Oku

Oku is an app for tracking books read, currently reading and want to read, with an active community and minimalist design. It's the Letterboxd of books: not a service for buying books, but for sharing and discussing your reading life.

Oku is a reading tracking application available on iOS, macOS and web. You build your digital library by adding books you've read, are reading or want to read, organizing them into custom collections. For each book you can record start and end dates, leave a rating and write private notes or reviews. The public profile shows your reading activity and collections, and you can follow other readers to discover what they're reading. The social feed gathers updates from people you follow — books added, reviews written, collections created — building a community around reading. Search and catalog rely on Open Library, ensuring a very large database. Syncing between Apple devices is native via iCloud. The design is intentionally clean and ad-free. Oku distinguishes itself from Goodreads with a more polished design, no advertising and a better community, but a less complete catalog.

For readers who want to track their books and share their reading with a curated community, looking for a Goodreads alternative with better design and no advertising.

Oku is free with basic tracking and community features. The Pro plan, at around $3 per month (or less billed annually), adds advanced features such as detailed reading statistics, Goodreads import, widgets, more profile customization and additional features. It's one of the most affordable premium plans in the book tracking app category.