Commonplace: A Reading Tracker
Books
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Commonplace is a personal reading tracker for books, science fiction/fantasy magazines, and short fiction. Log what you're reading, keep notes as you go, and look back on your reading year.
BOOKS
• Add books instantly by search, or share a link from Safari, Libby, or any bookstore page.
• Track your pile: To Read, Started, Finished, Did Not Finish.
• Record start and finish dates, rate books, and tag them print, audio, or digital.
• Track the books you re-read. Commonplace can count and log multiple readings.
MAGAZINES & SHORT FICTION
• Import issues from Clarkesworld, Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• Track every story you read with its own rating and notes.
• Add stories by hand or from an EPUB.
NOTES
• Capture thoughts during each phase of reading: before, during, and after. Commonplace will tag and sort them.
• Search and filter notes across your whole library, and export them all as Markdown.
YOUR READING YEAR
• Yearly stats: books, stories, pages, ratings, and month-by-month charts.
• A Reading Timeline that lays your whole year out visually.
YOURS, PRIVATELY
• No account. No ads. No tracking. Your library lives on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud.
• Import your history from Goodreads or Libby CSV exports; back up everything to JSON anytime.
• Optionally connect micro.blog to share your bookshelves.
Commonplace is for readers who want to remember what they read and how they felt about it.
Read with friends: Share your shelf with the people you invite and follow theirs in return. Their current books show up on your Reading tab, their finished books on your Finished tab, and their ratings on a book's page. When you search for a book to add, you'll see which friends have read it.
A better note editor: Formatting shows as you type, and lists and links are supported. Exports are cleaner too.
Automatic backups: Commonplace now backs up your library automatically on your device, including covers. Deleted books, magazines, and notes go to Recently Deleted for 30 days, so you can restore them.
Half-star ratings: Rate books in half-star steps.
New stats and share cards: There are more ways to look back on your reading, and new cards to share it.
iPad improvements: In landscape, a book now opens beside your library and a note beside your notes list.
Add books from anywhere: The share sheet now accepts photos and text as well as links. Commonplace reads the book cover in a photo and finds the book for you.
Also: alternate app icons, a welcome tour for new readers, and the option to keep the tab bar from collapsing as you scroll.
The developer, Tim Lockridge, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Tim Lockridge
- Size
- 24 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Tim Lockridge