StoryGraph
Shares rank 5 of 6 book trackers by recommenders
People recommend it for its search and interface, and as a Goodreads alternative. Critics say it is designed mainly for fiction rather than the full range of nonfiction reading.
People recommend it for its search and interface, and as a Goodreads alternative. Critics say it is designed mainly for fiction rather than the full range of nonfiction reading.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: 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.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Very good search function
“I've found it a pretty decent interface, the search function is very good”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “The Perils of ISBN” Decent, usable interface
“I've found it a pretty decent interface, the search function is very good”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “The Perils of ISBN” Nice voting for content warnings
“StoryGraph has a rather nice "voting" experience for CWs”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “The Perils of ISBN” Filter books by length
“you can filter them by lenght in goodreads, storygraph, etc.”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Show HN: I asked AI to write Sci-Fi for eternity”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Designed mainly for fiction
“Competitors to GR like Storygraph tend to be designed mainly for fiction instead of the full range of things an erudite person might read”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “Rakuten Kobo returns to U.S. retail as sales double” Gamification and social features
“I got tired of the gamification and social elements of Goodreads, StoryGraph”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)” Exposes information about readers
“other services like LibraryThing or Storygraph do expose similar information about book readers”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better recommendation model”
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 | — | — |
| StoryGraphThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Competitors to GR like Storygraph tend to be designed mainly for fiction instead of the full range of things an erudite person might read”
“you can filter them by lenght in goodreads, storygraph, etc.”
“StoryGraph has a rather nice "voting" experience for CWs”
“I've found it a pretty decent interface, the search function is very good”
“I got tired of the gamification and social elements of Goodreads, StoryGraph”
“other services like LibraryThing or Storygraph do expose similar information about book readers”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.