Hi there! 👋 Today I'm releasing version 2.0 of Reading List for iOS 🚀 Reading List is an iPhone and iPad app to track and plan your reading. It has been growing in popularity in the app store for a few years, spreading via word-of-mouth. Version 2.0 brings some big changes to the app which have been highly requested and have been in the works for a long time. 📖 Background I've always been a keen reader, but found that the amount that I was reading would go up and down throughout the year, but I did not have a good way of monitoring this. During a slow patch, I'd finish a book and could not remember how long I'd been reading it. I wanted a way to record the date I started and finished each book, but I didn't want to spend ages keying this info in: I wanted to have as little interaction as possible. To my surprise, I could not find anything in the App Store which would do this satisfactorily. There were a handful of options, but all had their flaws. Goodreads was the most prominent, but with all of the many features it has, the core functions I wanted (adding books, logging dates) were cumbersome and fiddly. Added to that, the Goodreads app doesn't function at all while offline, which was an annoyance when a lot of my reading was done on the tube (London's subway network). So I decided to build something for myself. Many months later, I pushed onto the App Store and people started to find it. Over time, the app got more and more users, and I started to get more and more feature suggestions. Version 2.0 is a brand new version which introduces highly requested features. ✨ What's New? Reading List Pro – for the first time, I am charging for use of the app: certain especially-powerful features will be paid-for (a one-time purchase). iCloud Sync – keep your data in sync between iPhone and iPad. I developed the syncing functionality myself, rather than relying on an out-of-the-box solution, so that I could have complete control over the synchronisation process. The sync engine is built to be fast, reliable and robust. A New Look – a snazzy new app icon and a refreshed UI make the app look even better. Many screens in the app have been entirely rebuilt. List Management – a redesigned screen for management of custom book lists, now with search and filter, makes managing your book lists even easier. Appearance Customisation – custom app icons and dark mode override. Multiple iPad Windows – run the app in multiple windows for more powerful library management. And More – there are numerous improvements and fixes throughout the app. 🔮 Where Next? I love that Reading List has such a passionate user-base. The reviews and emails I receive have really been amazing, and I plan to keep developing the app while maintaining the simplicity and usability which so many people love. My feature roadmap has a lot of features on it – re-reads, analytics, more granular read states, to mention a few – so if you have opinions please get in touch! I'm happy to answer any questions or receive any feedback. Happy reading!

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5yr ago

I’ve been using this app for a while now to track my reading. It’s by far the best one. Very excited for the 2.0 update!

@iamjmw Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like it

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Been using Reading List for a year now - it's *really* nice to keep tabs on books to read later (without the ugly, unusable panopticon of Goodreads). Go get it!!

@bryanjclark Thank you for the words and the perfect description of Goodreads 😆

Reading List

An iOS app to track your reading

An iOS app to track your reading