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Read more. Remember more. Find your next favorite book.

BookWard is the book tracker that remembers why you loved every book, then uses it to recommend what to read next. Track your reading, keep notes, get an AI-written Book Companion, and read real samples.

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One simple idea

Read. Remember. Discover.

Most book apps give you a list. BookWard gives you a memory, and a guide.

Read

Build your shelf of books you have read and want to read. Real covers, years, and ratings make it feel like your own library.

Remember

Rate a book, tap what stood out, and say why. BookWard keeps your reasons so you never forget what a book gave you.

Discover

Get book recommendations that use your ratings and reasons, checked against real book catalogs so every pick exists.

Book tracker

Your books, beautifully organized

See your whole shelf as a wall of real book covers, or switch to a detailed list. Sort by what you added, what you rated, or what fits you best.

  • Read and want-to-read shelves
  • Star ratings and notes on why
  • Real covers and publication years

Explore the book tracker

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Book Companions

A guide to every book you read

Get a chapter-by-chapter Book Companion with the core idea, key points, and frameworks, shaped by your own taste. Edit it, ask for changes, and save it as a PDF.

  • Core idea and key takeaways
  • Chapter by chapter breakdown
  • Ask BookWard to change any part

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A BookWard Book Companion for Atomic Habits
Book recommendations

Picks that actually fit you

Tell BookWard what you rated highly and why. It recommends books with a fit score, the reason behind each pick, and honest heads-ups, and every book is verified as real.

  • Fit scores and reasons for every pick
  • Stretch picks to widen your range
  • Where to buy, listen, or borrow

How recommendations work

BookWard personalized book recommendations with fit scores
Read a sample

Try before you buy

For many books, BookWard opens a real sample of the pages right on the book’s page. Find a book you love, read a few pages, then decide.

  • Real pages from the book
  • One click from any book you track
  • Free public-domain classics in full

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Updated on the 1st of every month

BookWard’s Top 100 Books

The 100 books readers are picking up right now, ranked by the BookWard Score. Filter by genre, or tell us what you like and we will build a list for you.

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Coming from another app?

Bring your Goodreads library with you

Export your library from Goodreads, drop the file into BookWard, and your ratings and shelves come along, matched to real book records with covers.

How to import from Goodreads

Questions

Good to know

What is BookWard?

BookWard is a book tracker that helps you read, remember, and discover. Keep your shelf of books you have read and want to read, rate them and note why they mattered, then get personalized book recommendations that use those reasons.

Is BookWard free?

Yes. BookWard is free while it is in beta. The AI features have a fair daily limit so the service stays fast for everyone. If we introduce optional paid plans later, we will tell you first and your shelf stays yours.

How is BookWard different from other book tracking apps?

Most book trackers stop at a list and a star rating. BookWard keeps your reasons (what stood out, what you would change) and uses them to recommend books, write a Book Companion for each title, and show real covers, publication years, and free samples.

Can I import my Goodreads library?

Yes. Export your library from Goodreads as a CSV file and drop it into BookWard. Your ratings and shelves come across, and each book is matched to a real book record. StoryGraph exports work the same way.

Are the book recommendations real books?

Yes. Every recommendation is checked against real book catalogs before you see it, and anything that cannot be found is dropped. You also see the first publication year and where to find each book.

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Start your shelf in a minute

Sign up free, add a few books you love, and BookWard starts finding what to read next.

Free while in beta. No credit card needed.