Book Tracker & Log: ReadShelf

ReadShelf is a private reading tracker built to help you read more — and understand how you read — without ever giving up your data.

Perfect for tracking the books you're reading, building a daily reading habit, timing your sessions, rating and reviewing what you finish,
spotting patterns over time, and discovering your next great read.

Your books, your habits — and yours alone.

Private by design

No account, no login, no sign-up — just open the app and start
All your data is stored locally on your device by default
No analytics, no tracking, no ads — book search only queries public book databases (Open Library, Google Books)
Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud — never our servers

Build your library

Organize every book across shelves: Reading, Read, Want to Read and Did Not Finish
Add a book in seconds — search by title or author, scan its barcode, or look up an ISBN
Covers, author, page count, genres, series and custom tags, all in one place

Track your reading

A built-in reading timer logs your minutes and pages, session by session
Add past sessions by hand; track progress in pages or percent
See exactly where you are in every book with live progress
Capture favorite quotes and highlights with page references
Write rich reviews and journal entries for the books that stay with you
Rate beyond five stars: plot, writing, characters, pacing and emotional impact

Understand your habits

Beautiful stats: total books, pages and time read at a glance
Reading streaks, reading pace and your best time of day to read
Genre breakdown, top authors and rating distribution
Heatmaps and trends that show how your reading grows over time
Year in Review — a shareable recap of your whole reading year

Stay motivated

Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reading goals
A forgiving reading streak: every 7 reading days earn an automatic rest day (up to 2 saved) — or count weekly and pick how many days a week you want to read
Earn XP, level up from Beginner to Legend, and unlock dozens of milestones
Challenges and milestones to keep the habit fun

Discover your next read

Personalized "For You" picks based on your taste and history
Popular titles from Open Library, plus recommendations that tell you why
On supported devices, on-device Apple Intelligence suggests your next book — privately, right on your iPhone

Reading on your Home Screen

Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your current book, streak and daily goal (Premium)
A Live Activity tracks your reading timer straight from the Lock Screen

Apple Watch

On Apple Watch, start and pause a reading session, dial in your page with the Digital Crown and watch your daily goal ring fill — plus a complication for your watch face
A session running on your wrist shows up live on your iPhone, where you can control it too

Gentle reminders

A daily reading reminder to keep your habit going
A streak reminder so you never lose your run by accident

Premium includes

Home and Lock Screen widgets
Full insights: advanced charts, heatmaps, trends and period comparisons
All goals: daily, weekly and monthly targets
All challenges and milestones
iCloud sync across all your devices
Data export
Unlimited custom shelves

ReadShelf stays simple while you log a session, and powerful when you want the full picture — track in seconds, understand in minutes.

Subscriptions

Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year)
A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available
Payment is charged to your Apple ID account
Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings
Restore Purchases is available in-app

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