Build a reading habit that survives missed days.

Flexible streaks, identity-based motivation, and compassionate recovery. The reading tracker built on behavioral science, not gamification. No ads. Your reading data stays yours. Free on iOS.

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BookStreak home screen — identity label, flexible streaks, book carousel

Why BookStreak

Everything you need to read more consistently

Built on behavioral science research, not diamonds and badges. Every feature protects the 5-second core loop: open, see your book, log reading, done.

Flexible Streaks

Read 5 of 7 days a week. Miss a day? Your streak survives. No more all-or-nothing pressure that makes you quit after one bad week.

BookStreak identity progression — see who you're becoming

Identity Motivation

Dynamic labels that evolve with your behavior: "You're becoming a consistent reader." See who you're becoming, not just what you've read.

Compassionate Recovery

Missed your target? "That's still progress" — not "You failed." Bounce-back prompts help you restart gently.

BookStreak insights — heat map, goal ring, percentile

BookStreak privacy dashboard — your data is yours, no ads, no data selling

BookStreak import — Goodreads, StoryGraph, LibraryThing, CSV

Seamless Logging

Read anywhere. Log without opening the app.

Your streak lives on your Home Screen. Start a timer and track it from the Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, or your Mac — tap Stop when done.

Home Screen Widget

Your streak, always visible

Dynamic Island

Live timer while you read

Lock Screen

Stop & log without unlocking

Mac

Timer syncs across all your devices

BookStreak reading timer on Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Mac

The Science

Why flexible streaks work better

Most reading trackers use rigid daily streaks and gamification. The research says that's the wrong approach for long-term habit formation.

2.4x

Longer habit retention

"Never miss twice" flexible targets create 2.4x longer habit retention than rigid "never miss once" daily streaks.

44%

Quit after streak breaks

44% of gamified-app users quit entirely after a single streak break. Flexible streaks eliminate this failure mode.

Identity

Beats extrinsic rewards

Identity-based motivation ("I am a reader") outperforms extrinsic rewards (diamonds, badges) for long-term habits. From the Atomic Habits framework.

5 sec

Core loop speed

Open the app, see your book, tap Log Reading, enter your page, done. Every design decision protects this speed.

Pricing

Generous free tier. Pro for power readers.

All core habit-tracking features are free, forever. Pro unlocks shareable artifacts and depth analytics.

Feature	Free	Pro
Unlimited books	✓	✓
Flexible streaks	✓	✓
Identity-based motivation	✓	✓
Compassionate recovery	✓	✓
Heat map, velocity, percentile	✓	✓
Cloud sync (Supabase)	✓	✓
CSV & JSON export	✓	✓
Import (Goodreads, StoryGraph, CSV)	✓	✓
On-device AI companion (iOS 26+)	✓	✓
Barcode scanner	✓	✓
Shareable Monthly Reading Wrap	—	✓
Shareable Identity Card	—	✓
Time-of-day reading patterns	—	✓
Year-over-year comparison	—	✓
Custom themes & app icons	—	✓

Pro: $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Lifetime: $49.99 once. 17-day free trial after your first finished book.