BookBuds: Read with friends

Name: BookBuds: Read with friends
Rating: 4.5 (53 reviews)
Author: Saif Ali

Social book reading & friends

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

53 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

Saif Ali
Language

EN
English
Size

32.4
MB

iPhone

Introducing Bookbuds: Read with friends around a cozy virtual bonfire. Track your reading time, build streaks, and compete on a social reading leaderboard with friends. BookBuds is a cozy social reading app that makes reading with friends easy, fun, and motivating. Sit around your own virtual bonfire, track reading time, build daily streaks, and compete on a shared leaderboard to see who’s reading the most. Whether you’re trying to read more books, finish your TBR list, build a reading habit, or simply stay accountable with friends, BookBuds turns reading into a shared experience instead of something you do alone. Read Together Around a Virtual Bonfire Start a reading session and watch your BookBud glow as you read. Your friends can join you anytime, making reading feel cozy, warm, and connected.. even when you’re miles apart. Track Your Reading Time Effortlessly No more manual book logs. BookBuds automatically tracks your reading minutes with a built-in reading timer. Compete on a Social Reading Leaderboard See who in your friend group is reading the most each day, week, or month. Build streaks. Climb the leaderboard. Celebrate wins together. Invite Your Friends & Build a Reading Circle Reading is more fun when you do it together. Share your BookBuds link, invite friends, compare progress, and stay motivated as a group. Achieve your 2026 reading goals together! Perfect for Your TBR + Self-Improvement Goals If your 2026 goals are focused on reading more books, reducing screen time, or developing mindful habits, BookBuds makes it easier.. and way more fun! Why BookBuds Works Reading feels fun, not forced Friends keep you accountable Streaks build momentum The bonfire creates a comforting ritual Competition sparks motivation Tracking is automatic Start Your Reading Journey Today Read more books, stay consistent, and build a habit that sticks: all with your friends beside you around a cozy virtual bonfire. Download BookBuds and make reading social again. Link to our privacy policy: https://privacypolicybookbuds.vercel.app/ Link to our terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Events

SPECIAL EVENT

BookBuds Readathon

Book Besties! Come gather around a cozy bonfire, and read your books together :) Chat, discuss genres and have fun!

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

53 Ratings

Whoops!
Jan 7

cloudychapters
In love with this app, my friends and I are having so much fun, however, we keep on forgetting to stop our timers😭😭Would there be a way to cancel a reading session instead of adding the data towards the book?A couple of my favorite reads also don't happen to appear in the search☹️
Whoops!
Jan 7

cloudychapters

In love with this app, my friends and I are having so much fun, however, we keep on forgetting to stop our timers😭😭Would there be a way to cancel a reading session instead of adding the data towards the book?A couple of my favorite reads also don't happen to appear in the search☹️
New and promising, but still has issues
Jan 8

VicTVN24
I like it, it’s a great way to connect with long-distance friends over books, I just wish there was an option if your book isn’t listed. A couple of books I read aren’t there whenever I change or choose my book, and I can’t go back and change the ones I finished for whenever they do get added. I think there should be a way to list a book if the one you’re reading isn’t on there. I get that it’s a new app, and it definitely has potential, this is just an issue I came across.

Developer Response
Hello! thank you so so much for the feedback and support, it truly means alot. Regarding the ability to add books manually, this feature is now available in the latest version thanks to all of your feedback :) you can easily add books, their authors, and their cover photos to your "Reading", "Finished", "TBR" or "DNF" lists. hope you like it. do let us know what you think, your feedback keeps us going!! happy reading :)
New and promising, but still has issues
Jan 8

VicTVN24

I like it, it’s a great way to connect with long-distance friends over books, I just wish there was an option if your book isn’t listed. A couple of books I read aren’t there whenever I change or choose my book, and I can’t go back and change the ones I finished for whenever they do get added. I think there should be a way to list a book if the one you’re reading isn’t on there. I get that it’s a new app, and it definitely has potential, this is just an issue I came across.
Developer Response Jan 13
Hello! thank you so so much for the feedback and support, it truly means alot. Regarding the ability to add books manually, this feature is now available in the latest version thanks to all of your feedback :) you can easily add books, their authors, and their cover photos to your "Reading", "Finished", "TBR" or "DNF" lists. hope you like it. do let us know what you think, your feedback keeps us going!! happy reading :)
Small Bugs
12/29/2025

Babygirlthickness
My friend and I are big readers and have been super pumped this type of app has come out! We are struggling with usage of the app itself. It’s not letting us actually add each other to our bonfires regardless if we have the same book listed as reading. We are friends on the app and can see each other on the leaderboard but the whole point was to get to read the same book. It just keeps making us send a message with our usernames as if we are asking them to join the site as a whole, not just to our specific bonfire. Help would be appreciated because we want this to work!!!!
Small Bugs
12/29/2025

Babygirlthickness

My friend and I are big readers and have been super pumped this type of app has come out! We are struggling with usage of the app itself. It’s not letting us actually add each other to our bonfires regardless if we have the same book listed as reading. We are friends on the app and can see each other on the leaderboard but the whole point was to get to read the same book. It just keeps making us send a message with our usernames as if we are asking them to join the site as a whole, not just to our specific bonfire. Help would be appreciated because we want this to work!!!!
Incredible new app that’s GROWING!!!
12/31/2025

Fcandm131
This app is amazing for being entirely new, with updates coming out constantly to fix bugs and make improvements. The developers really take feedback into consideration and are working so hard to bring this app to its full potential. I am already obsessed as it is but can’t wait to see where it goes!

Developer Response
Hello!! Thank you so much for the positive feedback, this really made our day :) pls let us know if you ever run into any issues and/or if you have any feature requests that you'd want us to build in the app. happy reading!!- saif (founder)
Incredible new app that’s GROWING!!!
12/31/2025

Fcandm131

This app is amazing for being entirely new, with updates coming out constantly to fix bugs and make improvements. The developers really take feedback into consideration and are working so hard to bring this app to its full potential. I am already obsessed as it is but can’t wait to see where it goes!
Developer Response Jan 13
Hello!! Thank you so much for the positive feedback, this really made our day :) pls let us know if you ever run into any issues and/or if you have any feature requests that you'd want us to build in the app. happy reading!!- saif (founder)

bug fixes & performance improvements

Version 1.0.22

5d ago

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BookBuds: Read with friends

Social book reading & friends

Events

SPECIAL EVENT

BookBuds Readathon

Ratings & Reviews

Whoops!

New and promising, but still has issues

Small Bugs

Incredible new app that’s GROWING!!!

What’s New

1.0.22

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1.0.11

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