Best Book Tracking Apps 2026: Goodreads, StoryGraph, Libby, Achriom
Five book trackers compared for how people actually read in 2026. What Goodreads, StoryGraph, Libby, Audible, and Achriom each do best, and which to pick.
The best book tracking app depends on what you want from it. Goodreads is best for the largest public review community and the Kindle integration. StoryGraph is best for structured metadata like mood, pace, and content warnings. Libby is best if you primarily borrow from the library. Audible’s own library is the obvious home for audiobook-first readers. Achriom is best if you want a private AI librarian that tracks books alongside films, albums, TV, and anime, and can semantically search inside EPUBs you upload.
If you want a community and a database, use Goodreads. If you think in mood and pace, use StoryGraph. If you want to understand your taste across media, use Achriom. Many serious readers use two.
Last reviewed: April 18, 2026.
What to look for in a book tracking app
A book tracker earns its keep if it handles at least three of these:
- Logging what you’ve read: diary, ratings, notes, rereads
- A to-read shelf: sortable, filterable, actually useful later
- Import or sync: Goodreads CSV, Kindle, Libby, Audible
- Discovery: recommendations that aren’t just algorithmic upsell
- Understanding your taste: themes, patterns, connections across what you read
No single app does all five perfectly. The table below shows where each one lands.
Goodreads
Best for: The largest book community, crowd reviews, Kindle integration
Goodreads has more than 150 million members, a review on nearly every published book, and direct Kindle integration from the same parent company. For most readers, it’s the default. Free.
What it does well:
- Reviews and ratings on effectively every book
- Reading challenges and yearly stats
- Friend activity creates organic discovery
- Direct sync with Kindle highlights
The limitation: Books only. The interface has barely changed in a decade. Public by default, so your shelves are performance. If you want privacy or cross-media context, Goodreads does not help.
StoryGraph
Best for: Structured metadata: mood, pace, content warnings
StoryGraph treats books as structured objects with dimensions beyond star ratings. You can filter by mood (hopeful, dark, reflective), pace (fast, medium, slow), and content warnings. Free; StoryGraph Plus is $49/year for advanced stats.
What it does well:
- Mood and pace metadata that Goodreads never tried
- Reading stats organized by what the book feels like, not just what it is
- Clean UI without Amazon cruft
The limitation: Books only. Recommendations are still algorithmic, not conversational. The community is smaller than Goodreads by an order of magnitude.
Libby / OverDrive
Best for: Library borrowing, free ebooks and audiobooks
Libby is the front door to most US public library ebook collections. It’s a lending app first and a tracker second, so the wishlist and “read” shelf are thin. Free with a library card.
The honest read: Libby is indispensable if you borrow. As a tracker, it’s a fallback. Most Libby users pair it with another app.
Audible Library
Best for: Audiobook-first readers inside the Amazon ecosystem
Audible’s own library tracks what you’ve bought and listened to. It’s not a deliberate tracking experience, more like a receipt.
The limitation: Audible only. No ratings beyond basic. No import or export that’s friendly.
Achriom
Best for: Private cross-media tracking with an AI librarian and EPUB semantic search
Achriom puts your books next to your films, albums, TV, and anime in one library. An AI librarian reads the full collection and finds themes across all of it. Free with unlimited items and 50 AI messages; Pro is $9.99/month for unlimited conversations. See the dedicated book tracker page for the product pitch scoped to reading.
What it does differently:
- Cross-media themes (what you read connects to what you watch and listen to)
- Conversational recommendations (“something slow and atmospheric like Annie Dillard but fiction”)
- Upload an EPUB and semantically search inside it (“find where Didion talks about self-respect”)
- Private by default, with no public shelves and no follower count
- Goodreads CSV import in under a minute
The limitation: Less social than Goodreads. Smaller catalog of crowd reviews than StoryGraph. The value is depth, not community scale.
Quick comparison
| App | Scope | Social | AI features | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | Books | Very | No | Free |
| StoryGraph | Books | Some | Stat-based | Free / $49 yr |
| Libby | Library ebooks | No | No | Free w/ card |
| Audible Library | Audiobooks | No | No | Subscription |
| Achriom | Books, films, albums, TV, anime | Private | AI librarian + EPUB search | Free / $9.99 mo |
Which should you use?
Use Goodreads if: You want the biggest review database and you read on Kindle. Community and scale are the point.
Use StoryGraph if: You think about books in terms of mood and pace, and you want content warnings baked in. You value clean UI over community size.
Use Libby if: The library is where you get most of your reading.
Use Audible Library if: Audiobooks are the whole thing and you’re deep in Amazon.
Use Achriom if: You read across media, want your books tracked alongside everything else, and want an AI that actually talks to you about what you’re reading. See also Achriom vs Goodreads and Achriom vs StoryGraph for the detailed comparisons.
The honest answer
The right book tracker depends on the job.
- Crowd reviews and scale: Goodreads
- Mood and pace metadata: StoryGraph
- Library borrowing: Libby
- Audiobooks: Audible Library
- Cross-media understanding: Achriom
Many readers keep two running. Goodreads for scale and Kindle sync, Achriom for the private library and conversations. They don’t compete. They do different jobs.
For finding new books to read rather than logging what you already have, see Best Book Discovery Apps 2026.
Common questions
What is the best free book tracking app?
Goodreads and StoryGraph both have genuinely usable free tiers. Achriom’s free tier offers unlimited items and 50 AI messages, plus cross-media tracking that neither book-only app provides.
Is there a book tracking app with AI?
Achriom is the book tracking app built around an AI librarian. Upload EPUBs to enable semantic search, ask for recommendations in natural language, or have the librarian find themes across your reading history.
What is the best Goodreads alternative?
StoryGraph for a direct feature replacement with stronger metadata. Achriom if you want a private, cross-media alternative with an AI librarian. The two serve different goals.
Can I import my Goodreads library?
Yes. Goodreads exports your library as CSV from goodreads.com/review/import. Achriom, StoryGraph, and most alternatives accept that CSV directly.
Is there a single app that tracks books, movies, and music?
Achriom tracks all five major media types (books, movies, albums, TV, anime) in one library with a single AI librarian. Most other apps are single-medium.
How do I track audiobooks separately from print?
Achriom supports a format field per item, so you can log the same book as both audiobook and print read. Goodreads and StoryGraph treat formats more rigidly.