ReadStack
Log books. Track progress. Save highlights. No feed.
A private reading tracker for logging books, tracking progress, and capturing highlights. No algorithmic feed, no followers, no Amazon ownership of your data.
ReadStack
productivity
"Log books,
Track progress."
What you get
Built the way we'd want it built ourselves.
Six design principles ReadStack shares with every other app in the studio. Opinionated on purpose.
Lives on your phone
Your data never leaves the device. No server to leak. No account to phish.
Fast enough to actually use
Core flows take seconds. Built for the in-the-moment version of you, not the imagined disciplined one.
Patterns surface themselves
The insight you need appears when the data is ready. No dashboards to babysit.
Made to be re-read
Your entries are kept as a readable record — something you'd actually want to open in a year.
Warm, not clinical
Written with a tone closer to a journal than a medical chart. Your language, not ours.
Pay once, keep using
A fair, one-time price where it makes sense. No dark patterns, no renewal notices.
How it works
Three steps. No account. No tracking.
01
Download once
Install ReadStack from the App Store when the waitlist opens. No account setup — it works the moment you open it.
02
Use for ninety seconds a day
The product is designed so the useful thing takes less than two minutes. Anything longer and you stop. We know.
03
Notice what changes
Patterns surface after two to three weeks. The data is yours alone — no cloud, no report to anyone.
Not shipped yet
Notify me when ReadStack ships.
One email when it lands on the App Store. No drip sequence.
No spam. No tracking. Email only — unsubscribe with one click.
From the journal
Notes on build the day you want.
- 01
What Your Reading Stats Tracker Is Missing
A reading stats tracker that counts books finished is only telling half the story. Here's what the numbers leave out — and what honest private data reveals instead.
2026-04-15
5 min read
- 02
What Your Reading Statistics Are Actually Missing
Most reading statistics count books and pages — and miss everything that matters. Here's what a private reading log captures that Goodreads never could.
2026-04-15
4 min read
- 03
The Private Reading Tracker for Readers Done With Goodreads
A private reading tracker shouldn't fight you for your data. Here's why the friction of logging your own books is exactly what makes the habit stick.
2026-04-15
5 min read
- 04
Reading Habit Tracker: The System That Survives Mondays
A reading habit tracker that doesn't punish the gaps — and why simple logging outlasts streaks, badges, and grand January reading goals.
2026-04-15
4 min read
- 05
Beyond Page Count: What Your Book Log App Should Really Track
A book log app that only shows stats is like a workout tracker that only shows calories — technically true, fundamentally incomplete. Here's what actually matters.
2026-04-15
4 min read
The dispatch
A dispatch from the studio.
One short letter every few weeks. What we launched, what we cut, what we learned. No tracking pixels. Unsubscribe in one click.