Petal vs BookBean

Petal is a cosy reading tracker and book journal that turns your reading life into something beautiful. Log the books you read, keep your TBR in one place, set reading goals and watch your year in books grow. Every book you finish plants a flower in your reading garden, your lantern glows a little brighter each day you read, and your shelves fill up with the stories you love. No leaderboards. No pressure. Just you and your books. UPDATE IN A TAP Tap Update on any book you're reading to add pages, mark it finished or set it aside. Or just tell Petal, like a text: "on page 200 of Fourth Wing" or "just finished Circe". Paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks all welcome, and you can switch format halfway through a book. WATCH YOUR READING GROW • A reading garden that blooms with every book you finish • A streak lantern that glows when you read, and simply waits when you don't • Gentle reading goals by books, pages or listening hours: weekly, monthly or yearly • Badges to collect along the way A BOOKSHELF YOU'LL LOVE LOOKING AT • A cosy bookcase or shelves on the wall, in dark wood, light wood or painted • Real covers, spines or books facing out, with fairy lights if you like • Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read and Did Not Finish • Star ratings (half stars too), favourites, reviews, rereads, start and finish dates • Bring your library with you from Goodreads, StoryGraph or Fable, or even a screenshot of your shelves ASK PETAL WHAT TO READ NEXT Not sure what to pick up? Tell Petal your mood and get suggestions, either from your own Want to Read pile or something brand new. YOUR YEAR IN BOOKS See how many books, pages and hours you've read, your best streak and your reading month by month, then play back your year and share it. PICK YOUR WORLD Garden, Linen and Studio: cosy, calm or bold, each with a light and a dark look. Change it any time. READ WITH FRIENDS, IF YOU LIKE • See what your friends are reading and peek at their shelves • Send a book to a friend. It lands in their Postbox. • Accounts are optional. Petal works fully on its own without one. A GENTLE NUDGE Turn on one daily reminder to pick up your book, at a time that suits you. Privacy Policy: https://wondrous-gnome-3a9122.netlify.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Scan the books you own into a beautiful visual bookcase, track every reading session, and find your next read at real bookshops, libraries and charity shops near you. Then read it together with friends and your book club. BookBean is the reading app for people who love books. A shelf you are proud of, a reading log that is kind to you, a map of real places to find books, and friends who read like you. Your shelf, made beautiful Scan a barcode or search by title and watch the book appear on your shelf with its real cover and spine. Add your own cover, spine and sprayed edges from the camera or your photos to show off your real book on the shelf. Design your dream bookshelf in Shelf Studio with bookcase styles, lighting, fairy lights, candles and autumn leaves, sort multiple bookcases and series, share a shelfie or save it to Photos. Track your reading Log pages or chapters for physical books, ebooks and audiobooks, keep a streak, set a yearly goal, and mark books to read, reading, read or set aside. Start a reading session with a timer and a soundscape: café music, soft rain, slow beats, quiet keys, deep forest or silence. Sounds keep playing with your screen locked, and your session shows on widgets and the Lock Screen. Meet the reader you really are Warm, honest insights: when you read, your favourite genres and authors, your reading speed, a reading calendar and your year in reading. Plan your TBR Build your to-be-read pile, wishlist and next-up list, and filter your shelf by owned, borrowed or reading. Bring your books over from Goodreads or StoryGraph with an easy CSV import. A map of real book places Find independent bookshops, libraries, second-hand shops and bookish cafés near you. Check in, complete reading quests, and support the places that keep reading alive. Run a bookshop, café or library? Claim your listing in the app. Read together Add friends, see what they are reading, and share your shelf. Start a book club or a buddy read and leave reactions chapter by chapter, spoiler-free: friends only see a note once they reach that page. A desk for writers Writing too, or a published author? The writing desk sits beside your shelf. Start a manuscript, log your word count and progress, see the days you wrote and look back on your writing year. Prize Season and early copies Follow the big book prize shortlists as they are announced, and request advance reader copies from indie authors. Made for iPad and iPhone Duo On iPad and the unfolded iPhone Duo, BookBean opens like a book: your bookcase on one page, Today on the other, in every orientation. Fold the Duo and it carries on as a phone. Make it yours Themes for every mood, from Everyday green to Emberfall's autumn, Carmilla's Corner's candlelit gothic and Night Balcony's moonlit fae, with light and dark modes that follow your phone. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen keep your current book and streak in view, and Siri and Shortcuts can start a reading session or open the scanner for you. BookBean+ Unlimited themed bookcases, premium shelf styling, richer insights and founding-member perks as they arrive. Scanning, your shelf, the map and the community are always free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bookbean.app/privacy