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Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] Goodreads 3/5 · US Great concept, horrible usability: I love and use this app all the time and love what it was built for, but it is soooo basic and glitchy and could be so much better.
2. [R13] Goodreads 2/5 · US It’s so useful but a pain to actually use: Please make it easier to add friends. The UI is still trapped in 2013 and feels clunky.
3. [R15] Goodreads 3/5 · US Wish the interface would be modernized: I love the app but I wish it had an updated interface and was more user friendly on the iphone. My friends and I like to stay connected with each other’s books that we’re reading but we wish the app was closer to being a user friendly social media type app for revolving around books
4. [R17] Goodreads 4/5 · US Mostly great!: Outdated but enjoyable and my preferred platform
5. [R4] Goodreads 1/5 · US App deleted all of my ratings and books: I recently logged onto the app to find all of my history is gone. Everything I’ve logged as read, ratings and reviews I’ve left, books I wanted to read - all of it is gone like I’ve never been on the app. Wouldn’t recommend this app to anyone! Better off making a note in your phone.
6. [R7] Goodreads 1/5 · US Won’t log in: I have tried over and over to enter my information, and it just won’t work! Couldn’t even use the app. If you’ve got a solution I can use, that would be great. I hate to be negative, and I’d like to make this review better.
7. [R16] Goodreads 1/5 · US Glitches: Doesn’t show all friends, can’t recommend a book to some friends, lots of issues…garbage
8. [R9] Goodreads 3/5 · US Still Needs Upgrades: Literally everyone who uses Goodreads has wanted the option for quarter-star ratings forever, but Goodreads never obliges. Developers who don't listen to the people they serve kinda PMO, honestly. It also would be nice if it was easier to search for people to add as friends; the entire social aspect of the app leaves a lot to be desired. Additionally, if it remembered your se
9. [R10] Goodreads 2/5 · US More Stars: I don’t like that you can only give a full star rating. You should be able to have more options.
10. [R11] Goodreads 4/5 · US Enjoying Goodreads: Really enjoy Goodreads but definitely wish I could do .25/.5/.75 stars
11. [R12] Goodreads 3/5 · US All we ask: Give us the ability to add half stars
12. [R6] Goodreads 3/5 · US I have lots of ideas: I’d like to be able to see my private notes about a book on the app (not just the desktop). I also think it should be easier to get to your friend’s lists. Right now it feels like you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get to your friends lists or to search people.
13. [R19] Goodreads 1/5 · US WACK: Imagine, ads while you’re trying to look at your Read / Want to Read list. I read to get away from being sold to 24/7. Jeez I’m good.
14. [R28] Goodreads 1/5 · US It has ads now!: Don’t update the app, the new version has ads - big ones, videos, that are distracting and completely unrelated to books. Really frustrating
15. [R5] Goodreads 4/5 · US More shelves: I wish there was a shelf I didn’t have to create for audio. Or want to listen.
16. [R31] Goodreads 2/5 · US no sorting option?: Please add a shorting option for the reviews and the “lists” (Listopia) to view them in various orders (most recent, oldest, highest ratings, lowest ratings, etc.).
17. [R43] Goodreads 1/5 · US “Why’d I delete this last year?” 5 min later, “oh yeah.”: Review:I am deleting my account for the second time. Because Amazon owns Kindle, Audible, and Goodreads, you would expect seamless interconnectivity. Instead, the syncing is completely broken. There is no basic "refresh" button to force a library update, and the mobile app is so stripped of functionality that it lacks the actual "Apps" or a
18. [R51] Fable 1/5 · US Stopped syncing: 1 star because I bright it to their attention and they dismissed me as it was just busy and needed more time to sync. It stopped syncing with goodreads about a week ago. It doesn’t have you in to goodreads, it just has the syncing page that says 2-3 mins, and then it doesn’t sync. It’s not that serious, but it’s the way I was blown off and dismissed when reporting a bug. Also, the
19. [R52] Fable 5/5 · US Love love love!: I absolutely love Fable. I was hesitant at first because Goodreads used to be my best friend. Fable does everything Goodreads does and more. I love that you could join a book club on Fable! I’m about to start my own book club with people I know locally. But the book club has been my absolute favorite part about Fable
20. [R53] Fable 3/5 · US Glitches: Can’t add friends easily, when share profile it takes them to web browser/make an account. Accidentally marked a book as read and it keep saying that I read it on my stats when I even removed the whole book from my information. Also annoying how when swipe back on book groups it takes you all the way back to search results of group have to click arrow instead. Bad glitches!
21. [R54] Fable 1/5 · US Still no data exporting: Don’t get trapped in this app that without your data
22. [R65] Bookly 1/5 · US Stop asking for reviews: I already gave you one. I pay for this app. Please stop asking.
