Goodreads Vs Storygraph
Last week I posted about book tracking and what I love about digital tracking and paper tracking. Today I’m going to compare two of the leading digital reading trackers: Goodreads and Storygraph. I personally use them both so this is just my opinion on the pros and cons of them both.
Goodreads
I am a long time Goodreads user. I first joined Goodreads back in 2007, years before I started this blog. I was immediately obsessed with it. Not only could I find information on millions of books, get recommendations and track my reading but there was also a social side to Goodreads as well. I joined groups and met so many book friends through Goodreads that I am still friends with to this day.
Pros
- Easy to track books using the search function and barcode scanner
- You have groups that you can join and chat with people about the books you love
- The yearly Goodreads Challenge
- Adding different shelves to organise your books
Cons
- The app is terrible (seriously, I hate the app. It’s so clunky and hard to use)
- Goodreads has a lot more negativity in the reviews/comments section
- If you are using Goodreads for the social side… the app doesn’t really accommodate this at all.
Storygraph
I only really heard about Storygraph late last year. I’ve only been using it for about 4-5 months and I really enjoy using it. It’s similar to Goodreads for book tracking but it has some additional features that I love.
Pros
- There are sooooo many challenges. As someone who adores setting challenges this is a huge pro for me. You can even add your own challenges to track through the app.
- The app is so easy to use.
- There is a ‘DNF’ part of the tracking, and it will still track the pages to your statistics for how far in your were. I love this!
- You get some really awesome graphics and statistics, for example what genres you’ve read, most read authors etc.
Cons
- I find it quite difficult to filter with additional shelves. On GR I have shelves for genres and TBRs… I just don’t do this on SG as it’s quite difficult.
- There isn’t really a social side.
- Reviews are a little more difficult to add. I enjoy the mini reviews where is asks you about pacing etc, but I never add my full reviews.
- The recommendations that come up for me and books I would never read or be interested in.
Do you use Goodreads, Storygraph or both? I enjoy both for different reasons and so because of that I will continue to use both.
K-Books
I’m Kayleigh, a teacher and blogger who is obsessed with all things bookish. I love reading YA books of all genres and I am happiest when sharing my love and passion for books.