One-time1
  • Coil Premium$2.99

Questions

Is StoryGraph free?
StoryGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coil Reader free?
Coil Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StoryGraph or Coil Reader have ads?
Neither StoryGraph nor Coil Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoryGraph or Coil Reader?
StoryGraph ships an update every 3 weeks, and Coil Reader every 11 days. Most recently, StoryGraph was updated on October 14, 2026 and Coil Reader on October 4, 2026.

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