Conquest of PagesGoodreads alternatives for tracking your reading
Plenty of readers want something different from Goodreads: better statistics, less clutter, more privacy, or simply something that feels nicer to open. There are good options, and moving is easier than it looks, because most trackers can import the CSV file Goodreads lets you export.
What to decide first
- Social or private? Some trackers are built around friends, reviews and recommendations; others keep your library to yourself. Neither is better — it depends on whether you read for conversation or for yourself.
- What do you want back from your data? Charts of pages and genres, a yearly goal, a heatmap of reading days, a map of where your authors come from?
- Where does it live? A website account, a phone app, a file on your computer, or your own browser.
- Can you get out again? Whatever you choose, make sure you can export your library. It is the difference between a tool and a trap.
The main options
Features and prices change, so treat this as a map of what each is known for and check the site before you commit.
- The StoryGraph — popular with people who love reading statistics and mood- and pace-based recommendations. It can import a Goodreads export.
- Hardcover — a newer social tracker aimed at readers who want a community feel and a modern interface.
- Bookwyrm — an open-source, federated social reading network: you join a community server rather than one company's site.
- Libib — best known for cataloguing a physical collection (books, and other media) rather than tracking reading habits.
- A spreadsheet or notebook — unbeatable for control and longevity, if you do not mind building your own charts.
- Conquest of Pages (this site) — a private tracker built around a 3D globe: each finished book plants a forest where its author was born, and the app tracks a read-around-the-world challenge, goals and streaks. Your library stays in your own browser unless you choose to sign in to sync it.
Moving your library over
- On Goodreads, open My Books → Import and export → Export Library and download the CSV file it prepares.
- In the tracker you are moving to, find its import option and upload that file.
- Check a few books — ratings, dates and shelves — and keep the CSV as your own backup.
For Conquest of Pages the exact steps, including what carries over, are on the import guide.
A simple way to choose
Try two of them with the same twenty books. Within an hour you will know which one you want to open again tomorrow — and that, more than any feature list, decides whether you keep a reading habit going.