literal.club has simple ux and aesthetics

Literal

Literal is the best platform to collectively explore the ideas of the world's greatest authors.

literal.club

Will need to test this out! 🫰🏼

Any feature(s) you find particularly valuable outside of the more obvious ones?

not really, it was the first book logging app i ever used so i just stick with it cuz it was so simple

it's still goodreads for me

I get it. Any others you tried before reverting?

oku.club

Oku - the companion app for your bookshelf

The companion app for every book. Collect, rate & discover books with your friends.

oku.club

This looks promising! I'll have to check it out.

Recently wrote a blog post about why we still need a better goodreads alternative: creativerly.com/there-is-still… has some suggestions in it. 👍

There is still the need for a better Goodreads alternative

Goodreads is still providing the worst experience when it comes to book tracking. Oku and Literal tried to create the modern Goodreads alternative users were hoping for. But are they still active?

creativerly.com

Amazing. I appreciate that you reviewed the two apps that were recommended in this thread! Saves me a little bit of trouble.

The bigger question is: how do I assess which app has the better community of users? Lmfao

I primarily use Storygraph (been using it since it was in alpha!) and I’ve been using it a lot more consistently since I downloaded the iOS app. Also I know the developer/founder and she’s an amazing person who genuinely adores books, so I want to support her work 🖤📚

I use Literal but don’t really use the social features much apart from seeing what others are reading and getting my recommendations from there. If you need only a tracker Bookshelf is great on iOS.