StoryGraph alternative

    A StoryGraph alternative for the books on your shelves

    StoryGraph is built around your reading: what you finished, how it felt, what to pick next. If you are looking for a StoryGraph alternative because you also need to know which copies are in your home, this page shows where a catalog like Librisync fits, and why many readers could use both.

    track books you ownStoryGraph users who also want a record of the physical books they ownA catalog of the books you own next to your reading log, with your own shelves, loan notes, series tracking and a duplicate check.
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    How Librisync helps

    The StoryGraph says it helps you track your reading and choose your next book. A catalog of owned books answers a different question: what is physically in your house right now. We think these are two jobs, and it helps to see them apart before you switch anything.

    Librisync is not affiliated with The StoryGraph. This page helps readers compare workflows and choose the right tool for their personal library.

    track books you own

    You want to know which shelf the copy is on, who borrowed it, and which volume of a series you still need.

    A catalog of the books you own next to your reading log, with your own shelves, loan notes, series tracking and a duplicate check.

    What StoryGraph is built for

    StoryGraph's homepage promises “simple tracking and insightful stats”, “smart personalised recommendations” and a way to discover books by mood. Its App Store listing adds charts and graphs about your reading habits, reading challenges, buddy reads with spoiler-free reactions, and an import of your Goodreads shelves. It is on the App Store and the Play Store. Most of it is free, and there is a paid Plus plan. It knows owned books too: marking a book as Owned is one click away, and per the listing Plus stats compare your to-read pile against them. If you want help picking a book that suits tonight's mood, it was designed for exactly that.

    What readers ask for on StoryGraph's roadmap

    StoryGraph keeps a public roadmap where readers post ideas and vote on them. One popular request is about reading rather than copies: a “Series Tracker” to see all started series and where you stand had 436 votes in October 2026, and in February 2024 the team suggested its Book-Specific Reading Challenges in the meantime. Other requests are about physical copies. One, with 44 votes, asks to mark books as lent, and to whom. Smaller ones ask for owned books to come first in search results, for an “Owned” toggle so StoryGraph's Up Next suggests from books already on your shelf, and for a book wishlist. No page showed a status label, so we read them as requests, not as a verdict on the app. The copy-related ones do show a clear wish: to track books you own in the same place you track reading.

    When the question is about the copy

    Picture a Saturday when a friend asks to borrow the second Murderbot novella, and you need to know which shelf it is on. That is the job of a catalog, and it is the job Librisync is built around. You photograph a shelf, review the suggested matches, then import. You build your own shelves by room, theme, mood or reading status, and note who borrowed which book. Series tracking lets you see instantly which volume is missing, and duplicate detection catches duplicate titles during scan review. In the bookstore you can check whether you already own a book.

    A StoryGraph alternative, or a second tool next to it

    Nothing has to connect the two. Keep your stats, mood picks and buddy reads where they already are, and let the catalog answer what is in the house. Librisync tracks reading as well: you can count every unread book, log progress, and keep yearly goals, streaks and pages in view. We just wouldn't present that as a replacement for StoryGraph's mood filters. If you have exported your StoryGraph data to CSV, you can import your books directly via Librisync's file import tab in manual entry, or simply capture physical shelves by photo. In the other direction, you can export your data and delete your account at any time. Since the first 100 books are free, one bookcase is enough to see whether it is worth a second tool to track books you own.

    Updated on October 30, 2026

    Methodology

    This comparison looks at capture speed, metadata review, privacy, reading context, sharing, and how much work each tool creates once a personal collection grows.

    Librisync pros

    • Photo-first capture for real shelves
    • Private organization with reading context
    • Duplicate checks and wishlist in the same workflow

    Trade-offs

    • Newer ecosystem than long-established catalog tools
    • Best suited to personal libraries, not institutional circulation systems

    What to look for

    What you want answered

    If your questions are what to read next and how your reading changes over a year, a reading tracker covers them. If they are where a copy is and whether you already bought it, you need a list that starts from what you own.

    Books that leave the house

    Lending is where memory fails first. If friends and family borrow from your shelves, write the borrower's name down the day the book walks out, instead of piecing it together months later.

    Series bought over years

    Long series bought one paperback at a time are easy to lose track of. A list of the volumes actually on your shelf shows the gap faster than scrolling back through years of finished books.

    Editions and doubles

    Collectors care about the copy: hardcover or paperback, original or reissue, and whether a second copy is already sitting in another room.

    A weekend test with one shelf

    Leave your StoryGraph account exactly as it is. Choose the shelf where your unfinished series live, because that is where gaps hide. Photograph it, review the matches before import, and note the edition in your personal notes per book where it matters to you. Add a loan note for every book that is currently out, with the borrower's name. Mark the books you haven't read yet; Librisync counts every book marked unread, down to the exact number. Then hold your unread books next to your StoryGraph to-read pile. Comparing the two lists shows which of your planned reads are already at home.

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      Photograph the shelf with open series

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      Review matches and note loans

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      Compare unread books with your TBR

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    Questions people ask

    Is Librisync a full StoryGraph alternative?
    For most readers, no, and we would rather say so. StoryGraph is a reading tracker with stats, mood-based discovery and recommendations. Librisync is a catalog of the books you own, with shelves, loan notes, series tracking and a duplicate check. It logs reading progress and goals too, but if mood filters and buddy reads are why you open StoryGraph, keep it and use Librisync next to it.
    Can I move my StoryGraph data into Librisync?
    Yes, if you download your StoryGraph library as a CSV export. You can upload it directly into Librisync via the file import tab in manual book entry to preview titles, verify duplicates, and add them with one click. Alternatively, shelf photos and barcode scans let you capture books quickly.
    StoryGraph already knows which books I own. Why add a catalog?
    It does: you can mark books as Owned, and its App Store listing mentions Plus stats that compare your to-read pile against them. Librisync focuses on the copy itself: each book sits on shelves you define, you can add your own notes per book, such as the edition, record who borrowed it, and see which volume of a series is missing.
    What does Librisync cost?
    Librisync is free up to 100 books, permanently, with no credit card needed. There are no banner ads and no sale of personal data. When you buy a recommended book, Librisync receives a small commission from the retailer, and your price stays the same. For larger collections, LibriSync Pro is available from €2.99 a month, €24.99 a year, or €49.99 for lifetime access.

    Build the book system around your real shelves

    Start with a few books or scan a whole shelf. Librisync keeps the structure useful after the first import.

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