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Bonisiwe Shabane
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the best sites and apps to track your books movies music and video

I rang in 2024 the same way I have ever since 2011: By setting my annual reading goal on Goodreads. I don't read nearly as much as I used to—blame kids, the loss of a daily commute, emotional fallout from a global pandemic, what have you—but I still want to give myself a bar... A few years ago in the Guardian, writer Rachel Sigee pondered the question of why so many of us frequent sites like Goodreads and Letterboxd to log our media consumption, and came up with... Yes, the same addictive brain chemicals that cause our neurons to fire every time our phones light up with a notification are what keep us marking our progress in the books we’ve read or... Or (and this is where things get slightly insidious), to build lists of all the things we want to—or feel we “should”—read, or watch, or play. It’s worth considering (as Sigee does) whether it is healthy to “gamify” what is essentially a leisure time activity in this way, and as a hardcore media logger, I will admit to sometimes feeling...

Unless I figure out a way to live forever and also abandon my job and family responsibilities. But I’m also not going to stop doing it. Even before technology presented methods to make it easier, I intermittently have kept lists of, say, the movies I watched with my then-girlfriend, now spouse. Like scrolling through photos in my phone, just seeing the name of a film on that list would trigger my memories of where we were when we saw it or the conversations we had... So much of daily life is ephemeral; keeping a record of a given day—even if it’s just something as inconsequential as finally watching Weekend at Bernie’s (a surprisingly weird movie) can give you an... Goodreads is by far the most widely used book tracker, but there are alternatives if you don’t want to serve up yet more of your data to corporate owner Amazon.

I've really embraced physical media again in recent years, but my collection quickly became too big. Which is why I ended up buying Snowcrash, Deadpool 2, and Gladiator more than once. Now, I've started using apps to keep records of my physical media. While I settled on just one, there are a few great options out there. Libib is an ad-free service that lets you catalog up to 5000 books, board games, movies, music and video games before requiring payment. It has an Android and iPhone app, but you can use the web interface to enter lots of information more easily.

It's really straightforward. Just create collections (up to 100 in the free version) and then scan the barcodes on your media. Sort them into whatever collections make sense to you, and you're done. Now, when you go to the store or are browsing eBay for deals on used DVDs, you can quickly check if you already own something. Odd name aside, LibraryThing is another streamlined app designed for books, but perfectly happy to work with just about any form of media. It relies on data from Amazon and millions of library records to quickly ID your books using the barcode scanning function.

It also has a cover editor, where you can photograph your book's cover and add it to the database of your media. It's completely free and has no advertising. LibraryThing also has a social aspect, which I myself am not interested in, but if you want to talk about books with other people, the option is there! You can get apps for iPhone. Although there was an Android app, at the time of writing it no longer seemed to be available. In this post, we’ve decided to review the list of the most popular book tracking apps and websites.

We all know Goodreads and will start with it since it’s probably the oldest and most popular one. However, nowadays, there are plenty of other apps worth considering. And today, we’ll take a look at ten such apps and try to decide what to choose based on your goals. Let’s start with a brief overview of the book-tracking apps and their key aspects. (Best for cataloging book collections or libraries) (Best for book cataloging and organization)

Motto: “The right book in the right hands at the right time can change the world.” Tracking your reading can transform the way you interact with books. It helps you stay motivated, organize your library, and reflect on how your reading habits evolve over time. In 2025, readers have more options than ever, from social platforms to private, minimalist apps. Here’s a look at the best reading tracker apps available right now. Goodreads has been the go-to platform for more than a decade.

You can log every book you’ve read, set a yearly reading challenge, and share reviews with millions of other readers. The size of its community is unmatched. If you’re into data and analytics, StoryGraph offers in-depth insights. It tracks the moods, pacing, and genres of your reads, and suggests books based on your preferences. For readers who want privacy, simplicity, and deep Apple integration, Book Tracker is one of the best options in 2025. We've all done it: browsed friends' bookshelves, riffled through their vinyl collection or peeked through a stack of video games left in front of their TV.

You can learn a lot about people based on what media they consume and leave lying around their house. And perhaps you're familiar with what director John Waters said you shouldn't do if someone doesn't have books in their house? Unfortunately, the modern streaming age means that we aren't collecting music or movies the way we used to -- we might put a few tomes on our coffee table as decoration, but stacks of... So how do we remember everything we've listened to lately? How do we show off what we've read? Indeed, there are quite a few apps dedicated to showcasing the media experiences we've "collected." We've gathered some of the better ones so you can easily keep track of -- and brag about --...

