BookBean: Book Tracker
BookBean Ltd Book iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BookBean: Book Tracker is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by BookBean Ltd. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 11, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 79 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 11
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About BookBean: Book Tracker
Scan the books you own into a beautiful visual bookcase, track every reading session, and find your next read at real bookshops, libraries and charity shops near you. Then read it together with friends and your book club. BookBean is the reading app for people who love books. A shelf you are proud of, a reading log that is kind to you, a map of real places to find books, and friends who read like you. Your shelf, made beautiful Scan a barcode or search by title and watch the book appear on your shelf with its real cover and spine. Photograph your own cover, spine and sprayed edges to show off your real book on the shelf. Design your dream bookshelf in Shelf Studio with bookcase styles, lighting, candles and autumn leaves, sort multiple bookcases and series, share a shelfie or save it to Photos. Track your reading Start a reading session with a timer and a soundscape: café music, soft rain, slow beats, quiet keys, deep forest or silence. Sounds keep playing with your screen locked, and your session shows on widgets and the Lock Screen. Log pages or chapters for physical books, ebooks and audiobooks, keep a streak, set a yearly goal, and mark books to read, reading, read or set aside. Meet the reader you really are Warm, honest insights: when you read, your favourite genres and authors, your reading speed, a reading calendar and your year in reading. Plan your TBR Build your to-be-read pile, wishlist and next-up list, and filter your shelf by owned, borrowed or reading. Bring your books over from Goodreads or StoryGraph with an easy CSV import. A map of real book places Find independent bookshops, libraries, second-hand shops and bookish cafés near you. Check in, complete reading quests, and support the places that keep reading alive. Read together Add friends, see what they are reading, and share your shelf. Start a book club or a buddy read and leave reactions chapter by chapter, spoiler-free: friends only see a note once they reach that page. Prize Season and early copies Follow the big book prize shortlists as they are announced, and request advance reader copies from indie authors. Made for iPad and iPhone Duo On iPad and the unfolded iPhone Duo, BookBean opens like a book: your bookcase on one page, Today on the other, in every orientation. Fold the Duo and it carries on as a phone. Make it yours Themes for every mood, from Everyday green to Emberfall's autumn and Carmilla's Corner's candlelit gothic, with light and dark modes that follow your phone. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen keep your current book and streak in view, and Siri and Shortcuts can start a reading session or open the scanner for you. BookBean+ Unlimited themed bookcases, premium shelf styling, richer insights and founding-member perks as they arrive. Scanning, your shelf, the map and the community are always free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bookbean.app/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 11, 2026
Our biggest update yet. Made for iPad: BookBean now opens like a book, with your bookcase on one page and Today on the other. Every orientation, Split View and Stage Manager. Made for iPhone Duo: unfold for the full two-page spread, fold it and carry on where you were. Light and dark that follows your phone, with every theme matched. Siri and Shortcuts: say "Start reading in BookBean" or "Scan a book in BookBean", or add them to the Action button. A dark launch screen to match. Invite links open straight in the app. Save shelf and stats cards straight to your Photos. Built for iOS 27. Content notes now stay folded until you open them, with clearer, shorter labels. Lots of small fixes and polish.
App privacy
The developer, BookBean Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
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
- Contact Info: Email Address
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- User Content: Other User Content, Photos or Videos
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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