Aleph
vs Goodreads
Goodreads is a catalogue of books and reviews. Aleph tracks the reading itself — sessions, pages, time, and the streak that keeps you going.
Download appWhat Aleph tracks
Aleph’s unit is the reading session: the pages you read and the time you spent, logged in seconds. Streaks, goals, the activity heatmap, and your daily, weekly, and all-time stats are all built from those sessions.
That changes what the record is for. A list of finished books tells you what you read. A history of sessions tells you when you read, how much, and how consistently.
Where Goodreads fits
Goodreads is built around cataloguing books, rating them, and reading other people’s reviews. If reviews and discussion are what you’re after, that’s its strength.
Aleph is narrower on purpose. It’s built to help you read more — a daily page goal, a yearly book goal, and a streak to protect — rather than to review what you’ve read.
Common questions
- Can I import my Goodreads library into Aleph?
- Not currently. Add books by search, barcode scan, or cover photo, and start tracking from whatever page you’re on.
- Does Aleph have ratings and notes?
- Yes. Every book in your library can have a rating and notes. Aleph doesn’t publish reviews.
- How much does Aleph cost?
- Aleph is free to download, and eligible new subscribers get a 7-day free trial. After that it’s $6.99 a month or $44.99 a year — or $159.99 once for lifetime access. Every plan unlocks every feature, with no ads and no feature tiers.