23. [R66] Bookly 5/5 · US Such a great app!: I don’t want to forget the books I’ve read and I love how beautifully Bookly displays them. Love creating and tracking goals! Worth the investment!
24. [R67] Bookly 3/5 · US Eh: Its a scam if u dont buy pro
25. [R68] Bookly 5/5 · US Every bookworm needs this app: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As someone who reads well over 100 books a year, I’ve tried just about every book-tracking app out there. I still use Goodreads for reviews and keeping up with friends, but Bookly is the app that makes tracking my reading genuinely fun. I love timing my reading sessions, watching my stats grow, seeing how many pages I’ve read, how much time I’ve spent with my
26. [R79] Reading List 2/5 · US Scanning functionality no longer works: The scanning barcode functionality does not work at all anymore. Every book now needs to be added manually. I will probably be switching to a different app if this is not fixed.
27. [R80] Reading List 5/5 · US Best book tracker: This app is very easy to use. Highly recommend!
28. [R81] Reading List 3/5 · US Used to Love it!: I’ve used this and paid for the pro membership for years. I’ve been disappointed that the last 7 out of 10 ebooks I read had to be manually added. The “search online” function used to work about 95% of the time, but not any more….
29. [R82] Reading List 1/5 · US Inputting myself: Not sure what happened but it seems like any book I am reading/listening too I have to enter manually now. Even scanning its like no books can be found. Pretty frustrating.
30. [R93] Kobo Books & Audiobooks 2/5 · US Terrible Accessibility: I love Kobo as a company and think they do most things well, but I can’t use their apps for ebooks because I heavily rely on screen readers and their app stops on every single page. I have to flip to the next page manually and then re-listen to the last sentence on the previous page before it will read more. It’s excruciating. My policy is to only buy ebooks on Amazon or Ap
31. [R94] Kobo Books & Audiobooks 5/5 · US Love this: I have the Kobo reader but I also so the app which I use more than the reader. The selection of books and audiobooks are vast and I love the many options I have.
32. [R95] Kobo Books & Audiobooks 3/5 · US Fun but flawed: As a follow up to Mickey7, Antimatter Blues almost acts as a second episode of sorts. If you dig the world established in the first book, you’ll find more to love here. Unfortunately, the book does exchange its more interesting story ideas with some more generic sci-fi beats. If you disliked a lot of the exposition in the first book, this book may seem more appealing to you. But as
33. [R96] Kobo Books & Audiobooks 2/5 · US Buggy and unpleasant to use: I really want to like this app. I strongly support kobo’s storefront model as opposed to their… competitor. I have a Kobo Libra that I use about half the time. However, this app is a very notable step behind its main competitor from a reliability and stability standpoint. The main issues are: highlights flash on and off and disappear entirely; search works *maybe* half
34. [R107] Margins 5/5 · US Amazing but one minor annoyance: Thus far, this is my favorite reading tracker app. Glad to get away from Amazon/goodreads and others just have too much commercialism embedded in them. This one feels like it’s actually made FOR readers. I especially love the visual aspects and color sorting! My only one complaint that is a bit frustrating is that the page numbers are completely off. For instance,
35. [R108] Margins 3/5 · US Good, but could be Better: Really love the app and tracking my reading. One thing I really like is the “friends” aspect and being able to follow what they are reading… however, it needs help. I’ll like to see a list of my friends, what they are currently reading and their progress. Also would love to browse what they’ve read and are wanting to g to read. All I can find is the stories which doe
36. [R109] Margins 4/5 · US Incredible App: So many great features in this app. Beautiful UI, plus can select multiple books simultaneously and move to new and/or different lists. I love the option to create a profile pic and the preset options they have available. Margins is definitely one of the best book tracking apps. I would like to see feeds and book clubs similar to fable and Storygraph. Keep up the good work and hope
37. [R110] Margins 3/5 · US Can’t add friends: All the functions of the app work well with a few glitches in loading full images. However, I haven’t been able to add friends that are also on the app (shows message “user not found” when I click the name & vice versa). This is an inconvenience as we read together and hold each other accountable. Not being able to see each other’s profiles makes this difficult to do.
38. [R59] Fable 3/5 · US Love this app just want more: I love this app I just wish there was a way to export your data it’s the only app that I use to keep track of my streaks and I wanna transfer that information over to my StoryGraph and there is no way to export your data it’s a bit irritating
39. [R89] Reading List 5/5 · US V good: I didn’t like good reads and this is way more straight forward. I do wish I could connect with friends but eh oh well.
40. [R92] Reading List 5/5 · US The best reading tracker: This is by far the best reading tracker available (and I’ve tried just about every one). I love that you can quickly add books, pause books, and create lists. Really intuitive. And there’s no social component, which personally I find freeing. I’m just trying to keep track of books I’m reading and that I’ve loved.