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Best reading apps that track print and ebook progress

Compare iPhone apps for the situation in this guide: reading apps that track print and ebook progress. Review the listed features, purchase notes, and limitations, then confirm current details on each app's official store page.

What this shortlist covers

This collection is organized around one use case: reading apps that track print and ebook progress. The app cards below provide the available feature descriptions, purchase notes, limitations, and source links so you can compare candidates against your own requirements.

How to use the comparison

Treat each listing as a candidate, then verify the requirement that matters most to you against its official store page. Greatooly labels researched listings separately from hands-on tests; inclusion here is not a claim that every condition was independently tested.

How we selected these apps

  • Check whether each app explicitly supports the core need described by: reading apps that track print and ebook progress.
  • Compare documented limitations and the exact features available on the free and paid plans.
  • Verify any condition in the title, such as offline use, sharing, privacy, or subscription terms, on the official source before relying on it.

Frequently asked questions

How were apps selected?

This draft shortlist uses matching information in Greatooly's public app catalog. An editor should verify each app against the collection criteria and its official source before publishing the collection.

Does inclusion mean the app was tested?

No. The app detail page states whether information was researched or hands-on tested. Verify the use case and current terms with the linked official listing.

Petal: Reading Tracker

A visual reading journal with book imports, reading goals, widgets, bookshelf customization, optional friends, and Petal Plus.

Shelfd: Reading Tracker

Shelfd tracks paper books, ebooks, and audiobooks on a personal shelf. Users can log progress, build collections, set a yearly reading goal, review genre and format trends, scan book barcodes, import Goodreads or StoryGraph history, and back up their library. Premium offers extra tracking and organization tools through subscriptions or a one-time Founders Group purchase.

Lomo: Reading Journal

A personal reading journal with customizable shelves, ISBN scanning, reading sessions, statistics, goals, and book notes.

Rubrica: Reading Tracker

Track reading time across print, ebooks, audiobooks, and library loans with a customizable reading companion.

BookZEN - Bookshelf & Tracker

A virtual bookshelf and reading journal for physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, with goals, timer, wishlist, and imports.

Readerly: Book Tracker

A private book tracker for logging pages and listening time, reviewing reading habits, saving notes, and managing a local library.