StoryGraph alternative: the comparison
A StoryGraph alternative that proves you read
The StoryGraph charts your reading and recommends books. Vread validates it: one question every 30 to 40 pages, about the passage you read.
Comparison checked on October 10, 2026, official sources at the bottom of the page.
4.7 on the App Store (France) · 140 ratings
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In short
Two apps, two jobs
The StoryGraph is a reading tracker built around stats and recommendations; Vread is a reading tracker that checks your progress.
The StoryGraph is a better fit if…
- you love detailed charts about what and how you read
- you want recommendations by mood and pace
- you want content warnings before you start a book
- you want page or hour goals, buddy reads and readalongs
Vread is a better fit if…
- you want proof that you read each part of the book
- you want to finish books, not just log them
- you like streaks, XP, levels and badges, like a fitness app
- you want to read alongside a friend without spoilers (Duo)
Feature by feature
The StoryGraph and Vread, feature by feature
Comparable features only. Every statement about The StoryGraph links to its source.
| Feature | Vread | The StoryGraph |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Reading tracker where progress is validated by questions about the passage you read | “Reading Tracker – Book recommendations and stats”[1] |
| Progress tracking | By validated segments, with a reading timer and your stats (books, pages, reading days) | Progress updates with a built-in reading journal[1] |
| Goals and challenges | No numeric yearly goal in the app. Weekly streaks (one validation a week) with streak freezes, XP, levels and badges | Annual reading, page and listening goals; create your own reading challenge or join others[1][4] |
| Streaks | Weekly streaks, kept by one validated checkpoint a week, with streak freezes | Reading streaks[1] |
| Stats | Books, pages, reading days, best streak, reading timer | Charts and graphs; custom charts and extra filters with Plus[1][3] |
| Recommendations | No | Machine-learning recommendations, browsing by mood and pace[1] |
| Ratings | Quarter-star ratings and written reviews, once you have finished the book | Half and quarter-star ratings[1] |
| Content warnings | No | Author-approved and user-submitted content warnings[1] |
| Reading with others | Follows, activity feed and likes, reading with a friend (Duo), a book chat open only to readers who finished it | Buddy reads, readalongs, book clubs and giveaways[1] |
| Moving your library | Imports your Goodreads export (CSV file): statuses, ratings and reviews for books in the catalog | Imports Goodreads shelves; custom shelves become tags[1] |
| E-reader | No integration | Kobo progress sync[1] |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android apps | iPhone and Android apps[1][2] |
| Price | Free to read and validate. Optional Premium: €6.99 a month or €39.99 a year (French App Store prices) | Free; Plus at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year (US App Store)[1] |
What it is
Vread: Reading tracker where progress is validated by questions about the passage you read
The StoryGraph: “Reading Tracker – Book recommendations and stats”[1]
Progress tracking
Vread: By validated segments, with a reading timer and your stats (books, pages, reading days)
The StoryGraph: Progress updates with a built-in reading journal[1]
Goals and challenges
Vread: No numeric yearly goal in the app. Weekly streaks (one validation a week) with streak freezes, XP, levels and badges
The StoryGraph: Annual reading, page and listening goals; create your own reading challenge or join others[1][4]
Streaks
Vread: Weekly streaks, kept by one validated checkpoint a week, with streak freezes
The StoryGraph: Reading streaks[1]
Stats
Vread: Books, pages, reading days, best streak, reading timer
The StoryGraph: Charts and graphs; custom charts and extra filters with Plus[1][3]
Recommendations
Vread: No
The StoryGraph: Machine-learning recommendations, browsing by mood and pace[1]
Ratings
Vread: Quarter-star ratings and written reviews, once you have finished the book
The StoryGraph: Half and quarter-star ratings[1]
Content warnings
Vread: No
The StoryGraph: Author-approved and user-submitted content warnings[1]
Reading with others
Vread: Follows, activity feed and likes, reading with a friend (Duo), a book chat open only to readers who finished it
The StoryGraph: Buddy reads, readalongs, book clubs and giveaways[1]
Moving your library
Vread: Imports your Goodreads export (CSV file): statuses, ratings and reviews for books in the catalog
The StoryGraph: Imports Goodreads shelves; custom shelves become tags[1]
E-reader
Vread: No integration
The StoryGraph: Kobo progress sync[1]
Platforms
Vread: iPhone and Android apps
Price
Vread: Free to read and validate. Optional Premium: €6.99 a month or €39.99 a year (French App Store prices)
The StoryGraph: Free; Plus at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year (US App Store)[1]
The StoryGraph: information from its App Store (US) and Google Play listings and its public roadmap, checked on October 10, 2026.
To be fair
What The StoryGraph does better than Vread
If one of these matters a lot to you, The StoryGraph is still the better choice.
Stats and charts
The StoryGraph is built around charts and graphs of your reading, with custom charts in Plus. Vread’s stats are simpler.[1][3]
Recommendations
Recommendations by mood and pace, powered by machine learning. Vread does not recommend books.[1]
Content warnings
Author-approved and user-submitted content warnings help you avoid what you do not want to read. Vread has none.[1]
Flexible goals and group reading
Book, page and listening goals, your own challenges, buddy reads, readalongs and book clubs. Vread has Duo for two readers, but no yearly goal and no clubs.[1][4]
What Vread does differently
In Vread, a book read is a book validated
Most reading trackers record the progress you log. Vread validates it with a question about the passage you just read.
Read your book
On any medium: print, e-reader or audio. Vread does not show the text, it tracks your progress.
Answer one question
Every 30 to 40 pages, a question about the passage you read. Open answer, unlimited tries.
Your reading is validated
The segment counts toward your streak, XP and badges. A finished book is really finished.
Use both, or switch
The two apps do different jobs. You can keep The StoryGraph for stats, recommendations and content warnings, and read with Vread to move through each book segment by segment and keep your streak.
Vread imports Goodreads exports, not StoryGraph exports. If you still have a Goodreads account, you can import that library; otherwise just add the book you are reading now.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my StoryGraph library into Vread?
Does Vread have reading goals?
Is Vread free?
Are the questions hard?
Is Vread affiliated with The StoryGraph?
Method and sources
This comparison is written by Vread, which makes one of the two apps. We have an interest in it, which is why every statement about The StoryGraph links to an official source (website, help center, App Store and Google Play listings), checked on October 10, 2026.
Vread features are those of the app published on that date. Apps change quickly: if a line is no longer accurate, email tanguy@vread.fr and we will fix it.
- The StoryGraph, App Store listing (US)
- The StoryGraph, Google Play listing
- The StoryGraph roadmap: Introducing the new StoryGraph Plus (March 13, 2024)
- The StoryGraph roadmap: pages read goals (staff reply)
The StoryGraph is published by The StoryGraph Limited. Vread is not affiliated with or endorsed by The StoryGraph.
Your next book, validated page by page.
Vread is free on iPhone and Android.
