A little polish for your reading world: • The reading world map is now reachable from the very start – even before your first saved book. • "Surprise me" now sticks with its picks – a rare glitch could swap the books after a second. • No account needed and no ads.

Kindread after closing time: • New: dark mode – the whole app in a warm espresso glow, like a bookshop in the evening. • New: your reading world right on the home screen – see at a glance how many countries your books come from. • New: paperback alerts now work in the UK – Kindread watches a book and tells you the moment the paperback is out at Waterstones. • New: a filter on the bookshop map ("All · Independents · Branches") – independent shops now wear their own badge. • Larger text, VoiceOver and iPad: plenty of polish for comfortable browsing. • No account needed and no ads.

Your shelf gets smarter: • New: reading states "Reading" and "Want to read" – your bookshelf shows what you're in the middle of, right at the top. • New: mark borrowed books. • New: the "You already have this one" hint – when scanning in a bookshop, Kindread warns you if a book is already on your shelf, with read date and your rating. • No account needed and no ads.

Kindread is growing beyond borders: • New: Kindread now speaks Spanish too – the app follows your device language automatically. • Polish and small improvements throughout. Happy reading!

• Partner bookshops are now highlighted on the bookshop map. • German editions show real covers with a direct path to the book. • Plus small refinements throughout.

Your books now live in Kindread: • New: "My books" – your reading list is now your personal bookshelf, with sections for read and unread. • Scanned or searched a book? One tap on "I've read this" puts it on your shelf – and makes your recommendations, reading year and world map smarter. • Plus many small refinements throughout.

A big polish pass across the whole app: • Safety net: before removing a book with notes, passages or a rating, Kindread now asks first – nothing gets lost by accident. • Lovelier on iPad: covers are never cropped anymore, and bookshops use the big canvas with map and list side by side. • Easier to use: larger tap targets, clearer contrast and full VoiceOver support for rating and discovering. • Dozens of further refinements – from the passage editor to the widget.

Your reading world map is here! • New: see which countries your read books come from on a beautiful world map – by author or by setting. Tap a country for books from there. • Bookshops nearby now show opening hours – and walk you right to the door. • Smoother throughout: lots of little refinements to rating, swiping and browsing, so everything feels just right.

The big reading update: • Rate books you've read with hearts – the more you rate, the sharper "My taste" becomes. • New: "Your reading year" – a beautiful, shareable card of the books you've read, with a private reading goal and progress widget. • Capture favourite passages: the text is read right on your device – and Kindread finds books that feel just like it. • Private notes on any book. • Series reading order – with ticks for volumes you've read and "save the whole series". • New app icon variants for the dark and tinted Home Screen (iOS 18).

Never read a series out of order again! • New: Series reading order – tap on any book's detail page to see every volume, numbered in the recommended order from first to last. • Each volume comes with its cover, year and its own detail page. • The app icon now supports the dark and tinted Home Screen looks of iOS 18. • The book you search for now shows its real cover on the confirmation screen.

Kindread now comes to iPad! • Optimised for iPad – roomy layout, keyboard shortcuts and trackpad support. • "Buy at Waterstones" for original editions – straight from the app. • Surprise me: now with categories and a "Matched to your taste" mode. • A new book detail page with everything at a glance. • Reading list with a "read" status and filters; "Show less like this" fine-tunes your recommendations. • Widget with a real cover, a new Lock Screen widget, and Spotlight search.

Our biggest update yet: • Faster: recommendations now appear one by one instead of all at once. • Surprise me – now with categories and a “Matched to your taste” mode. • “More kindred books”: fresh suggestions at the tap of a button. • Real covers for original editions, plus genre labels and filters in your reading list. • Reading list now syncs via iCloud and survives switching devices. • New “Book of the day” widget, a Siri shortcut, a new app icon, and Dynamic Type support.