Comparison

Booked & Beautiful vs StoryGraph

StoryGraph and Booked & Beautiful are both alternatives to Goodreads, but they aim at different readers: one is a recommendation and statistics engine, the other a private, visual reading journal. Here is how they differ in practice.

Feature comparison

Main purpose
Booked & Beautiful
A private, beautiful log of your reading life
StoryGraph
Stats-first tracking with mood-based recommendations
Recommendations
Booked & Beautiful
None — you decide what to read next
StoryGraph
Mood and pace based suggestions
Community
Booked & Beautiful
None by design
StoryGraph
Buddy reads, challenges, followers
Design
Booked & Beautiful
Editorial layout, cover shelves, multiple themes
StoryGraph
Chart-heavy, data dashboard feel
Progress tracking
Booked & Beautiful
Pages or percentage, per book
StoryGraph
Pages or percentage, per book
Reading journal
Booked & Beautiful
Notes, ratings, spice level, tropes, quotes, DNF reasons
StoryGraph
Review prompts, content warnings, moods
Stats
Booked & Beautiful
Pages, genres, formats, calendar of finish dates, yearly goal
StoryGraph
Extensive charts: moods, pace, page length
Monthly wrap-ups
Booked & Beautiful
9:16 image for Instagram Stories (Premium)
StoryGraph
Not available as a shareable image
Import / export
Booked & Beautiful
CSV import from Goodreads or StoryGraph, CSV export any time
StoryGraph
Goodreads import, CSV export
Price
Booked & Beautiful
Free forever, optional Premium
StoryGraph
Free, optional Plus

Feature	Booked & Beautiful	StoryGraph
Main purpose	A private, beautiful log of your reading life	Stats-first tracking with mood-based recommendations
Recommendations	None — you decide what to read next	Mood and pace based suggestions
Community	None by design	Buddy reads, challenges, followers
Design	Editorial layout, cover shelves, multiple themes	Chart-heavy, data dashboard feel
Progress tracking	Pages or percentage, per book	Pages or percentage, per book
Reading journal	Notes, ratings, spice level, tropes, quotes, DNF reasons	Review prompts, content warnings, moods
Stats	Pages, genres, formats, calendar of finish dates, yearly goal	Extensive charts: moods, pace, page length
Monthly wrap-ups	9:16 image for Instagram Stories (Premium)	Not available as a shareable image
Import / export	CSV import from Goodreads or StoryGraph, CSV export any time	Goodreads import, CSV export
Price	Free forever, optional Premium	Free, optional Plus

Choose StoryGraph if…

You want to be told what to read next based on mood and pace.
You like content warnings surfaced before you start a book.
Buddy reads and community challenges keep you reading.

Choose Booked & Beautiful if…

You want a private library with no social layer at all.
You care how your shelves look, not only what the charts say.
You journal about books — quotes, tropes, spice level, why you stopped reading.
You want a monthly wrap-up you can post to Stories in one tap.

Switching is a CSV away

StoryGraph exports a CSV that Booked & Beautiful imports directly, matching titles, authors, ratings and finish dates. See the import walkthrough — the same steps apply to StoryGraph exports.

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