LectorApp
Why people look for a Goodreads alternative
Goodreads is great for seeing what your friends read, organising shelves and finishing the yearly Reading Challenge. People who have compared it with other apps usually describe its statistics as basic: books and pages per year and by shelf, with no breakdown by genre or pace and no month-by-month trends (for example, this comparison by Astropad).
Goodreads, The StoryGraph and LectorApp side by side
| Goodreads | The StoryGraph | LectorApp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Catalogue and social network for readers | Detailed stats and mood-based recommendations | Daily habit: pages, streak and goals |
| Statistics | Basic: books and pages per year and shelf | Charts by genre, pace, mood and month | Pages per day, week and month, calendar, totals and monthly recap |
| Ads and price | Free, with ads | Free, with an optional paid plan | Core features free and no ads |
| Platforms | Web, iOS and Android | Web, iOS and Android | Android (closed testing); iPhone in development |
Information as of October 2026, based on each app's public descriptions and third-party reviews. Features change: check each app before deciding.
Which one should you choose?
- Goodreads if you want to follow friends, join book clubs or discover books through what others read.
- The StoryGraph if you care about deep charts and mood-based recommendations.
- LectorApp if you want something simple for reading every day: log pages, keep your streak, hit a goal and share your monthly recap.
What LectorApp does differently
- Page-level tracking: you update the page and the app works out what you read.
- Daily streak and daily page goal.
- Positive reminders that congratulate you instead of punishing you.
- A Wrapped-style monthly recap to share with friends.
- Stacked pages: your pages turned into a tower compared with real things.
- No ads, with the core features free.
What LectorApp doesn't have yet
- It is not a social network: no book clubs and no friends feed.
- It is Android only (closed testing); there is no web or iPhone version yet.
- Books are looked up in the open Open Library catalogue; if one is missing you can add it by hand with its cover.
Disclosure: this text was written by Hugo Miño, the creator of LectorApp.
Frequently asked questions
Does LectorApp replace Goodreads?
Not entirely. LectorApp isn't a social network: it's built to log your reading, see your stats and keep the habit. If you need book clubs or to follow friends, Goodreads or The StoryGraph fit better.
Which reading app has the best statistics?
It depends on what you want to measure. For charts by genre and mood, The StoryGraph. For pages per day, week and month, streaks and a monthly recap, LectorApp.
Is there an ad-free Goodreads alternative?
LectorApp has no ads and its core features are free. The StoryGraph has a free plan with an optional subscription.