Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! The core features — tracking books, logging reading sessions, iCloud sync, and custom shelves — are completely free. PRO adds reading goals, detailed insights, note exports, and integrations with Slack, Telegram, and webhooks. If you want to try PRO, the annual plan includes a 3-day free trial.

No account needed. If you choose to sync, your data syncs through your Apple ID and iCloud. We never see your reading data — it stays on your devices.

Absolutely. Track reading sessions, add books, and use all features without internet. Changes sync automatically when you're back online.

Yes! You can scan ISBN barcodes, search by title/author, or add books manually. You can also import from a Goodreads CSV or a Book Reading Habit CSV file.

PRO unlocks unlimited books, reading goals, detailed book statistics, reading insights (when you read best, average session length, reading speed), note exports (PDF, HTML, Markdown, plain text), and integrations with Slack, Telegram, and webhooks.

Yes. You can start and stop reading sessions with Siri voice commands. It also works with the Shortcuts app, so you can build custom automations.

A streak counts how many consecutive days you've logged a reading session. Miss a day and it resets — but shields can help. You start with one shield, and earn more as you hit milestones (7 days, 30 days, and so on). If you miss a day and have a shield available, it protects your streak automatically. You can hold up to five shields at a time.

You set a daily target in minutes — say, 10 or 15 minutes. Every day you hit that minimum, it counts toward your streak and your weekly progress. It's about building the habit, not racing through books.

Yes. Book Reading Habit works with any format — physical books, ebooks, or audiobooks. You search for the book, add it to your library, and track your sessions regardless of how you're reading it.

Each book gets its own stats page with average session length, reading pace (pages per session), your longest session, a progress curve, engagement patterns, and a reading heat map. You also get an estimated finish date based on your reading speed.

You can set daily reminders to read at a specific time. It's a gentle nudge — a notification that helps you remember to show up. You choose the time that works best for your routine.

Book Reading Habit focuses on the reading habit itself, not on being a social book network. Where Goodreads and StoryGraph center on rating, reviewing, and discovering books in a public community, Book Reading Habit is a private, session-based tracker: you time your reading, set daily goals, build streaks, and keep everything on your own devices via iCloud with no account and no social feed. It is closest in spirit to Bookly, but it is a native Apple app across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Siri Shortcuts, widgets, and note export.

It is built around the habit rather than the catalog. A focus timer makes each session deliberate, daily goals and streaks (with streak shields) keep you consistent, and reading insights show when and how you read best. There is no social pressure or feed — just your own progress, tracked privately.

Yes. Book Reading Habit is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your library, sessions, notes, and goals stay in sync across all of them through iCloud — no separate account needed.