Hey Product Hunt! I'm Phil, product leader turned solo dev. 12+ years at Disney/ESPN, Twitter, and Microsoft, and I built BookOwl because I got tired of waiting for someone to fix the reading tracker experience. Every year I'd think "maybe this is the year Goodreads finally updates their app." It never was. So I built my own. BookOwl has been on the App Store for a about a month, and I've been iterating quickly. v1.3.0 just shipped, and here's what I'm most proud of: You can import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, AND Audible (beta). I believe you should be able to own your data and bring it with you (export in progress for BookOwl). In Goodreads/StoryGraph, export your CSV or point your camera at your Audible library, and your entire reading history comes with you. Ratings, shelves, reading dates, everything we're able to bring over. Year in Review generates Wrapped-style shareable cards with your reading personality type, top genres, longest streak, and total pages. After requests, shareable cards are now available for Books as well. Series tracking identifies series and shows your reading order. No more Googling "what order do I read this in." It's not just an iPhone app anymore. There's a full web app at bookowlapp.com, and Android is in active development with core features already working. The Reading Autobiography is still my favorite feature. Instead of just showing you "you read 47 books this year," it tells the story of your reading life. What themes keep drawing you back. How your tastes have shifted. It's the feature I wish existed when I was trying to put into words why I love the books I love. And it keeps up with you. As your reading tastes change, so does your autobiography. There are many more features to love (book scanning, reading insights, book recommendations, progress tracking, quarter/half star ratings! and more), so I hope you'll give it a try. This is still a solo project, just me. Every piece of feedback matters. Tell me what's missing, what's broken, what would make you switch. Thanks for checking it out, Phil

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2d ago

I track a lot of things — habits, goals, work streaks — but somehow never my reading. The closest I got was a reading diary in elementary school. The idea of seeing how my taste changes over time might finally get me started. Does it work well for someone who reads in bursts rather than consistently?

5h ago

Love the design. How are you sourcing your book data?

7h ago

BookOwl: Reading Tracker

A reading tracker that actually gets out of your way

A reading tracker that actually gets out of your way