SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR: iPhone vs Android
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR by Adrian Martinez Moreno is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Books FreeSlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A local-first reading tracker and focus tool for book enthusiasts who want to visualize their library on a customizable digital shelf while using system-level app blocking to minimize distractions. The app is currently ranking in the top 15 free books charts across major European markets like Germany, Italy, and the UK, with notable monetization traction appearing in the grossing charts of Australia and the UK.
Similar apps: Goodreads, Bookly, Reading List
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10k+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 768 |
| Google Play | 4.1 ★ | 1.2k 28 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.3 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.9k |
What users say about SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR
From the 43 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly criticize the app's aggressive paywall and high subscription costs, with many deleting it immediately upon seeing the price. While some appreciate the visual design and concept, the lack of a free tier and perceived value issues dominate the feedback.
Mostly negative (26% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Yes, you need to pay for it”
- Crashes & bugs: “It still has a few bugs to work out but is by far my favorite and most used app since downloading!”
- Updates: “I will come back in a days and update my review”
- Features & content: “I love the option to have a virtual library as a widget on my phone!”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “lying abt free subscription”
- Features & content: “Looks cute but there’s no free option”
- Ads: “Introduce ads, a one time cost to purchase the app, SOMETHING”
- Updates: “UPDATE: emailed twice still no response and still can’t get a refund on at least one of the charges”
About SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR
Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram.
YOUR BOOKSHELF
• Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover.
• Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared.
• Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together.
• Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood.
• Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram.
• Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show.
BOOK CLUBS
• Create a club or join one and read the same book together.
• Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next.
• Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers.
• Vote on the club's next book.
YOUR READING YEAR
• Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share.
• Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish.
• A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one.
• Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres.
• A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand.
TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT
• Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds.
• Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib.
• Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book.
• Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before.
• Series grouped together, with your progress through each one.
• Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships.
• Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish.
WIDGETS
• Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
READING SESSIONS
• Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop.
• If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time.
All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying.
TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR iPhone
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR is #15 in Books Free in United States and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Books FreeSlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A local-first reading tracker and focus tool for book enthusiasts who want to visualize their library on a customizable digital shelf while using system-level app blocking to minimize distractions. The app is currently ranking in the top 15 free books charts across major European markets like Germany, Italy, and the UK, with notable monetization traction appearing in the grossing charts of Australia and the UK.
Similar apps: Goodreads, Bookly, Reading List
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR on the App Store
App details
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | BooksFree | #15 |
| United Kingdom | BooksFree | #13 |
| United States | BooksGrossing | #49 |
| Australia | BooksFree | #9 |
 Germany | BooksFree | #24 |
 Canada | BooksFree | #14 |
| United Kingdom | BooksGrossing | #35 |
 India | BooksGrossing | #27 |
 France | BooksFree | #31 |
| Germany | BooksGrossing | #53 |
 Italy | BooksFree | #21 |
| Australia | BooksGrossing | #33 |
| France | BooksGrossing | #46 |
| Canada | BooksGrossing | #51 |
| Italy | BooksGrossing | #68 |
| India | BooksFree | #86 |
 Indonesia | BooksGrossing | #66 |
Apps near SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR on the chart
Books Free, around #15.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR
From the 43 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly criticize the app's aggressive paywall and high subscription costs, with many deleting it immediately upon seeing the price. While some appreciate the visual design and concept, the lack of a free tier and perceived value issues dominate the feedback.
Mostly negative (26% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Yes, you need to pay for it”
- Crashes & bugs: “It still has a few bugs to work out but is by far my favorite and most used app since downloading!”
- Updates: “I will come back in a days and update my review”
- Features & content: “I love the option to have a virtual library as a widget on my phone!”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “lying abt free subscription”
- Features & content: “Looks cute but there’s no free option”
- Ads: “Introduce ads, a one time cost to purchase the app, SOMETHING”
- Updates: “UPDATE: emailed twice still no response and still can’t get a refund on at least one of the charges”
About SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR
Keep your TBR, your reading journal and your reading log in one place, and share your bookshelf on BookTok and Instagram.
