No ads, no storefront
Goodreads is free because it is ad-supported, and its owner has a store to send you to. tome. has no ads at all - you open the app, you see your books.
tome. vs Goodreads
A calmer Goodreads alternative.
Keep the parts you love - tracking, goals and finding your next read - and leave the ads and clutter behind. tome. imports your whole Goodreads library in a couple of taps.
The short version
Goodreads has the biggest book community on the internet, but the app has barely changed in a decade and puts ads and store promotions between you and your books. tome. is a modern, ad-free tracker focused on your reading - page-by-page progress, yearly goals, streaks and discovery - with a built-in Goodreads import that moves your shelves over in minutes.
Why readers switch.
An app that feels current
The Goodreads apps are famously dated and slow to change. tome. is a native app for iPhone and Android, built around a clean, rounded design that gets out of your way.
Spoilers stay hidden
On Goodreads, a stray review can ruin an ending, and protection depends on reviewers tagging their own spoilers. tome. hides descriptions and reviews by default until you choose to reveal them.
Progress that motivates
Log your reading page by page, keep a streak alive, and watch stats build book by book - alongside the classic yearly goal you already know from the Reading Challenge.
tome. and Goodreads, side by side.
| Feature | tome. | Goodreads |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-free | ✓ | —Ad-supported |
| Page-by-page progress logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Yearly reading goal | ✓ | ✓Reading Challenge |
| Reading streaks | ✓ | — |
| Spoiler protection by default | ✓ | ◐Reviewer-tagged only |
| ISBN barcode scanner | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hand-picked weekly recommendations | ✓ | —Algorithmic recs |
| Huge review community | ◐Ratings & reviews, smaller community | ✓ |
Feature sets change - this comparison reflects both apps as of August 2026.
When Goodreads is still the right choice
If the community is the point for you - group discussions, giveaways, years of review threads and friends who are already there - Goodreads remains unmatched in sheer size. No tracker matches that network, tome. included. But if you mostly use Goodreads to track your own reading, you will not miss much.
Switching takes a couple of taps
tome. has a built-in Goodreads import: bring your shelves - read, currently reading and want to read - over without re-adding a single book by hand.
And your library stays yours. tome. supports export as well as import, so you are never locked in.
Questions, answered.
Can I import my Goodreads library into tome.?
Yes. tome. brings your Goodreads library over in a couple of taps, so you do not have to add every book again by hand.
Is tome. free like Goodreads?
tome. is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. You can add your books, log your reading and set a yearly goal right away - without ads.
What does Goodreads have that tome. does not?
The community. Goodreads has the largest base of readers, reviews, groups and giveaways. tome. focuses on your personal reading - tracking, goals and discovery - rather than social features.
Does tome. work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. tome. is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play.
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