Book tracker without an account: private, offline, and free
Most reading apps put a sign-up screen between you and your first book. Booklore has no account system at all — not optional, not skippable: none exists. You install it, open it, and add a book. This page spells out exactly what that means, including the two network surfaces the app does have, so you can judge the privacy claim on specifics instead of slogans.
What "no account" means here
- No sign-up, no login, no email field, no password reset — the code paths don't exist.
- Nothing to get locked out of, and no server-side profile to breach or sell.
- The app works identically in airplane mode: add books, log reading sessions with the timer, rate, review, keep streaks, and view your stats.
Where your data actually lives
Your library, sessions, ratings, reviews, and streaks are stored on your iPhone, in the app's own storage. Pixels512 operates no server: there is nowhere for your reading history to be uploaded to. The privacy policy is one page because the honest answer to "what do you collect?" is nothing.
The two network surfaces (disclosed, bounded, optional)
| Surface | What it does | Your control |
|---|---|---|
| Book metadata lookup | When you search for a book or scan an ISBN, the app queries Open Library (first) and Google Books (fallback) — a read-only lookup of public book data. | Skip it entirely: books can be added manually with no network at all. |
| Cover art download | A cover image is fetched once and cached on device. | Settings → Cover Art switches downloads off; covers are then drawn on device and the app makes no image requests. |
Optional iCloud backup, when you turn it on, goes to your iCloud — not to us.
Free, with no account gate
Every feature is free — nothing is locked behind a paid tier or an account. The App Store listing's price is the whole price: $0.
CSV export: the anti-lock-in guarantee
An app without an account still has to earn trust about your data's future. Booklore's answer is a one-tap full export (Settings → Export) whose CSV carries your whole library: title, author, ISBN, rating, status, format, ownership, pace, moods, pages, current page, rereads, shelves, start and finish dates, and your reviews. It re-imports losslessly — and it opens in any spreadsheet. If Booklore stops deserving your library, you take it elsewhere in one tap.
What you give up (honestly)
- Cross-device sync: one iPhone is the source of truth (plus optional iCloud backup). If you want your shelf on the web and iPad simultaneously, a server-based tracker fits better — see the honest comparison.
- Social features: no friends, feeds, or clubs. By design.
Get Booklore free on the App Store
Moving from Goodreads? The CSV import guide brings your shelves, ratings, reviews, and dates across in about five minutes.