Track every book you read, discover your next favourite through readers you trust, and enjoy thousands of classics free — now faster and redesigned.
Literal is where readers track their books, discover their next favourite, and share the moments that move them.
TRACK YOUR READING
Build your library with shelves for what you've read, are reading, and want to read next. Set a yearly goal and watch your stats.
DISCOVER YOUR NEXT BOOK
Go beyond bestseller lists and algorithms. Follow readers you trust, browse by genre and mood, and find hidden gems through people who share your taste.
SAVE HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES
Capture the passages that stay with you. Scan them straight from a physical book with your camera, or add them by hand.
WRITE & READ REVIEWS
Share what you thought, and see what friends made of a book before you start.
READ FREE BOOKS
Thousands of public-domain ebooks and audiobooks, free in the app.
BRING YOUR LIBRARY
Import your books and ratings from Goodreads in a couple of taps.
Independent and community-first. No ads, no selling your data.
Great idea, great app. Low budget (updates every 2 months…), so expect a few UX inconsistencies. I wish I could add personal notes to a book I’m adding (who told me about it / offered it to me etc). And that adding new books was a bit easier (auto retrieving data from worldcat?). There are also lots of duplicate titles in the database, not a big deal now but I’m concerned app may become slow or annoying (having to scroll through duplicates) because of it. For the positives : it’s simple, clear, easy to use. It doesn’t try to push a bunch of garbage on me (ads/sponsored content/recommendations) and is not riddled with useless features
Importing problems
VickiT82430
I mostly use storygraph so i only go into the app every few months. I had imported from both storygraph and goodreads before. When i tried again last week i would only have the option to go from good reads but it wasnt doing anything. I would get the notification that the import started but when clicked it says 0 of of 0 books. Storygraph had some missing books and i only got the option to import when i deleted my library. So i did the steps and exported and uploaded the export and waited for the import to finish thinking it just might take a bit. Its been 5 days and its still loading. Goodreads import button is still doing the same thing which is nothing.I submitted two reports and have received nothing yet.
wonderful for book lovers
ahunsin
I love this app! I was invited by a fiend and it’s so cool to see what everyone is reading and what they thought about certain books. My only complaint would be that I’ve accidentally added books to my “read” shelf and there is no way to delete them….
ISBN & Edition Issues
booktracker
I enjoy the app, especially the social aspects, but I’m repeatedly frustrated at the inconsistencies with tracking book editions and ISBNs. When adding a book, you can edit the dates read, but then the app will sometimes change the version of the book. I’m often brought to books with blank cover squares and no descriptions. I hope this can get fixed! The staff members are great about responding to issue emails.
A brand-new Literal, rebuilt from the ground up — faster, a refreshed design, and dark mode that now follows your in-app theme. Plus free public-domain books, reviews, and Goodreads import. Welcome back.
Version 1.22.0
The developer, Literal GmbH, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Literal GmbH
Size
27.7 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.