IMDb might be the big kahuna when it comes to looking up stuff about film, but it's pretty terrible for cinephiles who want a place to track their film consumption and connect with other... Letterboxd is a site built by people who take their movie watching seriously. You can log your views, tag them, make themed lists and write reviews for films you've already seen and written -- after all, sometimes you might notice something new on a rewatch. Even if you're not into obsessively tracking your film inventory, the site and its app are still worth a look just for the quality of the reviews: It's a more discerning group of watchers... Trakt.tv doesn't make its own app that you can just download and start using. Instead, it focuses its efforts on its website and API, which sit at the center of a robust ecosystem of third-party apps targeting different users' needs.

WatchAid will give you the skinny on which streaming service carries your favorite shows, while serial bingers can use Serist to keep tabs on how far they've made it into a long-running program like... If you do a lot of your watching on your computer via services like Netflix or on media players like Apple TV, there are ways for Trakt to automatically keep tabs on those, too,... It's like having your own personal Nielsen ratings system. We listen to way more music than we can ever keep tabs of manually, so that's what makes Last.fm's auto-scrobble so great. You simply install the app on your computer or phone and it scours iTunes, Google Play or Windows Media Player for your listening habits. You can also have streaming services like Spotify and Tidal send information directly to Last.fm.

Data nerds will love how it generates stats on your favorite tracks, albums and artists, delivering a weekly listening report that even breaks it down by how many new artists you've sampled and your... Maybe you don't need that much information, but then again, there's something comforting about knowing that even after 10 years and changing tastes, The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" still hasn't been dethroned as... For cataloging any collectible you can think of: movies, books, music, comics, games, action figures, wine, pop vinyl, toy cars, puzzles, and more. Works with and syncs between your iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web. "A great App for keep inventory of all the movies I have. They are responsive but if you need support.

I was able to upload a saved list and restore 600+ movies to an inventory I can easily search and help recall what I have." - 5 stars from Chriskdx (Oct 20, 2025) "I have tried several other collection apps but those others didn’t do the job of this much detail you can make for the things I collect. One thing I wish you could do is make where you can transfer an item from place to place." - 5 stars from Grindsolm (Oct 17, 2025) "This app is a great way to track and Invintory everything" - 5 stars from edkingv1 (Oct 10, 2025) Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Plus, in this week’s Installer: Roblox comes to PlayStation, superlong extension cables, a new idea about computers, the new Razr, and much more. Plus, in this week’s Installer: Roblox comes to PlayStation, superlong extension cables, a new idea about computers, the new Razr, and much more. Finally, a way to organize your reading material. Avid readers know the struggle: You purchase a beautiful new copy of a book, only to realize that you already own it. If you’re having trouble remembering which tomes comprise your collection, you're going to love these free apps designed to help you keep track of your books — no matter how large your home library...

Sometimes, book nerds just can't resist the call of a free bin, a library sale, or a thrift store bookcase. It’s not so dramatic — you’ve likely never lost a job or put a relationship in jeopardy because of your reading, after all — but it’s still all too easy for your personal library... (Note that we said "currently." Feel free to continue holding out for gigantic home libraries, à la Beauty and the Beast.) It’s all good for readers who can’t help themselves, however, because there are more than a few apps available for book nerds who want to catalogue their personal libraries. For the list below, we've picked out seven easy to use, free apps that you can download right now to help you keep track of your books. Bookshelf: Your Virtual Library — not to be confused with the similarly named e-textbook app — is a newcomer to the market, but it’s already racked up a 4.7-star rating as of this writing.

This handy program not only lets readers track their book collections on custom shelves, but it also analyzes users’ reading habits, all in one place. How many books have you read this month? How many do you read, on average in a year? How much time do you spend in front of the TV? What album did you listen to most last week? Tracking the media you consume can be pretty fun.

I've rounded up apps to track books, TV, games, music and movies, plus a few that track a bit of everything. Hopefully these will get you started if you're looking for a way to keep an eye on what you're reading, watching and listening to. Goodreads helps you track which books you're reading, what you've read in the past and a wishlist of books to read in the future. You can leave or read reviews, follow your friends, set a reading challenge for the year and browse quotes, polls and quizzes. You can also get recommendations for new books to read based on what you've read before, which is handy. If Goodreads isn't your thing, a couple of alternatives with similar social reading angles are LibraryThing and Readernaut.

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