Casebound

Track what you read. Catalog what you own.

A book tracker built for serious readers and library builders. Two things, done properly: real reading data, and a real catalog of what's on your shelf.

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Coming to iOS and Android.

Library and lists, finally separate

Most book apps stack your shelves, your reading state, and your custom lists into one mess. When you own 500 books across 10 overlapping shelves, you can't cleanly answer "what do I actually own?" Casebound keeps your library — a real catalog with ownership, format, and reading status — separate from your lists, which are tags you can layer on top. A book lives in your library once, in zero or many lists, with one clean record.

One book, every format

Own the hardcover, listened to the audiobook, halfway through the Kindle? One library entry, three format records, each tracked separately. Stats stay honest — hours for audio, pages for physical, locations or percent for ebooks. No lossy conversion.

Sessions that count

Track reading time and pages session by session. Pause, resume, log a session you forgot to start. See weekly, monthly, yearly, and lifetime stats — measured in pages and time, not book counts.

A real catalog of what you own

Ownership is a per-format field. Status, format, ownership, privacy — all first-class. Search and filter by any of them. ISBN scan to add quickly. Correct a wrong page count once and you’ve improved the record for everyone.

The app, in eight screens

Track what you read. Catalog what you own. See for yourself.

Casebound library view: a list of books with cover thumbnails, status pills, and format icons.

Book detail page showing the same book tracked as hardcover and audiobook, each with its own progress.

A live reading session timer with the current book and elapsed minutes.

Filter and sort controls — status, format, ownership, and list, all selectable.

ISBN barcode scanner viewfinder over a book's back cover.

Custom lists view showing tags layered on top of the canonical library.

Next-read randomizer suggesting a book from the to-be-read shelf.

Pricing screen with Free and Pro tier cards side by side.

Built for serious readers

Built for

Readers with substantial libraries — often 100 books or more.
People who care about being a good steward of what they own.
Anyone who wants meaningful reading data without performance theater.

Not built for

Casual readers chasing yearly book-count goals.
Review writers chasing social validation.
People who want algorithmic recommendations to tell them what to read next.

Free is useful; paid is power

Free

No credit card needed

Unlimited library
Basic session tracking
Up to 5 lists
Basic stats (week, month, year)
ISBN scan
Privacy toggle
Single device

Pro

$4.99/month or $29.99/year

Everything in Free, plus:
Unlimited lists
Advanced stats and insights
Year-in-review wraps
Custom dashboard and filters
Cloud sync across devices
Data export
Themes

Free is genuinely useful — your full library, real session tracking, ISBN scan. Pro unlocks depth, devices, and exports.

Frequently asked questions

Why not just use Goodreads?

Goodreads conflates shelves with reading state and user lists. When you own 500 books across overlapping shelves, you can't cleanly answer "what do I own?" Casebound treats your library as a canonical catalog and lists as tags layered on top. They're separate things, and they look that way.

Is my reading data private by default?

Yes. Per-book privacy toggle, no public profile by default, no social feed. You decide what — if anything — is visible.

Will there be social features?

Possibly. Light friend-library viewing and shared lists are on the roadmap for a later version. Casebound will never be primarily a social product.

Will there be a web app?

Mobile first. Web comes later if it’s clearly needed.