Pagebound: Social Book Tracker

Pagebound

About this app

Pagebound combines old-school internet forums with robust book tracking—every book has its own forum. We are indie, anti-AI, and built by 2 women. Discuss books as you read them and earn points & badges for tracking your reading.

EXPERIENCE SOCIAL READING
Read with others, without the commitment of a book club. Whatever you’re currently reading, post thoughts, theories, ideas, reactions, and more to that book’s forum. Sort posts by % read to read along with people from all over the world. Anyone with that book in their library will see and can interact with your post, so it’s really easy to start discussions and make new reader friends.

GAMIFY BOOK TRACKING
Earn badges that reflect your reading taste by completing reading challenges—Main Quests and Side Quests. Accumulate points for tracking your reading, sharing your thoughts, and contributing to the community. Showcase your badges on your profile and unlock fun rewards.

ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY
Plan your TBR (to-be read) by month or year. Rate books in half-star increments with sub-ratings for enjoyment, quality, characters, and plot. Track your books accurately with Paused and DNF (did not finish) reading statuses.

MAKE READER FRIENDS
Connect with other readers based on what you think, not what you look like. With anonymous profiles, no algorithm and private follower counts, we connect readers based on shared taste in books, not clout.

Ratings and reviews

I love this app so far, but push notifications are permanently blocked off on Android for some reason and it won't let me turn them on, and I really wish we could upload our own icons. otherwise, I really do like what they're doing with this app. I love how it's much more interactive than storygraph, which is what I was using before. This feels like a proper community, thus far without the rampant toxicity I see on Goodreads all the time.

It was easy to add my books, unfortunately not all of them have images, but when I click on the blank image, "it will fetch it for me". It was very easy to add a book not listed. A lot more simpler than Storygraph, Unbound or Bookmory. It does seem to drag when scrolling. I personally don't care anything about the social aspect of the app, so I can't say whether that feature is good. But overall, it seems easy to use.

Finally! A reading app that lets me react and infodump in real time while only showing it to the people who want to see it! The chronological feed (no algo) is a blessing, the quests keep me picking up new books and reading just a little bit more (who doesn't want to show off a shiny new badge), and the community is so kind and encouraging! Pagebound is everything I didn't know I wanted in a reading app.

What’s new

Quality of life improvements:
- feed filters
- navigation improvements
- bug fixes