Bookmory vs Goodreads
BookmoryA reading journal
Keep timed reading, notes and a calendar together.
GoodreadsA shelf of books
Keep shelves, browse reviews and follow friends.
Consider Bookmory when you want a personal record of sittings, notes and reading days. Consider Goodreads when reviews, shelves and people you already follow help you choose books. Both record books and progress. Decide whether you need a daily journal, a social bookshelf or a simple division of work between them.
A ReadersGuild guide. About the publisher. Revised .
We make ReadersGuild, a different reading app. It is not a contender in this table. This comparison uses public documentation, not a hands-on competitor test. Read the sources and method.
Compare the reading workflow
| Task | Bookmory | Goodreads |
|---|---|---|
| The everyday record | A timer, page updates, notes and a reading calendar. | Book shelves and page/percentage progress updates. |
| Finding another book | Collections, tags and a personal wishlist, as described in its listing. | Reader reviews, recommendations and friends' shelves. |
| Thoughts about a book | Formatted reading notes, quotes, photo attachments and OCR. | Book ratings, review text and comments on reviews. |
| Looking back | Reading-time trends, calendar and stats, with paid extras. | Reading Challenge and Year in Books. |
| Access | iOS/Android listings. Free with ads and optional Premium; check local limits. | Web, iOS and Android. Free. |
| Keeping a copy | Current iPhone listing documents CSV/Excel import and text/Markdown/Excel export. Android parity was not verified. | Website library CSV export. A library file does not reconstruct timed sittings. |
Consider Bookmory if
- You want notes and reading days to be easy to revisit.
- You want to time sittings as part of your personal record.
- You need to inspect the iPhone export options before choosing a journal.
Consider Goodreads if
- You use reviews and people you follow to choose what to read.
- You want your existing shelves available on the web.
- You prefer a book-level log over another daily session routine.
Make the choice with one book
Keep Goodreads for discovery and Bookmory for your journal if each has a clear job. For example, you could maintain your finished-book shelf in Goodreads and your ongoing notes in Bookmory. This adds manual work; automatic synchronization was not verified.
If you want only one record, choose the one you will keep current. A personal note archive and a community review shelf have different audiences, so check where an entry will appear before copying private thoughts into a public review.
Keep book history separate from journal history
Fictional example: Jo has a finished book with a rating/date, an unfinished novel and a note from each of two reading sessions. A matching book count would not show whether the notes or timings survived.
- Check title, author and edition for the finished and unfinished books. Then inspect status, rating and completion date.
- Look for each note and timed session separately. A finished-book date or total reading time does not prove the individual entries transferred.
- Check where the destination displays the copied text and who can see it. Keep the original record until the result meets your needs.
This is an illustrative audit, not a performed import or a promise of compatible fields.
Before moving your library
Bookmory's iPhone listing advertises CSV/Excel imports, but this guide did not test a Goodreads import or a return trip. Preserve the original Goodreads CSV and any Bookmory note exports. A supported format alone does not establish how editions, dates, ratings, repeated reads or sessions are mapped. Check representative records before relying on the destination.
Keep a Goodreads library backupHow we compared the apps
Published by ReadersGuild, a reading app. Sources reviewed October 31, 2026: public product documentation and available store listings. This is a source-based comparison, not a hands-on competitor test. Recommendations reflect the task each product documents. Store offers and platform features can vary by region and version.
Questions before choosing
Want company for your next reading session?
In ReadersGuild, friends can bring their own books into a shared room and read at the same time. Check the iPhone workflow if company is the part you want to add.
ReadersGuild for iPhone
Read together, with your own books.
Open a reading room and share its code with a friend. Read quietly together, without an assigned title or a discussion to prepare.
See reading together on iPhoneFree to start. Optional paid upgrades. Android is on the email waitlist.