Is there a good app for manage a reading list?
Too Expensive: 16 apps already serve this, and 12 data points mined from real user reviews across 3 sources show where they fall short. The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier.
Data refreshed September 28, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to manage a reading list, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| reading mode feature | ux | 2 | режим чтения |
| read/unread book separation | missing-feature | 1 | Doesn't separate books read from not read like prior app did |
| read-books-archiving | missing-feature | 1 | no way to archive or move to the bottom the books I have read |
| reading time tracking analytics | missing-feature | 1 | hope kindle can record the exact time when reading, then have a chart |
| subscription blocks reading specific books | price | 1 | every time I click on one it says I have to subscribe to read a book |
| removed read-to-me books, want more accessible content | missing-feature | 1 | some books were removed... add more read to me books... for people who are blind |
| subscription needed for more reading time / all books | price | 1 | if you sign up for a subscription you just get have more time... everybody should get to read every book |
| book title display during reading | missing-feature | 1 | ability to see the book title while reading |
| recommended books pushed don't show full series or reading order | ux | 1 | a lot of times they're not the whole series or I don't know which is the first book or the second book |
| widget reading progress tracking | bug | 1 | widget takes you to the end of the last book you finished, not the book you are currently reading |
| reading challenges opt-out | missing-feature | 1 | get rid of the reading challenges. or give me a way to opt out |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping list | 4.3 | 19,323 | Free |
| ElevenReader: Read Books Aloud | 4.7 | 10,412 | Free |
| Shopping List | 4.8 | 33,727 | Free |
| Learn to Read - Reading.com | 4.7 | 72,179 | Free |
| OTT Watchlist: Movie, TV Guide | 4.5 | 658 | Free |
| Lists To do | 4.8 | 106,180 | Free |
| Reader for Watch | 3.0 | 23 | $1.99 |
| Storyfolk Novel Planner App | 5.0 | 4 | $5.99 |
Should you build it?
The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier. Opportunity here scores 23 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| majidsajadi/paperboard | stale | 84 | JavaScript |
| ronak-lm/android-bookworm | stale | 16 | Java |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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