BookDiary: Reading Journal

A quiet reading journal for readers who don't want to share.

BookDiary is for the kind of reader who keeps margin notes, who rereads a beloved book every winter, who copies favorite passages into a notebook by hand. It's a place to record your reading life — privately, beautifully, on your phone alone.

― Why BookDiary exists ―

Most reading apps are built around community: ratings, followers, public reviews. For some readers, that's the appeal. For others, it gets in the way of the book itself. BookDiary is for the second kind. No accounts. No social feed. No data sent anywhere. Just you and your books.

【Five tabs, one quiet space】
●Shelf — your finished books, beautifully arranged
●Reading — the book you're with right now
●To Read — the pile waiting patiently
●Quotes — passages worth keeping, in their own tab
●Records — monthly stats, yearly bests, gentle insights

【First reading and rereadings, kept apart】
Some books are worth returning to. BookDiary records your first reading separately from each rereading, so you can see how your relationship with a book changes over the years.

【A dedicated tab for quotes】
Beautiful washi-paper cards for the lines that stay with you. Add page numbers, why it moved you, mark favorites. Browse by book, by favorite, or pull up a quote at random.

【Your own reading awards】
Six categories — book of the year, most moving, most reread, most memorable line, unexpected find, brave read. A private ceremony, just for you.

【Genre-based covers, even without an image】
No cover photo? No problem. Nine genres each have their own washi-paper fallback with traditional ornaments and accent colors. Your shelf looks intentional, even when the books don't have artwork.

【Who it's for】
- Readers who want to read without seeing other people's ratings
- Notebook keepers moving from paper to digital
- Anyone who rereads beloved books over the years
- Quote collectors who want a beautiful place for found lines
- Lovers of dark academia and quiet aesthetics
- People who avoid apps that require accounts

【Privacy and trust】
Your reading life stays on your phone.
- No account required
- No data sent to any server
- No barcode lookups, no external book APIs
- No ad tracking, no analytics on your reading
What you write here goes nowhere else.