Made this after realizing I read way more when someone's watching (in a good way). Your book can't send you notifications, but your friends can. ReadCircle is a shared feed for what you're reading: you log, your circle sees it. They read, you get a nudge. The accountability of a book club, without the meetings.
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Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm the maker of ReadCircle.
Quick honest story: I had a shelf of half-finished books and a screen time report I wasn't proud of. The only stretch where I consistently read was when a friend and I were texting each other our progress on the same book.
So I built the mechanic instead of relying on the friendship to sustain it. ReadCircle is a shared feed between you and your friends: you log what you read, they see it. When they read, you get a nudge. That's genuinely the whole app.
Would love to hear how you keep yourself reading and if you try it with your friends, tell me what breaks. I'll be here answering everything.
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Love this idea, the social accountability angle is so smart. One thing I'd love is a weekly recap notification that summarizes what your circle finished and started, makes it feel like a tiny book club digest instead of just a stream.
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@ladamc28143 "Tiny book club digest" is such a good way to put it, I might steal that framing 😄 Thanks for the feedback. The weekly recap is in development as we speak. It'll summarize what your circle finished and started that week, delivered as a notification and a view. Happy to let you know when it's live if you want to try it.
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Love the accountability angle here. One thing I'd want is a weekly digest or summary for my circle, like a short recap of who finished what and what people thought. Right now I might miss updates if I'm not checking the feed daily, and a little weekly nudge would keep the social pressure going without needing to open the app constantly.
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@sudenur68qt Thank you for the feedback! You kind of read my mind: a weekly circle recap is literally what I'm building right now. The idea is a short digest of who finished what, who started what, and progress across your circle, so the social loop keeps working even if you don't open the app daily. I'll ping you here when it ships. I would love your take on the first version of it.
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Logging my current book felt like a tiny commitment, and seeing what two friends picked up today already nudged me back into mine.
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@turankto2 That's the whole app. The tiny commitment plus seeing friends pick books up. Really glad it made you back into yours.
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the nudge system is really smart, turns reading into this quiet social loop without forcing the book club awkwardness. love how clean the shared feed looks too.
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@salimtoptavkox That's exactly the goal, so this comment made my day. Thanks for the note on the feed design too; keeping it clean was a deliberate fight against feature creep. If anything feels off as you use it more, tell me.
Love this idea, the social accountability angle is so smart. One thing I'd love is a weekly recap notification that summarizes what your circle finished and started, makes it feel like a tiny book club digest instead of just a stream.
@ladamc28143 "Tiny book club digest" is such a good way to put it, I might steal that framing 😄 Thanks for the feedback. The weekly recap is in development as we speak. It'll summarize what your circle finished and started that week, delivered as a notification and a view. Happy to let you know when it's live if you want to try it.
Love the accountability angle here. One thing I'd want is a weekly digest or summary for my circle, like a short recap of who finished what and what people thought. Right now I might miss updates if I'm not checking the feed daily, and a little weekly nudge would keep the social pressure going without needing to open the app constantly.
@sudenur68qt Thank you for the feedback! You kind of read my mind: a weekly circle recap is literally what I'm building right now. The idea is a short digest of who finished what, who started what, and progress across your circle, so the social loop keeps working even if you don't open the app daily. I'll ping you here when it ships. I would love your take on the first version of it.
Logging my current book felt like a tiny commitment, and seeing what two friends picked up today already nudged me back into mine.
@turankto2 That's the whole app. The tiny commitment plus seeing friends pick books up. Really glad it made you back into yours.
the nudge system is really smart, turns reading into this quiet social loop without forcing the book club awkwardness. love how clean the shared feed looks too.
@salimtoptavkox That's exactly the goal, so this comment made my day. Thanks for the note on the feed design too; keeping it clean was a deliberate fight against feature creep. If anything feels off as you use it more, tell me.