BookBean: Book Tracker & Shelf

BookBean is a free book tracker, reading log and visual bookshelf for readers who want to track every book they read, scan their library and build a bookshelf they love to show off.

Log what you are reading, build your TBR (to-be-read) pile, mark books want to read, reading, read or did not finish, and watch your reading come to life on a real, visual shelf. And because BookBean is a reading community, you can find your next book at real bookshops, libraries and charity shops near you.

Track your reading
A reading tracker, reading log and reading journal in one. Start a reading session with a timer and a soundscape, set a yearly reading goal, keep a reading streak, and watch your reading stats, insights and year in books grow. Close the app mid-session and your timer carries on. Log pages or chapters for print books, ebooks and audiobooks.

Build your bookshelf
Scan a barcode or add a book by title and it appears on a visual bookshelf with its real cover and spine. Add your own cover, spine and page edge photos from the camera or your gallery to show off signed copies, special editions and sprayed edges. Organise your book collection into bookcases and series, and style your shelf with bookcase themes, lighting, fairy lights, candles and seasonal decor.

Scan books in seconds
The built-in ISBN barcode scanner adds books instantly. Import your library from a Goodreads or StoryGraph CSV export and switch over in minutes.

Write your own
Writing too, or a published author? The writing desk sits beside your shelf. Start a manuscript, log your word count and progress, set a monthly target, see your projected finish and look back on your writing year.

Discover books in the real world
Open the map to find independent bookshops, second-hand and charity shops, libraries and bookish cafés near you, with check-ins and reading quests. Run a bookshop, café or library? Claim your listing in the app.

Read with friends
Add friends and reading buddies, see what they are reading, start buddy reads and book clubs, and leave spoiler-free reactions chapter by chapter. Made for BookTok and Bookstagram readers.

Prize Season and early copies
Follow the big book prize shortlists as they are announced, and request advance reader copies from indie authors.

Themes for every mood
Everyday, Emberfall, Carmilla's Corner, Night Balcony, FMC and more, each with its own bookcase and lighting.

For every reader
Whether you want a simple book tracker, a detailed reading journal, a book cataloguer, a Goodreads or StoryGraph alternative, or a whole reading community, BookBean grows with you, from romantasy and fantasy to romance, thrillers, classics and non-fiction.

Free for every reader
- Unlimited book tracking, TBR and a visual bookshelf
- ISBN barcode scanner
- Reading goals, streaks, sessions, stats and insights
- The map of bookshops, libraries and charity shops
- Friends, buddy reads and book clubs
- Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph and CSV

BookBean+
Go further with unlimited themed bookcases, premium spines, shelf themes and fairy lights, and richer reading insights. The core stays free.

Start today: scan your first book, build your shelf, plan your TBR and find a bookshop near you.