Understory: Reading Tracker
Understory Studios LLC Book iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Understory: Reading Tracker is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by Understory Studios LLC. Rated 4.9/5 from 50 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.9
- 50 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 171 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 9
- 2026 · v1.7.0
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About Understory: Reading Tracker
Understory is a reading tracker, book tracker, and social reading app designed to help you track books, log reading progress, set reading goals, and stay consistent. Whether you’re organizing your bookshelf, building a reading habit, or joining a book group, Understory brings together everything you need in one place with a fun plant aesthetic. Join the Understory bookish community to build a better reading habit and build a better world! GROW REAL-LIFE TREES: Watch your garden bloom in Understory and meet monthly objectives to grow real-world trees! Visit friends’ gardens daily to help their trees grow! INTERACT WITH FRIENDS: Join book groups where you and your friends can read different books! Like and comment on reviews in the social feed! TRACK YOUR READING: Review your books with half stars, audiobook tags and private reads! Manage your library with custom reading lists including a Did Not Finish (DNF) list! LEVEL UP YOUR READING: Improve your reading habit with leaderboards for books read, reading streaks, and XP level! Earn XP by logging reading and interacting with other users! SHARE BOOK RECS: See your friends’ favorite and highly rated books and share book recommendations directly with your friends! SEE YOUR STATS: Get insights on your reading history and social interactions through shareable stats and graphs and our signature Library Card graphic! Understory is perfect for readers who want to: - Track books and reading progress in one place - Build a daily reading habit and reading streak by growing a fun garden that doesn’t feel like a chore - Log books, reviews, and ratings (with half stars!) - Organize a TBR (to be read) list - Track audiobooks and ebooks - Join a social book community - Discover new book recommendations Terms of Use: https://www.understory-app.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.understory-app.com/privacy-policy Content and Copyright Policy: https://www.understory-app.com/content-copyright-policy
Ratings & reviews
4.9
50 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.7.0 · Updated October 9, 2026
New shareables, various improvements and bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Understory Studios LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- User Content: Other User Content, Photos or Videos, Customer Support
- Search History: Search History
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Contact Info: Email Address, Phone Number
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understory: Reading Tracker | 4.9 / 5 (50 ratings) | Free | October 9, 2026 | |
| Shelvd: Smart Book Tracker | 3.8 / 5 (10) | Free | Oct 6, 2026 | Compare |
| Reading Journey: Book Tracker | 4.7 / 5 (361) | Free | Oct 6, 2026 | Compare |
| Pagebound: Social Book Tracker | 4.8 / 5 (519) | Free | Oct 7, 2026 | Compare |
| Paiges: The Reading Journal | 4.7 / 5 (97) | Free | Sep 26, 2026 | Compare |
| Bindery Books | 5.0 / 5 (34) | Free | Oct 13, 2025 | Compare |
| The ARC Library | 5.0 / 5 (10) | Free | Oct 9, 2026 | Compare |