I signed up for Storygraph. First Impressions.
If you've been following long enough, you will know that I joined Bookstagram last year. With that, I've found out about so many new authors and writers! I also learned about Storygraph. It's basically the competitor of Goodreads, but made by a black woman and her team. It's also a lot more stats based (which I love).
I was seeing all the charts all over my Booksta feed, and decided it was time to get an account myself. It was easy to import all of my Goodreads info, so my TBR list & my ratings were all moved over. I think the only thing that didn't transfer over were the dates I read the books, because Goodreads doesn't put that information in their export.
After playing around with it, there are a few things off the bat that I like more. I love that you get a lot more stats about your reading. It's categorized by how many pages each book was, the type of book it was, the authors you've been reading a lot of, and more! I also like the built in shelves they have for you to sort your books. I shared with you the stats they gave me!
While these charts are showing the stats for 2023, you can organize it by Month, Year, and All Time. You can also compare two different stats, to see how your reading has changed, which is pretty cool.
So far, from looking at reviews online, they're supposedly really receptive to user suggestions, which is also really cool. I have noticed that there are a lot less reviews on their website, but that is to be expected, since it's been around for less time.
Another con that I noticed right off the bat, is the fact that it's a lot less "social". While Goodreads isn't overly social, you do have the ability to see what your friends are reading, and comment. As of now, you can't do that on Storygraph.
I don't socialize too much on Goodreads, but if my friend reads a book I want to read, or she rates a book I've read before, I like being able to chat right there on the app.
Another thing, while I personally love Amazon, a lot of people don't like to support them. This site seems like a great alternative for certain people. On another note, if you own a Kindle, the simplicity of being able to update your Goodreads straight from the Kindle is helpful! I like to update on a day to day basis, so I don't always update my Goodreads through my Kindle.
At the moment, it seems like there are a lot more Pros to Negatives for StoryGraph! I think for now, I'm going to use both apps side by side, and see which one I like better! I will for sure be giving an update with my thoughts. For now, if you have a StoryGraph account, my username is heyitsmelina! I would love if you sent me a friend request, because I don't currently have any friends on there.
Have you used StoryGraph? Compared to Goodreads, how do you like it? Please let me know down below! Hope you all have an amazing week xx
I’ve tried Storygraph but don’t really care for the user experience. I’m a long time Goodreads user and also have several spreadsheets that track my reading and reviewing which work better for me.
It's been only two months, and I already have stopped using it. Not because I don't love the charts and stuff. They actually have a lot of features I really enjoyed on their site. It's more the fact that it was hard to keep up with both of the book tracking apps. I wanted to keep using Goodreads, just in case I didn't end up liking StoryGraph. Thanks for commenting xxx
I haven't heard about Storygraph, but it does seem like it could be a good alternative to Goodreads. I signed up now, and it was super easy to export my Goodreads library. Now I'll have to wait for them to finish setting up my account so I can check it out for myself.
Let me know your thoughts about it once you play with it a little! I really love the charts and graphs, but I feel like I'm still leaning towards Goodreads being better? I do like that you can rate half stars on Storygraph!
I’ve had Storygraph for a little while and, strangely, don’t use the stats and charts feature nearly as much as I thought I would! I find data like that overwhelming – I prefer words! – so although it’s a little interesting, I often end up skimming through them. It’s definitely great for monthly and annual bookstagram round-up purposes though!
I'm going to use both for a bit, and see which one I like better! I'll definitely do an update with my final thoughts. I've only been using it for a few days, so we'll see! I've been using Goodreads since at least 2015 or 2016, so I've gotten quite used to it. It also takes me a long time to make switches like this! We'll see which one I end up using.