Readmarks vs OpenBookshelf

Readmarks is a private reading journal for intentional readers. Not a social network. Not a gamified tracker. Just a calm, focused place to keep your reading life — yours alone. Track the books you're actually reading, not the ones you aspire to. Log your progress in seconds and get back to reading. Save the quotes and thoughts that matter. When a book leaves a mark, Readmarks keeps it. What you get: - A reading journal for your current books — paper, ebook, audiobook, or borrowed - Progress tracking by pages or percentage, no timers, no streaks triggering quilt - Quarter star ratings for books - Quotes tied to the books they came from - Browse your finished books by years and months, with stats - Stopped a book? Move it to its own shelf, guilt-free - Export your entire reading history as CSV — your data, always - Share your daily reading progress with your friends using our beautiful designs - Share finished book stats and month reads - Beautiful widgets to keep an eye on your reading journey - One-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. Adding a book is a small ritual, not a database entry. Choose the format, add your own cover image, set your starting point, and begin. It takes seconds and it makes the difference. Readmarks is built by one indie developer. Your reading life is private and belongs to you. Keep it that way. Terms of Use: https://readmarks.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://readmarks.app/privacy

Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.