The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books
I think most of these roundups are fine as a starting point, but they rarely ask the question I care about: what happens to your reading history when the app gets bored or sells out. Goodreads is the default because of the social graph, but its recommendation engine has felt stale for years. StoryGraph at least tries to be more analytical with mood and pace tags, though its catalog can lag on new releases.
What I'd want from any list like this is a straight comparison of data portability and privacy, because your reading log is a surprisingly intimate dataset. I also wonder whether algorithmic discovery beats just following a few people whose taste you trust. For me that's the real split, and most lists don't dig into it. The apps that win long-term are the ones that let you export everything and don't turn your habits into a marketing feed.