Bookshelf & TBR - BookZEN

Most reading apps give you a list. BookZEN - Bookshelf & TBR gives you a shelf.

A timer runs while you read, and every sitting is written into that book's history. Months later you can look back and see how long a book took you, when you picked it up, and what you were thinking while you were in it.

Free to download, with an optional Premium upgrade.

TIMED READING SESSIONS

Start the timer when you sit down, stop it when you get up. Pause for the kettle and come back. Each session records where you got to, so your progress is built from real sittings rather than from guesswork.

Run a timer while you read; pause it and return without losing anything
Record the page or percentage you stopped at
Reading speed worked out from your own sessions
Attach a short note to any session — a reaction, a line worth keeping
Forgot to start the timer? Add the session afterwards with its real date

SHELVES YOU ARRANGE
The shelf is the app. Books appear as spines and covers you drag into whatever order feels right, and you can dress the space around them the way you would a real bookcase.

Drag and resize books into any arrangement you like
Covers filled in automatically when a match is found
Photograph the spine of a physical book and use that image instead
Decorative photo frames for the shelves
Decorative objects to fill out the gaps

YOUR READING HISTORY
Nothing is thrown away when you finish a book. Every session stays attached to it, so each title ends up carrying its own record of how it was read.

Date, minutes, progress and notes stored for every sitting
Total time spent per book, first page to last
Current progress visible on every book

DAILY GOALS
Pick a number of minutes that fits the life you actually have, and change it when that life changes.

Choose how many minutes a day you want to read
Adjust the target whenever it stops fitting
Totals by day, week, month and year

FINDING AND ADDING BOOKS
Add a book in whichever way is quickest — typing it, or pointing the camera at the back cover.

Search by title
Search by author
Scan an ISBN barcode
Import your existing library from Goodreads

KEEPING IT SORTED
Libraries grow. Shelves, rooms and states keep a large one navigable.

Four states: to read, reading, read, abandoned
Custom shelves and separate book rooms
Ratings and notes that stay private
Search across everything you've added

SHARING
When a shelf looks the way you want it, take it with you.

Export a picture of your shelf
Include what you're reading now and what you've finished

WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES
Everything is stored on the phone itself. There is no account, no sign-in, and nothing is uploaded.

FREE AND PREMIUM

SlowReader is free to use: reading sessions, goals, streaks, and reading logs are all included. Premium adds:
Unlimited books on your shelves
Shelf personalization and decor
Book personalization
Goodreads import — bring your whole library over in one step.

Pick the plan that suits you: Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime.

Weekly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device's Settings under Apple Account, then Subscriptions. Lifetime access is a single purchase and does not renew.

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