Track every book, every session, every streak. Beautiful stats, audiobook support, and badges for the milestones that matter.
The problem
Goodreads is 20 years old and it shows. Spreadsheets are a chore. Your reading life deserves something better.
Built in 2007 and barely updated since. Clunky UI, no real stats, no habit tracking, no audiobook support. Millions of readers use it because there's been nothing better — until now.
Some readers track books in Excel. It works, but it's a chore. You shouldn't need a spreadsheet to enjoy reading. You use an app to track your runs — why not your reading?
Without a log, books blur together. That amazing thriller from two years ago — what was it called? Who wrote it? You loved it. You can't remember it. Nightstand fixes that.
Most trackers treat audiobooks like an afterthought. Nightstand tracks your listening time — hours and minutes — with the same start/stop timer as physical reading.
Features
Simple to start, powerful over time. Built for how readers actually read — on your phone, before bed, wherever the book takes you.
Find any book by title, author, or scan the ISBN barcode. Covers, page counts, genres, and series info fill in automatically — no typing required.
Tap Start when you pick up your book, Stop when you put it down. Nightstand logs your session in the background. You don't even have to keep the app open.
Books read, pages turned, hours listened, streaks held. See your week, month, year, and all-time numbers on a beautiful dashboard.
Build a reading habit by tracking your current and longest streaks. The reading calendar heatmap shows every day you read — it's surprisingly motivating.
Reading milestones deserve recognition. Earn achievements for finishing your first book, hitting a 7-day streak, reading 1,000 pages in a month, and more.
Already on Goodreads? Import your entire reading history in seconds — every book you've read, rated, or shelved. Fresh start, zero data loss.
Log your reading anywhere — on a plane, in the woods, wherever. Nightstand syncs everything back when you're online. Your streaks are always safe.
Nightstand is built for how readers actually read — on a phone before bed, on a tablet on the couch. The layout adapts to fill every screen size.
Create custom shelves to organize your library exactly how your brain works — by mood, genre, series, or anything else. Your library, your rules.
Comparison
Nightstand does what the other apps don't — or gave up trying.
| Feature | Nightstand | Goodreads | StoryGraph | Literal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session timer | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Audiobook time tracking | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Reading streaks & badges | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Calendar heatmap | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Beautiful mobile UX | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ⚠ Partial | ✓ Yes |
| Goodreads import | ✓ Yes | — | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Offline support | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Tablet optimized | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Reading stats dashboard | ✓ Yes | ⚠ Basic | ✓ Yes | ⚠ Basic |
| Free tier | ✓ 5 books free | ✓ Free | ✓ Free | ✓ Free |
Pricing
No credit card required to start. Premium is less than a cup of coffee per month.
forever
per month · or $19.99/year save 44%
Who it's for
From one book a year to one book a week — if you read, Nightstand is for you.
Reads a few books a year. Wants to remember what they've read and feel good about finishing one.
Has a yearly reading goal. Tracks progress obsessively. Loves the streak counter and monthly stats.
Commutes, exercises, or does chores while listening. Finally a tracker that treats audio as first-class.
Has years of history on a platform they don't love. Wants something better without losing their data.
Just loves books. Wants a beautiful, dedicated home for their reading life. That's it. That's enough.