A free StoryGraph alternative for your whole library
Track your reading, then go further: scan the books on your shelves, save quotes from the page, time your sessions and run a book club, all free.
Pemberley is a free book app for iPhone that tracks your reading alongside the books you own. Scan your shelves with a barcode, save quotes from a photo of the page, time your reading and run a book club with a reading plan. Every feature is free, with no paid tier.
| Feature | Pemberley | StoryGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Pemberley: Every feature free, no ads | StoryGraph: Free, with a paid tier (StoryGraph Plus) |
| Where it runs | Pemberley: iPhone (Android on the way) | StoryGraph: Web, iPhone and Android |
| Import from Goodreads | Pemberley: Yes | StoryGraph: Yes |
| Add books by barcode | Pemberley: Yes, even offline | StoryGraph: Yes |
| Reading stats | Pemberley: Yes, all free | StoryGraph: Yes, with more in StoryGraph Plus |
| Recommendations | Pemberley: From your own shelves, each with a reason | StoryGraph: By mood, pace and theme |
| Book clubs and challenges | Pemberley: Yes, clubs with a reading plan | StoryGraph: Yes, plus buddy reads |
| Save quotes from a photo of the page | Pemberley: Yes | StoryGraph: Not listed |
| Reading timer with ambient sounds | Pemberley: Yes | StoryGraph: Not listed |
| Track books you’ve lent and borrowed | Pemberley: Yes | StoryGraph: Not listed |
Based on each app’s public listings and help pages as of October 2026. Apps change. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@getpemberley.com and we’ll fix it.
What you can do in Pemberley
- Scan your home library by barcode, even offline
- Track books you’ve lent and borrowed
- Save quotes by snapping a photo of the page
- Time your reading, with rain, waves or a fire in the background
- See your year in covers and play it back as a story
- Run a book club with a reading plan by week, chapter or part
- Get suggestions from your own shelves, each with a reason
- Every feature free, with no paid tier
What readers love about StoryGraph
StoryGraph is an independent reading tracker known for recommendations by mood, pace and theme, and for its detailed reading stats. It runs on the web, iPhone and Android, and millions of readers use it. If those are what you love most, they’re worth keeping close.
Every feature, free
Pemberley has no paid tier and no ads. Everything on this page is yours from the first scan. Here’s how that works: books you don’t own yet have a link to buy them on Amazon, and when you use one, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. That’s the only way Pemberley makes money, and nothing about you or your reading is sold.
Moving over
Download Pemberley and sign in with Apple.
If your books started on Goodreads, bring them over from there. Pemberley reads Goodreads, Libby and Kindle files.
Scan the rest of your shelves. An afternoon with the scanner goes a long way.
Questions
Can I import my StoryGraph library?
Not yet. Pemberley imports from Goodreads, Libby and Kindle today. If you kept a Goodreads shelf, that’s the quickest way over.
Does Pemberley have reading stats?
Yes. Your year in covers, when you read, how you read, your favorite genres and authors, and a month and year story to share.
Is Pemberley free?
Yes, every feature, with no ads. When you buy a book through one of our Amazon links, we earn a small commission at no cost to you.
Make reading easy again.
