Reviews of Bookworm Reads

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List of user reviews and ratings for Bookworm Reads

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 1,044)

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Review summary

Bookworm Reads shines with its cute visuals and a lively, supportive community that makes reading feel social and fun. However, recurring glitches, incomplete catalogs, and gaps in core tracking features, plus paid stats and privacy concerns, keep the experience from being consistently reliable.

Pros

Visually appealing, colorful design with worm customization that makes tracking fun.
Strong community and social features (supportive users, shelves sharing, book clubs, discord).
Easy-to-use, intuitive interface with a social-media-like layout.
Engaging and motivating experience that encourages reading.

Cons

Frequent glitches and reliability issues (shelves not showing, exports failing, instability).
Catalog gaps and search/import problems (missing books, some entries not appearing, search not functioning).
Backlog/reading-challenge tracking limitations (can't build backlog; past reads affect calendar year).
Paywalls/paid features for stats or content (subscription required to view stats).
Privacy concerns due to social sharing (no option to go private or limit visibility).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.50

All time rating average: 4.80

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10% (5)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-22	se*****	The app constantly glitches or fails to show my full shelves, sometimes for days at a time until it randomly works again. It is a nice colorful app but beyond that, very poor software and not functional for exports or tracking.
The app constantly glitches or fails to show my full shelves, sometimes for days at a time until it randomly works again. It is a nice colorful app but beyond that, very poor software and not functional for exports or tracking.
2026-04-01	Bl*****	I love this app only lately when I put in a name of a book it shows it’s there but doesn’t show up at all but the number of books added in currently reads is there but there is no show of the book or the cover.
I love this app only lately when I put in a name of a book it shows it’s there but doesn’t show up at all but the number of books added in currently reads is there but there is no show of the book or the cover.
2026-03-21	Ch*****	But it’s missing what feels like really basic features. You can’t really build out your backlog, any books you mark as complete will be marked as read in your current calendar year with seemingly no way of changing it. So just updating books you’ve read in the past will completely throw off any reading challenges you set for yourself in-app
But it’s missing what feels like really basic features. You can’t really build out your backlog, any books you mark as complete will be marked as read in your current calendar year with seemingly no way of changing it. So just updating books you’ve read in the past will completely throw off any reading challenges you set for yourself in-app
2026-01-23	55*****	love this app so much!! So user friendly and such a great community that’s been built. I can’t wait to watch it keep growing <3
love this app so much!! So user friendly and such a great community that’s been built. I can’t wait to watch it keep growing <3
2026-01-17	Ma*****	I love the worms and this app is literally the cutest.
I love the worms and this app is literally the cutest.
2025-12-23	je*****	This is such a cute way to track my reading - I really love the app design and the other users are really nice, an actually good internet community!!!
This is such a cute way to track my reading - I really love the app design and the other users are really nice, an actually good internet community!!!
2025-08-12	Fa*****	Love the vibrant colors. Love that I can decorate my worm. Love the shared shelves. The cutest!!
Love the vibrant colors. Love that I can decorate my worm. Love the shared shelves. The cutest!!
2025-08-01	li*****	Although I applaud the social aspect of sharing books, this app is not going to suit my needs. 1. It did not find the last book I read. Granted it was a young adult book, but I enjoy them as a former school librarian and belong to a book club at the public library that reads them. 2. I need something that tracks my reading in more detail for my Read Challenge for the American Cancer Society for the month of August.
Although I applaud the social aspect of sharing books, this app is not going to suit my needs. 1. It did not find the last book I read. Granted it was a young adult book, but I enjoy them as a former school librarian and belong to a book club at the public library that reads them. 2. I need something that tracks my reading in more detail for my Read Challenge for the American Cancer Society for the month of August.
2025-07-17	sm*****	Obsessed with this app. I’ve gotten so many book recs and have been inspired to read so many books from others’ reviews! Super cute and engaging. Honestly this app helped me get back into reading and I’m so grateful. I’ve read 49 books so far this year and I think that’s largely due to Bookworm!
Obsessed with this app. I’ve gotten so many book recs and have been inspired to read so many books from others’ reviews! Super cute and engaging. Honestly this app helped me get back into reading and I’m so grateful. I’ve read 49 books so far this year and I think that’s largely due to Bookworm!
2025-05-10	je*****	I want to love this app. But so many books are missing and it’s annoying. Even if you submit it, it doesn’t get loaded.
I want to love this app. But so many books are missing and it’s annoying. Even if you submit it, it doesn’t get loaded.