BookWyrm
Shares rank 5 of 6 book trackers by recommenders
Free, non-corporate Goodreads alternative that federates with Mastodon; one critic calls it sluggish with weak UX, though usable.
Free, non-corporate Goodreads alternative that federates with Mastodon; one critic calls it sluggish with weak UX, though usable.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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What people warn about
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Sluggish, with weak UX
“It's often sluggish, and not the best UX, but it's usable.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: tale.fyi, we deserve a home for fiction”
Other book trackers people recommend
The four most recommended other book trackers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 17 | 33 | 34% | 8 | — | — |
| Shelvy Books | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Hardcover | 8 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| LibraryThing | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
| BookWyrmThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's often sluggish, and not the best UX, but it's usable.”
“It uses ActivityPub, so you interact with Mastodon and stuff, if you are into that.”
“Interesting choice by BookWyrm to hide review ratings by default. I like it”
“a non-corporate alternative to Goodreads”
“They're also considerate of proper RDF mappings”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.