Log the books you read, watch your progress, stats and streaks grow, and keep the lines worth keeping. No account to start, no ads, and it works offline.
Installable app (PWA) · No sign-up to start · 7 languages
Most people who start tracking their reading are not doing it for the numbers. They are doing it because a book they loved two years ago has become a vague feeling, because a series they are halfway through has slipped out of order, and because the recommendations arrive faster than anyone can read them. A reading tracker is memory, not scorekeeping.
The stats are a nice side effect, and they get genuinely interesting after a few months — the pattern of when you read, which genres you actually finish versus which ones you buy, how much a bad month costs you. But the thing that keeps people coming back is smaller: opening a book and knowing exactly what page you were on and what you thought last time.
That is the whole design of Niovela. Fast to log, private by default, and it never asks you to be social before it will be useful.
Everything you want from a reading log — and nothing you don’t.
Open it and start logging. Your library lives on your device; an account is optional and only needed to sync between devices.
No paywall, no ads next to your shelf, no sponsored recommendations. There is nothing to upgrade to.
Install it on your phone like a native app. It works on the metro, on a plane, in a basement — anywhere you actually read.
Nobody sees your shelf unless you decide they should, and reviews, quotes and who you follow each have their own switch.
An honest side-by-side of the three most common choices.
| Niovela | Goodreads | The StoryGraph | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Free + paid plan |
| Account to start | Not required | Required | Required |
| Ads | None | Yes | None |
| Works offline | Yes | No | No |
| Import from Goodreads | Yes | — | Yes |
| Export your data | JSON + CSV | CSV | CSV |
| Stats & streaks | Yes | Basic | Advanced |
| Quotes & notes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Languages | 7 (EN/ES/FR/DE/PT/IT/PL) | English-first | English |
| Made by | Independent maker | Amazon | Independent |
A complete reading life, in one place.
Reading, finished, to read or abandoned — with page progress, ratings, start and finish dates, and rereads.
Pages, genres, top authors, rating distribution, an activity heatmap and a yearly goal that fills as you go.
Save the lines you love, write reviews, and build your own lists — a shelf for a mood, a challenge, a year.
Bring your Goodreads library across in five minutes, and export everything as JSON or CSV whenever you want.
Yes — free and ad-free, with no paid tier. Track your books, follow your stats and save quotes without paying anything.
No. You can start logging immediately and your library is saved on your device. A free account is optional and only needed if you want to sync across devices.
Yes. Niovela is an installable web app (PWA), so it works offline and can live on your home screen like a native app.
Yes. Export the CSV from Goodreads and drop it in — shelves, ratings and dates come across. There is a step-by-step guide.
Yes, any time: Settings → Export gives you your whole library as JSON or CSV. No lock-in.
Yes, by default. Your library lives on your device, and you choose what to back up and what to make public.
Seven: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Polish. You can also filter recommendations by the language you read in, separately from the interface language.
Start your reading log in seconds — free, no account needed.
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