# Best Goodreads Alternative in 2026: 4 Apps Compared **Published:** June 27, 2026 **Author:** Achriom **URL:** https://www.achriom.com/blog/best-goodreads-alternatives > Moving off Goodreads takes one CSV export and a few minutes. Here is how to bring your ratings and shelves, and which of four apps to move them to. **Tags:** comparison, guide, books --- **Achriom is the best Goodreads alternative if your taste runs past books. It imports your Goodreads CSV and keeps your books beside your films, TV, albums and anime, with an AI librarian that reads across all of it. StoryGraph is the pick for a book-only tracker with half-star ratings and mood-based browsing.** You export one CSV from Goodreads, upload it, and your shelves and ratings come with you. The steps are [just below](#how-to-move-your-goodreads-library), and the four apps follow them. For the wider field, including audiobook apps, see the full [best book tracking apps](/blog/best-book-tracking-apps/) guide. _Last verified: October 14, 2026._ **Quick verdict:** - **Best if reading is part of a bigger media life:** Achriom - **Best book-only replacement:** StoryGraph - **Best for cataloguing a physical shelf:** LibraryThing - **Best for free library books (not a tracker):** Libby --- ## Why people leave Goodreads Amazon has owned Goodreads since 2013, and the site counted more than 150 million members as of 2023. It rates books in whole stars from one to five, with nothing in between. In December 2020 it deactivated API keys more than 30 days old and stopped issuing new ones. If one of those is your complaint, the apps below each address at least one. --- ## How to move your Goodreads library Whichever app you pick, the first half is the same. Goodreads gives you a CSV of your whole library, and the new app reads it. 1. Open goodreads.com in a desktop browser. The mobile app has no export option. 2. Click **My Books**, then **Import and Export** in the left sidebar. 3. Click **Export Library**, wait for the link to appear, and download the CSV. 4. In the new app, open its import screen, choose Goodreads, and upload the file. The file has one row per book: title, author, ISBN, your star rating, your review text, private notes, shelves, whether it is read, currently-reading or to-read, date read, date added and read count. It leaves out Kindle highlights, individual reread dates, and your friends, comments, likes and reading challenges. Importing does not touch your Goodreads account, so you can keep it for friends and groups while you try another app. The full walkthrough is in [how to export your Goodreads library](/blog/how-to-export-your-goodreads-library/) and [how to import it into Achriom](/blog/how-to-import-your-goodreads-library/); for StoryGraph, see [how to move from Goodreads to StoryGraph](/blog/how-to-move-from-goodreads-to-storygraph/).

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--- ## The four Goodreads alternatives ### Achriom **Best for:** Readers whose taste runs across books, films, music and TV Achriom's book tracker has a Goodreads import, and its AI librarian reasons across everything in your library. The FAQ lists seven media types: books, movies, albums, TV shows, anime, podcasts and games. Ask what to read after a film you rated five stars, or what to watch after a novel you loved, and the answer draws on all of it. - Imports from Goodreads, Letterboxd, Trakt, Apple Music and AniList - Web, iOS and Android apps - Private by default: turn on a public profile when you want one, then follow people and share reviews, lists and your diary. Follower counts stay private. - Free plan: unlimited items across all media types and 10 AI messages a month. Pro is $9.99 a month, or $99 a year, for 200 AI messages a month. **The limitation:** Achriom is built around your own library. If your reading life is mostly the friends and groups you already have on Goodreads, keep Goodreads open next to it. ### StoryGraph **Best for:** A book-only tracker with finer ratings and mood-based browsing StoryGraph's App Store listing offers half and quarter star ratings, and lets you search and browse books by mood, pace and more. Its Goodreads import covers your currently-reading, read, to-read and did-not-finish shelves, and your custom shelves become custom tags. The listing carries an Editors' Choice badge. The app is free with in-app purchases. Plus is $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year and adds an ad-free experience, custom charts, extra stats filters and custom wrap-up graphics. It tracks books only. Our [StoryGraph vs Goodreads](/blog/storygraph-vs-goodreads/) comparison goes deeper, and [best StoryGraph alternative](/blog/best-storygraph-alternative/) covers the reverse move. ### LibraryThing **Best for:** Cataloguing a physical collection LibraryThing launched on August 29, 2005, and has been free to all since March 8, 2020, with a promise of no advertising for registered users. You can add books from library connections, Amazon or by hand, then add ratings, reviews, tags and collections. It catalogs movies and music as well as books. It is built for the catalog, not for a reading diary, so it suits a shelf of owned books better than a log of what you read this month. Check its site for current limits before you commit. ### Libby **Best for:** Borrowing books free from your library Libby is OverDrive's library app. It offers ebooks and audiobooks from public libraries at no cost. It is not a tracker, so it will not replace your shelves or ratings. It sits on this list because people searching for Goodreads alternatives often need the book itself. Borrow in Libby, then log it in Achriom, StoryGraph or LibraryThing. --- ## Quick comparison | App | Tracks | Free plan | Paid plan | |-----|--------|-----------|-----------| | Achriom | Books, movies, TV, albums, anime, podcasts, games | Yes: unlimited items, 10 AI messages a month | Pro, $9.99/month or $99/year | | StoryGraph | Books | Yes | Plus, $4.99/month or $49.99/year | | LibraryThing | Books, movies, music | Free to all since 2020 | None listed | | Libby | Not a tracker | Free (borrowing) | None | _Prices checked October 14, 2026 on Achriom's pricing page and the StoryGraph App Store listing._ --- ## Which should you use? **Use Achriom** if books are one part of what you watch, read and listen to, and you want an AI librarian that sees all of it. **Use StoryGraph** if you want a book-only tracker with half and quarter stars and mood-based browsing. **Use LibraryThing** if you are cataloguing shelves of books you own. **Use Libby** beside any of them to borrow books from your library for free. If price is the deciding factor, [the free way to leave Goodreads](/blog/leave-goodreads-free-no-plus/) shows where each app's paywall sits. --- ## Common questions ### What is the best Goodreads alternative? Achriom is the best Goodreads alternative if your taste runs past books. It imports your Goodreads CSV and keeps your books beside your films, TV, albums and anime, with an AI librarian that reads across all of it. StoryGraph is the pick for a book-only tracker with half-star ratings and mood-based browsing. ### Is there a free Goodreads alternative? Yes. Achriom, StoryGraph and LibraryThing all have free ways to track your books, and Libby is free through your public library. Achriom's free plan has unlimited items and 10 AI librarian messages a month. StoryGraph Plus is $4.99 a month. ### Can I keep my ratings when I leave Goodreads? Yes. Goodreads' export file includes your star rating for every book you rated, and Achriom's book tracker page says read status, ratings and dates all transfer. Goodreads uses whole stars from one to five, and StoryGraph also offers half and quarter stars if you want finer ratings later. ### How do I move my Goodreads library to a new app? Export your library from Goodreads in a desktop browser (My Books, then Import and Export, then Export Library), download the CSV, and upload it on the new app's import screen. Achriom and StoryGraph both import from Goodreads. ### Is Libby a Goodreads replacement? No. Libby is a library app for borrowing ebooks and audiobooks at no cost, and it does not track your reading. Use it to get the book and a tracker to log it. ### Can one app track my books and my films? Yes. Achriom tracks books, movies, TV shows, albums, anime, podcasts and games in one library, so a Goodreads import lands next to everything else you log.