Hi Danah, thanks for checking out Fiction! First - that's a very valuable feedback about your first impression, would definitely need to address that. To answer your question, our app is indeed somewhat similar to Goodreads, but with a focus on tracking and organizing your reading journey, like a fitness tracker or Duolingo for reading. We will be working on introducing book discovery in the future, but it will definitely be far superior to any other book discovery tool, as the focus will be on recommending what you'll REALLY love based on your reading patterns and those of the people you will choose to connect with. We haven't started working on it yet, as we're focused on nailing down the tracker part, but our approach would be all about transparency and data protection. As of now, you can easily incorporate Fiction into your existing reading routine. The Daily Goal feature is designed to help you establish a consistent reading habit. The Books section is for keeping your TBR list organized and helping you keep track of your progress. You can plan when to read each book, get estimates of how much time it will take to finish, and track your reading stats over the course of weeks and months. As you read, you can take notes, which will be organized by book and chapter, which you can easily transfer elsewhere. Hope this covers your question! And thanks again for joining the conversation.

@alexbor_ thanks so much for the thoughtful response. I love that when you focus on recommendations they'll be based on things I really love. I'll often get recommendations from Goodreads for books I've already marked as read! As for the daily goal feature, I can see this being really great for people who are trying to get into reading and need help with some gamification.

@danahm yep, from Apple's Activity rings to Zero's fasting progress, circles (a.k.a daily goals) do magic for our brains. :) By setting a daily goal, you create a sense of urgency and focus, which can help build momentum and in the long run form a solid habit. That's our hope at least.

@janusz_mirowski thanks! I hope you'll be one of the first to join our community!

Thanks so much for your support! 🎉

Thanks, Christopher! We totally hear you on the recommendation feature. Right now, we're focusing on nailing the essentials and making sure our reading tracker is top-notch, but that's definitely on the roadmap. Stay tuned! 📚

Ha! That's at least how much time I spent testing the ones that were out there. I hope that in a year's time, you will forget this was ever an issue. 🤞

Thanks Zlata! You are so on point! The use case for students was especially important for us. Imagine knowing how much time you have to spend each day reading those textbooks to finish them before the next exam. 🙂