Reading Time - Book Tracker

Name: Reading Time - Book Tracker
Rating: 4.8 (22 reviews)
Author: UX First

Clearly see remaining effort

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

22 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

UX First
Language

EN
English
Size

6.7
MB

Reading Time is built for readers who care about finishing important books, but read in short, irregular sessions. Instead of pages, streak pressure, or generic estimates, it shows the remaining effort for each book based on how you actually read. This lets you decide, realistically, whether a book fits into your life right now. Start reading and stop when you’re done. Reading Time learns from your sessions and shows how much effort is left for each book at your own pace. If you’ve ever thought “I want to read this, but I don’t know if I have time,” or found yourself starting books and never finishing them, or felt put off by apps that expect daily consistency, Reading Time was made for you.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

22 Ratings

Helpful and Informative
05/04/2022

Ben Noland
I often get distracted when I’m reading, but this helps me to stay focused because I know the timer is going.The stats it tracks are also pretty interesting.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for your review!
Helpful and Informative
05/04/2022

Ben Noland

I often get distracted when I’m reading, but this helps me to stay focused because I know the timer is going.The stats it tracks are also pretty interesting.
Developer Response 05/17/2022
Thank you so much for your review!
Okay
10/05/2023

EnigmaPotato
This app is useful if you want to track your reading time, but there are some downsides:-You can’t pause while you’re reading. There is no option to pause the timer if , say, someone asks you a question. It has proved moderatly annoying many times. (Btw, if the developers are reading this, can you please fix some of these downsides? Thanks)- It is an annoying process to add a book. First you have to look up the book on google books through the app. Okay, that’s fine. Then it asks you to add stuff like the page count, and how many pages are actually for reading (excluding stuff like the acknowledgements and authors notes). The issue with that is if you read on an ebook app like me, when you switch to that app to find the info, when you come back, everything that was already entered has disappeared, including the title and author. This issue is SO ANNOYING!!! The only reason that I keep using this app is because its the only one I could find without in app payments. If the developers could add a pause function and make it easier to add ebook info, then my rating would definitely go up.

Developer Response
Hi, v1.5 is out and that issue you found annoying should be gone. As for the pause function, that won't be happening. Reading Time is designed so that it tells you when you'll be done with a particular book at your pace of reading *and* with the level of interruptions you're facing. If you get interrupted so much and so often, just keep the reading clock running and your predictions will be even more accurate.
Okay
10/05/2023

EnigmaPotato

This app is useful if you want to track your reading time, but there are some downsides:-You can’t pause while you’re reading. There is no option to pause the timer if , say, someone asks you a question. It has proved moderatly annoying many times. (Btw, if the developers are reading this, can you please fix some of these downsides? Thanks)- It is an annoying process to add a book. First you have to look up the book on google books through the app. Okay, that’s fine. Then it asks you to add stuff like the page count, and how many pages are actually for reading (excluding stuff like the acknowledgements and authors notes). The issue with that is if you read on an ebook app like me, when you switch to that app to find the info, when you come back, everything that was already entered has disappeared, including the title and author. This issue is SO ANNOYING!!! The only reason that I keep using this app is because its the only one I could find without in app payments. If the developers could add a pause function and make it easier to add ebook info, then my rating would definitely go up.
Developer Response 11/06/2023
Hi, v1.5 is out and that issue you found annoying should be gone. As for the pause function, that won't be happening. Reading Time is designed so that it tells you when you'll be done with a particular book at your pace of reading *and* with the level of interruptions you're facing. If you get interrupted so much and so often, just keep the reading clock running and your predictions will be even more accurate.
Good for physical books
01/23/2023

c_haynes3
Awesome app and way to track what you’re reading. My only issue so far is that I wish I could track percentages instead of pages, since the ebooks I read have differences in page length depending on which device I’m reading with (phone app vs iPad vs Kindle/Kobo). It’s still worth giving it a shot though since the app looks and functions well!

Developer Response
You might want to try setting your percentage-only ebook to 100 pages total
Good for physical books
01/23/2023

c_haynes3

Awesome app and way to track what you’re reading. My only issue so far is that I wish I could track percentages instead of pages, since the ebooks I read have differences in page length depending on which device I’m reading with (phone app vs iPad vs Kindle/Kobo). It’s still worth giving it a shot though since the app looks and functions well!
Developer Response 03/17/2024
You might want to try setting your percentage-only ebook to 100 pages total