YOUR BOOKSHELF
• Every book stands on the shelf as a spine or as a cover.
• Photograph your own copy to show its real spine, cover and sprayed edges, or use a photo another reader already shared.
• Arrange your books by hand, lay them flat in piles and keep a series together.
• Decorate with plants, candles, lights and more, and pick a theme for the wall and the wood.
• Share a picture of your bookcase to your Stories on TikTok or Instagram.
• Get a public profile at slowreadapp.com/@you with the bookcases you choose to show.
BOOK CLUBS
• Create a club or join one and read the same book together.
• Talk in a channel for each part of the book, so nobody spoils what comes next.
• Hide the parts of a message that are spoilers.
• Vote on the club's next book.
YOUR READING YEAR
• Monthly and yearly wrap ups: cards to swipe through and share.
• Your reader type, worked out from the books you finish.
• A yearly reading challenge, and your year next to the last one.
• Stats for pages, time and books, your reading speed and your top genres.
• A reading streak, with past days you can fill in by hand.
TRACKING WITHOUT EFFORT
• Search millions of books or scan the barcode to add one in seconds.
• Import your library from Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Bookmory, Fable or Libib.
• Paperback, ebook and audiobook, even for the same book.
• Track library loans with the due date and a reminder the day before.
• Series grouped together, with your progress through each one.
• Notes, quotes scanned from the page with your camera, and characters with a portrait and their relationships.
• Half star ratings, rereads and did not finish.
WIDGETS
• Your bookshelf, what you are reading, your streak, your challenge and a daily quote on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
READING SESSIONS
• Start a timed session from any book and log the page where you stop.
• If you want, block the apps that distract you while you read, with Screen Time.
All features described above require a subscription. A free trial is included, so you can try everything before paying.
TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Latest updates
Store changes
What SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR Android
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR is #105 in Books & Reference Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 18 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference GrossingSlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR on Google Play
App details
SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #105 |
| United States | Books & ReferenceFree | #100 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceFree | #49 |
| Germany | Books & ReferenceFree | #61 |
| France | Books & ReferenceFree | #66 |
| Italy | Books & ReferenceFree | #46 |
| Australia | Books & ReferenceFree | #60 |
| Canada | Books & ReferenceFree | #62 |
 Netherlands | Books & ReferenceFree | #26 |
| India | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #123 |
 Spain | Books & ReferenceFree | #70 |
 Sweden | Books & ReferenceFree | #34 |
 Mexico | Books & ReferenceFree | #105 |
| Indonesia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #126 |
 Saudi Arabia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #134 |
 Turkey | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #125 |
 United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #126 |
| Netherlands | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #136 |
 Thailand | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #131 |
 Vietnam | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #130 |
Apps near SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR on the chart
Books & Reference Grossing, around #105.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
About SlowRead: Book Tracker & TBR
📚 YOUR LIBRARY, BOOK BY BOOK
• Add books by title, author or ISBN, or scan the barcode
• Show each book by its spine or its cover, and photograph the spines of your real books
• Unlimited books and shelves, across several libraries
• Sort into Reading, Want to read and Read
🎨 A BOOKSHELF THAT'S YOURS
• Pick the wall, the wood of the shelves and the theme
• Decorate with plants, candles and more between your books
• Share it as an image for Instagram or TikTok
• Your shelf on your home screen with the widget
⏱️ READ MORE, AND ENJOY IT MORE
• Reading sessions with a timer
• Cover the apps that distract you while you read: you choose them, and your phone is never covered
• Reading reminders at the time you prefer
• Your daily reading streak
📊 YOUR YEAR IN BOOKS
• Stats for pages, minutes and genres
• Yearly reading challenges and goals
• A year-end recap worth sharing
📥 BRING WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
• Import your Goodreads library
Made for slow readers who love paper books and want a beautiful corner to keep what they read. Your library stays on your phone.
Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/slowread-tos/
Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-slowread/
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