The Shelf - Reading Tracker

Find the right book and edition, make the app yours, then track every page, session, note, mood, goal and re-read. Private, pay once, no ads or subscriptions.

The Shelf is a reading tracker that brings your books, progress, focus sessions, notes, and stats together in one private app. Search or scan a book, choose the right edition and cover, then track only what feels useful to you.

BUILD YOUR LIBRARY FAST

• Search by title, author, or ISBN.
• Scan one barcode or review a whole stack before adding anything.
• Choose the edition and cover that match your copy.
• Import an existing Goodreads or StoryGraph library.

TRACK READING WITHOUT FRICTION

• Update pages, percentage, audiobook time, or chapters.
• Start a focused reading, listening, or study session from any book.
• Keep every re-read separate, with its own dates, rating, mood, and notes.
• Organize Reading, Finished, Paused, To be read, Did not finish, and Wishlist books your way.

MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOURS

• Choose your background and accent colors.
• Save, sync, rename, and share color presets, or start with a ready-made recipe.
• Browse a detailed shelf or a clean wall of covers.
• Choose System, Lined Paper, Grid Paper, or Dot Grid cards.

SEE YOUR READING LIFE

• Explore daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly activity.
• See goals, streaks, totals, records, and finished books on your calendar.
• Revisit a book, note, or quote from this day in an earlier year.

REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ

• Save notes, journal entries, session thoughts, and favorite quotes.
• Scan a printed quote or table of contents and review it before saving.
• Find everything again in each book's Notebook.

MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT

• Add tags, lending details, series, custom covers, and exact ISBNs.
• Track chapters and study problems for books that need more structure.
• Organize subjects and reading paths, or leave those tools out of sight.

MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD

• Use widgets, Spotlight, Siri, keyboard, pointer, Split View, and Stage Manager.
• Sync with iCloud when you choose, and export your library whenever you want.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

• No accounts, ads, tracking, analytics, or subscriptions.
• Optional book lookup sends only a title, author, or ISBN when you search.
• Turn lookup off for a fully offline library.
• Pay once, own it forever.