Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — completely free, forever. No ads, no premium tier, no hidden fees, no credit card required. We believe tracking your reading should never cost money.

Click "Join Free" on any page. You can sign up with your email address or continue with your Google account — takes about 30 seconds.

Yes! Go to your account menu and click "Import from Goodreads". Export your library from Goodreads (My Books → Import/Export → Export Library), then upload the CSV file. Your shelves, ratings, reviews and finish dates all transfer automatically.

You can add any book manually via the Add Book page. During Goodreads import, any books not already in our catalogue are automatically fetched from Google Books and Open Library.

There are five shelves: Read (books you've finished), Currently Reading (in progress), Want to Read (your reading list), Own It (physical copies you own), and Did Not Finish (books you stopped).

Yes. You can make your entire profile private in Settings, or mark individual books as private when adding them to your shelf.

On any book page, click "Add to Shelf" and set your shelf to "Currently Reading". You can enter your current page number to see your percentage complete.

Yes — there's a Re-read Count field on every book. Each time you re-read a book, just increase the count.

Ratings are 1–5 stars. Click the stars on any book page to rate it. Your ratings contribute to the community average shown on each book.

Yes, reviews are public by default so other readers can benefit from them. Private notes (visible only to you) are a separate field.

Yes — open the book page, click "Edit My Reading", expand the Rating & Review section, and update or clear your review.

Go to your Dashboard and look for the Reading Goal card. Enter how many books you want to read this year and click Save.

There are 50 achievements to unlock across five categories: Reading, Collection, Milestones, Social and Special. Your total points determine your Reader Rank.

As you earn achievement points, you progress through ranks: New Reader → Reader → Bookworm → Avid Reader → Master Reader → Grand Librarian.

Go to Settings (your account menu → Settings) and update your username there.

Never. We do not sell, share, or monetise your personal data in any way. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Go to Settings → scroll to the bottom → Delete Account. This permanently removes all your data.

Yes — the site is fully responsive and works well on any mobile browser. A dedicated app is on our roadmap.