About this app
What Bookbench does
Bookbench is the reading log for people who want to keep track of what they read, what they thought, and what to read next — without making it public on Goodreads, without uploading every quote to Readwise, and without an account. What ships in v1: — Library shelves: Currently reading, Finished, Want to read, DNF. Move books between shelves with a tap. — Add a book by typing it in or scanning the barcode (VisionKit). No cloud database call — your library is your library. — Capture quotes. Snap a page photo, optionally OCR the highlighted text via Vision, attach page number + your own note. Build your private commonplace book over years. — Reading stats. Pages per week, books per month, average rating, longest streak. Swift Charts, on-device. — Tag and search. Mood tags (cozy, thrilling, slow), topic tags (memoir, biography, sci-fi), search across all your notes and quotes. — Decimal ratings + DNF, the things Goodreads users left for StoryGraph. — Export. CSV or PDF of your whole library + quotes for safekeeping. — No account, no social feed, no algorithm, no cloud. Your reading is yours. For the 4M+ StoryGraph users and the Goodreads diaspora who want the tracking without the public profile.
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
Shelves
Currently reading / Finished / Want / DNF; tap to move
Add book
Barcode scan (VisionKit) or manual entry
Capture quote
Photo of page + optional OCR + page # + note
Stats
Pages/week, books/month, ratings, streak (Swift Charts)
Export
CSV or PDF of library + quotes via share sheet
Why it exists
The problem
Readers want a reading log + quote capture + stats but Goodreads (Amazon-owned) and StoryGraph (cloud account, social by default) require accounts and surface activity publicly; Readwise charges $9.99/mo for the quote-capture side alone.
What's different
How Bookbench stands out
Bookbench is the only iOS reading log that combines library shelves + barcode-scan add + VisionKit photo-to-quote capture + decimal ratings + DNF tracking + stats — fully offline with no account, no social feed, no cloud — Goodreads is Amazon-owned + public-by-default, StoryGraph requires a cloud account + shares acti…
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FAQ
Questions about Bookbench
How much does Bookbench cost?▾
Bookbench is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does Bookbench store my data?▾
On your device. Bookbench is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does Bookbench support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for Bookbench?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
The story
Meet Bookbench — The private reading log you keep
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